24 Nov 1887
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1887
Page
1
The Gazette offers free brief farmer wants and sales notices for Douglas County farmers and nearby borders. Farmers may advertise farm wants or needs including selling or renting farms, buying or loaning farms, selling stock or effects, hiring help, or seeking farm employment. Real estate dealers are excluded.
Levi A. Doane promotes numerous city and county properties for sale. Listings include several farms near Lawrence with improvements, water, and stock facilities, offering prices from about 2 000 to 10 000 dollars and terms up to ten years at six percent.
A reflective poem extols patient labor that grows unseen yet outlasts boastful noise. The speaker urges nature and ministers of toil to press on in silence, completing grand tasks beyond restless human schemes, with the hope that diligent effort endures.
A Laredo Tex correspondent profiles James James a U S citizen born 1732 near Dorchester He lived in South Carolina Texas and finally Mexico as he aged he became known as Uncle Jim and was largely bedbound yet aided by neighbors The piece notes his long life through the US Civil War and his descendants returning to the United States after emancipation.
An article argues swimming boosts confidence and reduces fear, noting both men and women benefit equally. It urges early teaching for all children, cites ease of learning for girls, and emphasizes courage and practice as key. The piece references public notices and anecdotes from The East Oregonian and Boston Badge.
A lengthy opinion questions the 1880 census data on deaths from kidney disease and criticizes medical advertising for selling cures. It discusses public trust, the role of physicians, and the spread of Warner’s safe cure, noting government scrutiny and international use. The piece cites lectures, society events, and a media-backed campaign surrounding health remedies.
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