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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1890
Page
8
Fragmentary railway timetable shows Pacific Express and Eastern Express routes with sparse arrival and departure times. Names like J T Suanxiin and G T Nichols appear as agents, with Lawrence and freight/passenger notes mixed into the garbled text.
Miss Lallie Buckingham left last week for Minnesota where she will spend the summer. Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best for cuts bruises sores and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. Barber Bros. sell remedies including Dr Kings New Discovery and Electric Bitters. Obituary notes: John Geteker died Wednesday morning at 6 at John Reber's residence on C street. Kaw Valley Farmers' Alliance elected officers: President Lino Stanley, Vice President Eli Westhefer, Secretary Frank Thralls, Treasurer Mrs. F Nichols, Chaplain S. C. Gilmore, Lecturer L Walters, Assistant Lecturer Al Cox.
A guaranteed relief offer urges purchases from a named druggist Barber Bros' Drug Store with free trial bottles for throat lung and chest ailments including consumption bronchitis asthma and croup. The claim emphasizes safety pleasant taste and dependability.
The Hesper Academy board hires Theo Reynolds A M of Vermillion Grove Illinois as principal for a series of years. Reynolds will join after attending the National Teachers Association in St Paul and begin work to advance the school. The coming year will see new apparatus purchased before fall term. for information contact secretary M C Hill at Hesper Kansas. Coal orders invited via C Bruce and Son for best clean coal at market prices.
The Chicago Journal notes the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway issues a photogravure magazine titled Gateways of Tourist Travel. It features seventy-five photogravure views along the line, printed on coated paper, fifty large quarto pages, mailed free for 20 cents postage. Summer tourist tickets begin June 1. the Seaside and White Mountain Special train runs each Wednesday starting June 25. For details, write W E Davis, G P and T A, Chicago Illinois.
In IspiaNapolis Indiana July 5 the Loyal Legion of Indiana met in annual session with members from across the Union. Hon George R Peck of Kansas delivered the day’s oration praising the Declaration of Independence as the greatest statement of human rights, while urging patriotism beyond military symbols and noting the enduring value of equality before the law. The address lauds American spirit, urges moral responsibility, and condemns treason while venerating the nation’s founding ideals.
Prof Samuel Black, an aeronaut, perished at 400 feet when his parachute failed and caught fire. A smoke trail appeared from the parachute before it burst into flame, detaching from the balloon and sending him tumbling to the ground. His mangled body was found about two miles away, with investigators noting sparks from a nearby mill may have ignited the parachute.
Charlies Fine offers 10 yard dress patterns at 25c and 75c with other items like heavy unbleached muslin at 53c, heavy cotton socks four pair for 25c and lace curtains priced up to 3.48. Free brass-trimmed poles with each pair and discounts on white goods and ladies vests. Biggest bargains seen, prices lower than ever.
The Topeka Weekly Capital will enlarge to 12 pages starting January 2, 1890, and strengthen all features. The Gazette and the Topeka Weekly Capital can be had together for one year at $1.50 in advance. Every Kansas man should have his local paper for home and state news.
The Gazette announces a limited time offer of one dollar per year in advance to all subscribers paying arrears. The paper bills itself as the best family publication in Douglas County and urges farmers to subscribe, noting the office location on the Journal building's second floor.
The National Democrat weekly in Washington invites readers nationwide to subscribe for $1.75 a year, with the Gazette and National Democrat jointly offered. It boasts Washington and national news, complete congressional coverage, endorsements by leading Democrats, and eight seven-column pages per issue. Sample copies available.
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