City and County News October 23 1890 items
In Lawrence area notes births marriages licenses and social items include births of girls to Klock Makome and Roy families. Pension increase for Hiram Johnson. Licenses issued to John Hoover and Susan Tuttle and Martin Swansen with Minerva Collins. Local visits, church sales, and a prohibition address announced. Driving park racing inaugural success, local marriages at Hopewell and by Judge Norton, and a closing out sale at Chicago Shoe Store.
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Martin Swansen
Minerva J. Collins
Douglas County
Josiah C. Ury
Charlotte Chapman
Judge Norton
Driving Park Association
Timothy
Clov
Clayborne Pigg
Nicholas Weil
Bownd
District Court
Wastrew
Deiterich’s Oil Co
West Washington St
Chicago
Jennie Allen
Missouri
Vinland
Wil
Spalding
Jefferson Heights
City
Crains & Urbansky
Elmer F. Gooden
Gussie Wenzel
Salina
Lawrence House
Norton
Immense Cloaks for Ladies and Children Displayed
A large assortment of cloaks for ladies and misses and children is offered at prices of 3.50 5.00 8.00 and 10.00. Shoppers are urged to inspect the stock before buying.
Wanted: First Class Timothy And Clever Hay At Office
Arrears among subscribers prompt a chance to square up. The note asks for timely payment of overdue balances and offers no further details about amounts or deadlines.
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Hay
Timothy
Clever Hay
Saluation Oil Relief Credited by Henry Wryxer in Baltimore
A citizen from Baltimore reports long rheumatism relief after using Saluation Oil and endorses its effectiveness. The note adds a testimonial about Dr Bull's Cough Syrup curing a severe cough for 25 cents, urging readers to try it.
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Henry Wryxer
Baltimore
Farley Petefish wedding at T B Petefish home
A wedding took place last Wednesday afternoon at the home of T B Petefish near the park, Elizabeth Petefish wed Frank Farley in a ceremony led by Rev Dr Marvin. A grand dinner followed with numerous relatives and local residents in attendance.
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Sarah Parkinson
Jimmie Parkinson
Wichita
Farley
T. C. Blankenchip
Albert Blankenchip
Wendel Winie
25th Anniversary Celebration at House Home
A large crowd honored Mr. and Mrs. Jacob House on their 25th wedding anniversary last Wednesday evening. Guests arrived about 9 pm, enjoyed a lavish dining room spread, and presented two large bronze ornaments with donor names on a card. Mr. J. H. Cohn gave a short speech, and many gifts came from relatives and friends, with wine, music, and dancing lasting late.
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Jacob House
House
J. H. Cohn
Rae House
A. L. House
Topeka
Abe Steinberg
St Louis
A Lilouee
Anna Miller
Kansas City
Sol. Marks
Mesdames Levy
Steinberg
Wise and Ringman
Messrs
Cohn
Levy
Ben Crains
Moe Crains
Art
al Wise and
Myers
Bargains at Lo Melville Cotton Goods Sale
Local ad proclaims low prices on flannels a variety of textiles and apparel. Cotton flannels ginghams muslins ticking and ticking related items priced from 4c to 25c per yard or piece. Wool socks hose merino underwear and other dry goods offered at substantial discounts inviting shoppers to visit.
Leonard's Leader advertised as best cigar in city
The notice lists 919 Masa Street Lawrence and promotes Leonard's Leader cigars and a large stock of painters supplies from Lets Dave Do's. It mentions A J Griffin offering shaft coal at low prices and Blue Bridge City Ticket Office with a city office at Eldridge House Block near Winthrop and Massachusetts streets. J P Ross, Agent City Office, offers travel information and tickets to any point at competitive rates.
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A. J. Griffin
Blue Bridge
City Ticket Office
Eldridge House
Winthrop and
Massachusetts Streets
J. P.ross
Franklin County Farmers Alliance adopts radical reform platform
The Franklin County Farmers Alliance formed at Gahanna Ohio issued a resolution series demanding direct people control over public affairs via primaries recall of officials, capped salaries, mandatory reporting of securities, highway and rail policy reform, worker ownership of production, and opposition to monopolies and trusts in November elections.
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Franklin County Farmers’ Alli&1.ca
Gahanna
Franklin ‘County Alliance
Farmers Brace for Foreclosure Under McKinley Bill
An Omaha World-Herald column by T. B. Willson argues the McKinley tariff will force farm foreclosures. It claims the bill destroys rural credit, condemns farming as ruined, and urges farmers to face the new harsh condition without seeking mercy or aid.
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United States
T. BE. Willson
Omaha World-Herald
Great American Agricultural Union Organized in New Jersey
The G A A U forms a national union by resolution amid calls for agricultural solidarity. It proclaims loyalty to constitutional principles and pledges to unite farmers across regions, voting as one for the common good and prosperity.
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Farmers of
New Jersey
Great American Agricultural Union
Alliance Strength Grows in Yellow Medicine County
A St Paul Pioneer Press letter says the Alliance is stronger in Yellow Medicine than reported though full surveys are lacking. The causes mirror statewide unrest among farmers, with tariff questions possibly influential, yet concrete reasons remain unclear as agitators shift farmer sentiment away from old parties.
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Minnesota
Yellow Medicine
St. Paul Pioneer Press
The Essence of Slavery and the Farmer’s Plight
Elizabeth A. Rogers in Grange Bulletin argues farmers are the backbone of the nation yet face legal robbery through banks, corporations, and privileged legislation. She cites wealth shifts from $5B in 1850 to $15B for farmers in 1890, while others rise to $47B, urging union and political action to relieve indebtedness and preserve liberty.
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Nallon
United States
Patriotic Fathers
Europe
Congress
Elizabeth A. Rogers
Grange Bulletin
Alliance Victories Spur Aggressive Push in the South
The Philadelphia Press reports the Alliance’s triumph in Georgia has intensified its drive to reach its goals. It notes the group captured the reorganized Democratic structure in South Carolina Tennessee and Georgia and suggests the party now cannot withstand its advance.
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Georgia
Reystilir Democratic
South Carolina
Tennessee
Philadelphia Press
Hayseed sartor satire on politics and appearance
A humorous piece by A. T. Worden mocks political shifts and hayseed characters. It recalls September caucus talk, city folk, and the figure with hayseed in hair, noting changes in fashion and grooming as old parties face evolving tastes.
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Pers
Hayseed
Monopolies, Power, and The People Speak
Grange Advocate argues that ordinary farmers and workers can grasp how corporations influence law. It rebukes elite experts and calls for straightforward policies redistributing profits from capital, labor, and enterprise to ensure fair laws and justice for all.
Tariff debates at New York county fairs prompt farmer concern
The fall tariff discussions at New York state county fairs draw large crowds and steady attention as farmers debate how duties on wheat corn and farm products align with protectionist aims. Critics warn the plan risks raising producer prices while lowering manufactured goods.
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New York
Louisville Courier-Journal
The F mer in Politics and the Money Power
T M Norwood warns that politics cannot be avoided and the money power controls Congress. He argues the mission of reform is political to restore finances and secure liberty, praising the founding ends: justice domestic tranquillity general welfare and posterity.
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Poiver
Congress
Pic Cs
T. M. Norwood
Georgia Alliance
They’ll Take It Farmers’ Mutual in Richland Districts
An Omey dispatch to The Chicago Herald notes that more than one third of voters in Richland County and the Forty-fourth senatorial and Sixteenth congressional districts belong to the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association. It reports the group fielding candidates for county offices, the legislature, and Congress, with Richland’s 9,800 votes including 1,240 FMBA members. The piece highlights economy as a core value, citing S. H. Denhl’s pledge to donate all salary above 600 dollars annually if elected, and references the state law sealer at 1500 dollars per year.
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Remin
Douglas County
Chicago Herald
Richland County
Farmers’ Mutual Benefit Association
Holland
Congress
Farmers’ Mutual Association
S. H. Denhl
Clark County
Mla
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W. A. Quayle
Acor
Albert Goodspeed
Carbondale Road
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Joplin
Jd. Chapman
Eudora
Clinton
Chapman
Amusemmints
Barry & Fay
NeKenna
New York City
Gardiner
Massachusetts Street
Cuicaco Shoe Store
L. D. Meintibe
Scouten
Brow Bno US
BIG Sprigs
Am Central
Os Cent Nta
BARTT
Mondas
W. Hington Creek
Kanwaka
Ecdora
Excelsior
North Lawrence
GLOBE
Baldwin
Clinto
South Lawrence
White
Riverside
Collier
C. Bruce & Son
Crains & Urbansky’s
Boston Square
Clothiers
Kansas
Rochester
Justice Court
Sahries
Greentee Wat
Wakarusa
A. M. Smith
Robert Taylor
Bessie Hamilton
Leavenworth
Miss Carrie
J. F. Carberry
T. J. Sweeney
Old Ireland
Cole
Ely Moore, Jr
Detroit, Mich
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