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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1887
Page
2
Vagrant cattle roam the city while residents travel to California and reunions are planned in Bismarck. Town notices include marriages, a calico ball by the Degrée of Honor, a post office move, school conventions, pension bill adjustments, and a wolf hunt near Lawrence with mixed results and county bounty concerns.
An advertiser invites readers to visit for bargains in dry goods and car pets, promising appealing discounts and a chance to inspect items firsthand.
An editor argues that Lawrence real estate will rise to true value, cites a city with natural advantages and a strong university, and urges active promotion. numerous property transfers occur, including W. H. Pendleton buying a building for 1100 and 50 acre Akers farm sold for 15000, with week totals reaching 135164.
180 acre cultivated farm in Kaneas county joins a thriving city near the end of two railroad divisions. Within 100 miles of Kansas City, valued property now and growing. Ideal for home or investment. Apply to Joan C. Mroz0nas 163 1st Avenue East Topeka Kas. Also note a lemon and white setter named Guy owned by W L Bolenn.
The state sets payment rules for Quantrell raid claims. All claims of one thousand dollars or less are paid in full. Claims above that amount receive one thousand dollars plus 25 percent of the excess, up to a maximum of fifteen hundred dollars. The document lists original claims by counties where losses occurred.
The ad urges gardeners to visit City Drug Store for paints and brushes while promoting Lawrence real estate. It touts Sinclair's Addition lots on Maine Alabama and Missouri streets priced at 200 each with 10 to 50 percent profit in 60 days, plus 150 for South Tennessee and 75 to 400 for North Lawrence lots, claiming a coming property boom.
L O McIntire announces new stock across departments with promises of the lowest prices. GEO INNES promotes Soft Sarah Silks at 75 cents a yard this week only. Both urge shoppers to review stock and pricing before buying dry goods or carpets, Aimed at boosting sales and drawing customers.
A jumble of old jokes and wry anecdotes on marriage, wealth, vanity, tobacco, and a coffin inscription. Bits include a man with seven hundred mother-in-laws, a coat dyeing quip, a rain day reply, and a tale of a prudent lawyer buried with a mock epitaph.
Writings advise Brinks of turpentine for lockjaw relief and vinegar or salaratus water for cleaning walls to aid wallpaper. Instructions cover infant feeding schedules, room ventilation, and maintaining 68 degrees with humidification. Also warns against overeating and shares a home cough mixture with molasses and red peas.
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