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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
2
Mrs. Hugh Richards returns to De Soto and plans a Fourth of July celebration. The park hedge is being removed, streets improved by Geo. Ware, and Wm. Pearse builds on Pennsylvania Street. Various residents travel, work, or move, including notes on a college building, a new dental patent, and local errands.
The report lists residents changing jobs and locations from Neosho to Douglas County including G W Highbargain in livery and D M Wood visiting from Council Grove. It notes Delays and repairs in local buildings, medical absences, church and school events, and upcoming HasKell Institute commencement and Fourth of July plans.
This chronicle recalls Tommy Patrick, a hard working Irish laborer who joined early Kansas public works and railroads. Born near Ireland’s north coast, he rose as a foreman yet remained a steadfast laborer, eventually perishing in a December wagon accident near Mud Creek while his wife and family continued in Lawrence and Lecompton areas.
The article traces natural gas development in America, noting oil discoveries spurred gas use. It lists notable wells from Erie to Fort Scott, Kansas, and Chicago to Des Moines, detailing depths, pressures, and early uses in Paola, Louisburg, Osawatomie, and Paoli. It highlights Kansas wells near Paola and Osawatomie and forecasts rapid growth in the next five years.
Frightful Waste. Consumption in early stages is curable says Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery praised as a permanent cure for bronchitis and coughs. Jersey Hero: at Mr Brown's sale, L. Van Hoosen bought Jerseys and plans to build a top Jersey herd in the west with noted stock.
Carnes offers all wool carpets at 60 and 75 cents, highlighting value and leading the market with affordable, quality flooring. The ad emphasizes low Taw muiana LUW prices and a push to attract customers with dependable goods.
An advertisement notes 40 pieces of extended width lawns valued at 8 to 10 cents per unit, offered at 5 cents. It mentions L. O. McIntire as the seller or contact for the deal.
The Nassau region showcases a vast tropical bounty with pineapple, guava, breadfruit, and many fruits, plus towering cocoanut trees and lush gardens. Marine life flourishes from dolphins to Portuguese man of war while pirates like Blackbeard haunt legend and a former prison hosts a public library.
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