03 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1887
Page
1
A long list of candidate endorsements and party positions circulates in Douglas and Lawrence counties. Hobnobbing with the Democratic and Republican machines, various figures including B J Horton G H Hicks and T Darling are urged for sheriff surveyor and county offices amid occupation tax disputes and newspaper subscription offers.
Scribner's Magazine November issue highlights leading article by William F Apthorp on Wagner and Scenic Art. Other papers cover athletic training, Northern Algeria travel, a diplomatic episode, Viking ship discovery, and working-class education. Also fiction, poetry, and portraits accompany notices of St Nicholas and Atlantic Monthly contents.
A catalog of town and county properties offered at low rates and easy terms led by Firatelans Farm eight miles from the city with 80 acres, a two story eight room house and water near, priced at 4000 dollars. Also Mead What 6700 farm of 40 acres with strong bottom land and an 8 room house listed near Lawrence. Levi A. Doane of Lawrence advertised additional 160 acre farm near city with railroad access and river views, urging quick sale amid incumbrance-free title.
A mother's fear for a dying child is tempered by a sales pitch claiming consumption is curable. The ad highlights Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as superior to cod liver oil and hypophosphites, noting cures of incurable cases and urging readers to spread the message to neighbors.
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