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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
14
A collage of sentimental verse and humorous excerpts portrays aging, romance, and social manners. It cites lines about growing old, fashion, and vanity, with brief satirical notes on critics and printers. It includes verses about love’s persistence, a playful conundrum, and old media quips from multiple periodicals.
Jess Niel contends with Bessie over Capt. Niel and Frank Muller while Bessie confesses love for To be Niel and faces marital decisions. Uncle Silas Croft weighs sheep counting as Jess seeks permission to travel to Pretoria to visit schoolfriend Jane Neville, amid looming political tensions.
Croft, removing his hat, surveys a mysterious girl and declares she is odder than ever. He suspects trouble and warns a lizard as he walks toward the house, noting he would not part with Bewie for long.
The article notes expert packing of eggs in a cedar basket with excel sor and canvas cover, estimating seven pounds total weight for safe Maine to California transit. It mentions 1886 agricultural transactions, Oregon fruit prospects, Arkansas organizing a state society, and California’s beet sugar factory at Alvarado. It also covers the Paris paper chase with Mme Francoise Poncet’s fall and subsequent recovery.
The New York Analyst extols kerosene lamps with careful maintenance tips to ensure clean wicks proper fuel ratio and clear chimneys. It argues daily filling weekly full oil burnouts and regular trimming yield a refined light free of odor. Also includes unrelated society snippets on Vienna ball diamonds and Royal mention of Queen Kapiolani.
Report says Innes remains busy from morning till night as townsfolk recognize sincere efforts and meritorious goods. The store is filled with bargains and offerings priced below value attracting steady customer flow.
A Harvester ad urges readers to call and view the D. M. Osborne Steel Frame Harvesters claiming they surpass all competing machines in the market. The message emphasizes superior performance and invites direct inquiry.
A. G. Menger thanks Gazette readers for 1886 patronage and pledges 1887 service to old and new customers selling boots and shoes as cheaply as possible. Also mentions Woolford’s Sanitary Lotion claiming it cures itch prairie mange and scratches in 80 minutes, warranted by Barer Bree druggists Lawrence Kas.
Orie is hereby given that on the seventh day of May, AD, the undersigned was duly appointed and sworn as administrator of the estate and parties involved, with authority to administer and govern accordingly.
Ts headquarters for Spaulding's goada features a fall line of Balls Bats Masks tillures Belts Capa and more in stock at low prices. The listing invites inspection at 701 Massachusetts Street Eldridge House block Lawrence Kansas. Also notes acres of Kansas Winter for Wheat and water power from the Kansas over E Wright Dentist 713 Massachusetts Street promising painless dentistry with Nitrous Oxide Gas.
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