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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1891
Page
2
Disjointed OCR text mentions Sunday school enrollment for a year by Chas Cunningham and names like Wallace of Rushville Indiana. It references a baseball team, a rope claim, a fall from a platform about twenty feet, and a July 4 celebration at Deister's Grove with speakers and a Trodge No. 7 meeting.
Local store advertises Black Silk Mints at 13e, Summer Corsets 50c, plus hosiery and children's underwear in low prices. Jersey ribbed underwear for children, ladies Jersey ribbed underwear, spun silk at 1.00 and 1.50, corset covers 25c to 1.00, and assorted bed linens and Marseilles quilts with emphasis on first quality goods and guaranteed lowest prices.
Fragmentary OCR mentions wheat, English farming, Hessian fly, and references to Laughlin and a government house. No coherent event or person details are legible.
J L Lundy born August 18 1812 New Jersey moved through Waterloo Sandusky St Louis to Lawrence Kansas died Friday afternoon at his home in Lawrence aged nearly four score. He practiced drug business after failing eyesight studied medicine in New York. He married Mary A Quimby in 1836 and had one child Josephine Webster. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 at 635 Ohio Street conducted by Rev Dr Howland. Burial Oak Hill Cemetery beside wife and daughter. The Lundy family long resident and respected Quaker in the community.
No mortgaged goods. A clean straight line of groceries offered at lowest prices by J M Jones.
The notice advertises French fabrics and drapery nets, silk daywear, cotton pongees, and ginghams. Swiss ribbed underwear remains in stock with low prices and a range of hosiery bargains including Black Hose priced from 10 to 25 cents.
Prof Williston, newly returned as director of the University geological survey, praises his work after a first field trip. He notes twenty four mesosaurian fossils found in good condition and several pterodactyls, including a near perfect specimen. The pterodactyl wings span ten to fifteen feet. Williston’s party will continue searching for specimens. Jones advertises tobacco sale, urging buyers to act now.
The Kansas May crop report notes wheat endured early May stress but recovered by month end to 92 percent of a full average. Rainfall in late May aided revival. Hessian fly damage limited mostly to eastern counties. Corn lags, oats and flax details included. other farm updates noted along with local notices and minor events in North Lawrence.
Carriage tops cushions and dashes repaired with best workmanship by Samwl W Ellis opposite Central Hotel Lawrence.
The excerpt notes Elizabeth Stuart Phelps on women’s roles and a Kansas context with Ex-Gov. Charles Rubinson praising Lawrence’s aid, plus J. G. Otia on Kansas progress. Banquet highlights include Chancellor Snow and Prof. Marsh speeches. Commencement notes cover degrees and departmental events at the university.
Since November first The St Louis Republic weekly doubles its pages to six and mails two papers per week, delivering news half a week earlier. The paper runs three state editions Missouri Illinois and Texas to localize content and increase general news space. Free trial copies and a 45 page premium catalog are offered with four new subscriptions.
An offer advertises a $1.50 yearly subscription to the National Democrat and The Gazette, highlighting Washington content, eight seven column pages weekly, and Democratic party endorsement. It invites sample copies and promotes full congressional coverage as a party organ for readers nationwide.
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