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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
2
Senate chatter and weekend events fill a busy local page. Coffin and wife return from California, Tremper visits Kaneen City, and Dick Cowgill wins a watch drawing Saturday. Lightning strikes the Palmer house, and Hough Blair consults with Archibald & How in Winnipeg. Maud Cox sues for damages, and the Lawrence Business College incorporates with a $25,000 capital.
A patchwork of social updates from Lawrence including visitors Col Grabowskil Aad, Mrs. Pierson visiting, Mr Gorton Rushmer's upcoming marriage to Miss Anna Robbins, and numerous family movements. Other items report land sale, professor lectures, civic study group formation, and local accidents and appointments.
Rev. E. B. Tucker spoke to Ottawa county alumni on education and development, followed by socializing, toasts, and singing. The alumni elected officers while a Jubilee sale promotes discounted dry goods with broad assortments, claiming lower prices than competitors.
For Sale a second hand Thresher Engine and Separator made by Nichols Shepard and Co in good order Inquire at 49 2 Justus Hows.
Amos Renner of Vinland warns neighbors in Renner’s melon patch after fruit thefts and vandalism. He recalls past thefts of grapes marked Goodrich in Lawrence and watermelon pilfering by two youths, vowing consequences. Also notes a Pharmacy graduating banquet at Grosscup’s with poems by Dr. Moore and plans for lubricating oil business by B W Wooward.
Tuesday morning the Chapel overflowed with visitors for class day exercises. A skull centerpiece adorned the rostrum as Coste's orchestra played. Salutatorian E. G. Bistr spoke on steady gains in education, while H. D. Smith argued for consistency and progress. Other seniors urged perseverance, social reform, and the value of character over wealth, closing with valedictorian Denton Dunn praising industry and honest effort.
A Kingston surrogate court session featured a married woman who wills property to her husband only if he remains unmarried, signaling shifting norms in wives property rights. The Kingston Freeman notes the unusual phrasing contrasts with male driven devices and suggests growing independence in women.
The Lawrence company met Saturday at the office of W. e elected officers Grovenor as president W Sinclair secretary and treasurer with G. Grovenor I. Bullens B. W. Woodward on an executive committee of three The board includes T. Bullene John D. Miles Gourdon Grovenor J. F. Williams M. Roberts Wm T Sinclair J. F. Bayless Capital stock is 500 shares of 100 each They bought forty acres at Argentine at 1250 per acre ten acres to be platted and sold The theatre property owned by Mrs Gardner Co will be vacated July 9 and the millinery stock will be disposed of rapidly at unusually low prices for bargains
Local dealers tout the D M Osborne steel frame harvesters as unmatched in the market, claiming no competing machine reaches their performance and reliability.
A brief item notes aggressive sales push and incentives lining up prizes at the bottom. The fragment suggests a promotional effort with emphasis on selling goods and discounting or crowding prizes to attract buyers.
The Gazette readers are reminded of 1886 patronage and promised friendly service in 1887 by A G Meng er for boots and shoes, and L O McIntire inviting customers to a great week of dry goods bargains with deep cuts and a large variety of nice clean goods and carpets.
Don’t buy a dollar’s worth of dry goods until you call and see how we are selling them at Newmark’s. Gasoline Steves. Don’t bake your wife over a red hot stove, but send her to Herman Broeker’s where she can pick out a gasoline stove from a large variety of makes.
Local listing advertises India linens priced at 100 and 160 with values up to 250, twelve pieces of white goods for 100 and 165, offering savings on household textile goods this week.
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