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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
2
In a colorful scene the Vinland Cornet Band led neighborhood picnics and a grand celebration. Attendees recall Judy Horton and Donaldson of Lawrence amid a diverse gathering organized by First Baptist church in Douglas. A legal notice notes fines and costs for disturbances as part of the event wrap.
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions a term, a Mrs and an attendee list. August 1 is referenced with emphasis on a first page scheduling. Details are sparse but indicate a public or organizational meeting with attendance and permanence noted. Entities include Mrs and August.
A fragment from a Hesperway area note describes a sensational incident last Friday at a merchant’s gathering. Friends intervened to calm a heated argument about matters not fully disclosed in the partial text.
A brief note lists Kor eshest and best rent Tea Store in Lawrence under consideration with signatures of EY President and Secretary.
An extended welcome in the grove near the house featured Chancellor Snow, Supt Peaks, Gov Robinson, and university professors.Speeches praised liberal education, university progress, and school taxation. Robinson recalled early educational experiences and pledged continued support while teachers received advice and musical selections concluded the event.
The notice advertises summer goods at low prices at The White Front Sparr & Alexander, 831 Mass St Lawrence. It promotes Raymond's Oil as non gumming and claims repeat customers from last season will return for the same oil. It urges readers to try the store.
The horticultural society gathered at Sam Reynolds on the 2 bth. No change to the apple crop from last month. Strawberry crop gathered and huge in quantity but many varieties too soft for profitable shipment. Raspberries are a full crop and in market at low rates. Cherries bearing well state wide with little shipment demand. Peaches and plums bear full with curculio damage noted. Henry Mainwearing offered large black cups from a seedling named Manwaring. Griesa praised Juneberry service plant. Win Brown spoke on growing and marketing asparagus and says do not cut after mid June. James Kane reports no rot in his vineyard and Concords look promising.
Will be found in the report of our Burnett correspondent. Cieon Jones the grocer offers fresh groceries. A flood aftermath item notes seven acres of potatoes ready to harvest, with 75 bushels per acre expected. 250 bushels gathered after the wreck. Saturday evening Rousell Council No. 35 Fraternal Aid Association formed at North Lawrence Fellows hall with listed officers.
This week the store advertises deep cuts across the hot weather lines including ginghams prints lawns and dress goods. Apron checked ginghams Cheviots and good lawns go for 5 to 6 cents a yard with other items like ladies hose and black silk mitts offered at reduced prices.
Reports list residents building and moving homes, pension awards, a public fraternal installation, a court case and divorce filings, school board actions on staffing and janitorial duties, teacher appointments, and a symposium with speeches noting Col. Wood's death and local community sentiment. Local real estate, crop reports, and student enrollment figures are included.
Jones the Grocer vies as the city’s top provider of groceries with low prices and wide selection. Local shoppers report consistent deals and dependable service from Jones, attracting steady daily traffic and repeat customers.
A promotional notice invites readers to visit a store offering items at a fixed "store of ten" price, claiming value and deal potential by August 1st and urging customers to act soon for savings.
At J H Glathart residence Tuesday evening Miss Emily Glathart became the wife of Dr Charles Stratmons in a private service led by Rev Dr Howland. Only the two families attended. The groom, a respected physician with a large practice, and the bride, raised in Lawrence, are praised as refined and esteemed. Mr and Mrs Simmons departed later for a two week Colorado trip.
The Record notes Miss Asenath Philpott of Gainesville Texas has the longest hair, trailing ground length at nearly four feet and totaling 10 feet 7 inches. She says the weight drains her strength and her hair growth began years ago after a brain fever in 1884. She trims large portions and ships it east where it fetches high prices for its gloss and red gold tint.
A guidance piece stressing that neatness is essential for girls. It argues girls must learn tidy dress, clean faces, pressed aprons, buttoned collars, laced shoes, and tidy skirts, or they will be disliked. It notes boys’ clothing is different and less color heavy, making neatness more crucial for girls.
A New York Commercial Advertiser excerpt notes women in Australia are advancing across fields. It cites social discretion and opportunity, mentions Lady Martin a Sydney judge’s widow, and references Daly a London memorial figure. It also recalls convict ancestry in Sydney’s elite and a Red Rover shipboard episode among female travelers.
An interview with a doctor warns of belladonna’s dangers as a beauty aid. It notes belladonna’s name from women using it for complexion, its severe risks including smell on breath, and the escalation of dosage leading to agony, nervousness, and near insanity, with most addicts being women.
A distinguished professor outlines health rules for women including diet three meals daily with fresh foods, milk or beef tea as needed, a warm salt bath each morning and night, a ten minute brisk exercise, deep breathing, nine hours sleep plus a midday nap, and loose clothing.
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