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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1887
Page
8
The notice asks individuals behind on descriptions and advertising bills to settle promptly at their earliest convenience. Though each amount is small, collectively they represent a substantial sum. The editor appeals for generous response from readers.
W H Brown of the University, connected with the Smithsonian collection, will oversee mounting the Smithson an expedition specimens for the University museum with Prof. Dyche supervising. Local notices promote medicines and social events amid brief items on Dr J H McLean medicines and a planing mill project. A malarial warning and party guests round out the page.
An 19th century exposé details glove production from lambskin and the mislabeling of lambskin as kid. It explains tanning, dyeing, drying, and cutting processes, notes on honesty in factories, and compares French and American glove strengths and elasticity. It also briefly mentions large animal remains and local industry notes.
W M Lee of Tacoma reports in a Spokane Falls letter on bones found near Latah in Spokane County. The site, a spring in prairie ground, yielded nine mammoths or elephants, a cave bear, hyenas, extinct birds and a sea turtle. The layers include ancient peat and volcanic deposits as part of a history of upheavals.
A vintage promotional verse extols Castoria as a remedy across life stages from baby to grandmother. The catchy chant claims the product soothed crying infants and comforted mothers, linking its use to family continuity through generations.
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