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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1891
Page
2
The ragged item lists names and partial items from county news including notices about legal matters, marriages, and local movements. It mentions Nancy Wilson, Edna Frye, Albert Hase, and Edna S as well as references to county commissioners, a court petition, and a track time in Red Cloud Nebraska.
A restrained note states we are not boasting about having the largest stock of ing. It emphasizes measured claims and avoids overstating inventory capabilities.
The advertisement touts cloaks jackets and blankets at lower tower prices. It promotes children cloaks from sizes 4 to 18, urges direct mill buying to save money, and lists underwear hosiery and carpets as winter supplies. It also highlights ready made curtains and custom curtain hanging services.
A newspaper ad promises one thousand dollars to the person who forms the largest list of English words from letters in a quoted phrase. Five hundred dollars goes to the second largest list and one hundred prizes are awarded. Subscriptions and mailing entries are part of the contest details with decorative prizes and postage requirements.
A large German Day parade in this county celebrated the landing of the first Germans. Dense with floats from Eudora and local firms, the procession along Massachusetts street featured the Belva band the Turber Bodicly ladies and displays by Kansas Seed House JEO INNES Craings and Urbansky Steinberg Nerwan Droeker Theo Poehler and others. The day opened sunlit after rain and drew a sizable festive crowd despite delays.
The Red Front tea store displays a banner carried by two colored boys advertising the store Abe Levy rides a donkey with a sign painted on its back Singer Machine Co exhibits a machine in a decorated back After the parade the group returns Massachsetts street without incident They proceed to Miller's grove for a picnic dinner Mayor Selig and others give speeches Celebration deemed a complete success and orderly conduct praised
Campaign notes show meetings by the People’s Ticket committee with host towns including Eudora Han nam Vinland White school house and Gain City. Rev Otley to speak. townships caucus planned for Oct 21. local marriage births and property updates appear alongside party organization details.
The article reviews recommended uses of carbon bisulphide for stored grain protection, noting variations in practice since Dr. C. V. Riley’s guidance. It describes a method with a ball of tan on a stick to apply one ounce per hundred pounds, effective about six weeks, and compares with naphthaline as used in Burmah, plus adjustments for large bins and recharging intervals.
The column answers reader questions on poultry care including best feed for ducks, age of maturity, handling methods, and incubators. It discusses potato feeds, Hamburg fowl, graded stock, nest eggs, and best flooring. It also notes cider treatment, bottle storage, and the value of sturdy horse feet, with assorted agricultural observations and plant notes.
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