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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1887
Page
2
A fragment from Gazerrs notes many wolf hunting efforts on the north side amid repeated calls to farmers to aid the wolf pest. Subscriptions renewals and local visits are listed, including Gazerrs readers and subscribers from Hesper Wichita Clearfield and Alford. A report mentions a county clerk handling wolf pelts and a list of local officials and a Monday gun club formation led by Henry Hayne with officers named.
A widespread town column reports health concerns and a man leaving Las Vegas for home, bids on the True Citizen by M R Cain, and social events including a Hutchings reception with attendees from Topeka and Kansas City. It notes tariff talk, a Republican club constitutional change, spring goods in stock, and a streetcar timetable update. Fire destroys hay stacks and corn but saves the barn. A wolf hunt meeting is planned near Tax Gazette office for Saturday at 11, with boundary proposals and school participation.
Gleason and Whitman have arranged an agreement regarding a financial matter with arm Leas involved. No further details are provided in the readable text.
Local items list a range of community news including visitors, personnel changes, a street parking ordinance amendment, a teen death nearby, a surprise party, a court ruling on mortgages, a disorderly house fine, a new bicycle club, and a missing person case with a $100 reward. Also notes school district statistics, local correspondence for youth groups, and a farm rental ad.
L O McIntire advertises new department goods with a claim of the lowest prices guaranteed. The note emphasizes price leadership across departments and invites shoppers to compare.
The Jeffersonian club closed tariff talks with Prof Canfield delivering a strong critique of free trade. He argued protection is artificial and costly, citing rail costs and higher prices, and warned against shifting trade away from local neighbors. He contrasted Western growth with Southern and Eastern outcomes, urging retention of domestic manufacturing and questioning asserted fringe benefits of protection.
The piece discusses New England mills and Canadian workers in Lowell Massachusetts, noting daily wages of 85 cents for men and 65 cents for women. It critiques foreign competition and asks if opening ports helps or harms, referencing the Cobden club and taxation, and argues for broader freedoms including press and commerce.
Wu.,T. Sencuaim advertises Sinclair's Addition and South Tennessee street lots for $75 to $200 with expected 10 to 50 percent profit in 60 days. He predicts a Lawrence property boom as outsiders rush in, with prices rising 25 to 50 percent and warns citizens to buy now before higher costs.
A widow with five children recounts marriages and separations across the city and state. A color man and his Indian wife, long apart after her disappearance, reappear in a web of vanished spouses. A white widow learns her former husband now lies with the man’s missing wife, prompting astonishment and renewed curiosity. The old color man remains a hermit, dreaming of better days, while families drift between wards and towns. Her letter to the long-lost love triggers a paralyzed reaction from the elder man upon learning his first love has resurfaced after seventeen years.
The Chamber of Commerce held a meeting Friday night to approve a subscription plan for guaranteeing funds toward the G A R encampment at Bismarck Grove. The committee reported $864 raised with potential to reach $1,400, while Washington Post sought $1,500. A board of managers will include equal representation from members. Committees on industrial school location, auditing, statistics, and cooperation were appointed, with names including Innes, Steinberg, Chalfant, Sweeney, Whitehead, Leamard, Walker.
A household in Atlantic City and Sewark reports relief from coughing and chest soreness after using Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The product reportedly helped Iain Coleman and his children after a single dose. Free trial bottles offered.
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