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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1891
Page
3
Readers are invited to send neighborhood news. Reports cover Belleview and Lapeer areas with farm crops, barn painting, a commencement at the Belleview Academy, marriages and visitors, road and bridge work, and school dinners. Several families and individuals named with brief pursuits and travels.
A fragment notes a man and associates transporting young opossums to Lawrence and selling them for a good price. It mentions M. Hughes of Sunnyside with a sick horse and James Trimble assisting, with the animal treated and returned home.
Rev Smith preached at the school house. Mrs. Mathews suffers hemorrhage and is despaired of. Hessian fly damages corn and wheat with reported crop loss. Land sales include Mr Non Hill buying Adolph Tornaden’s acreage for 22 000. High water floods low lands, bridges washed out, and Otto Luckan builds a new house. Community notices list kin visits, church services, and Memorial Day tributes at the M E church.
A summer outing along Nine Mile Creek yields unexpected drama when a party discovers a large reptile in the water. While investigating, they encounter a calf and two hogs nearby, then decide to resume their exploration after the unsettling moment.
Notice offers sugar and coffee discounts with general pricing on other items. It lists seller N. J. Holum of Belvoir Douglas County and signs from local merchants agreeing to early closing on Saturdays and specific dates in May and September.
An invitation extends to all interested in general topics beyond Remedy Valley. The notice invites participation from readers in broader areas and emphasizes open discussion and community engagement.
Report notes shifts in seating as Democratic and Republican members rearrange positions. Mentions Aly Cole, Moe, Geto, Hill, Gorton, and Eustis among others as seats reassigned. Describes front row and side placements and a right-hand corner seat for Kansas figure Air Puller amid broader party realignment.
The report cites remarks by a secretary noting the next presidential contest will pit the party against Democrats with Republicans dismissed. It mentions the Colored Farmers' Alliance in Texas claiming 190,000 signers and potential gains for the party if Democrats falter. Also described is Secretary Foster’s plan to travel to New York to study customs service and finance leaders amid a debate over a 4 4 per cent long extension and the seal fisheries policy dominating cabinet talks.
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