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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1897
Page
8
The vast audience at the Senate chamber is moved to tears as Henry Clay delivers his valedictory to public life. Calhoun and Clay meet, old antagonists, amid a reverent hush and lingering sorrow following the adjournment.
Vermont Womans’ Temperance Union lecturer Lucy Hitchcook lauds Paine's celery compound as a powerful nerve and blood purifier. She cites May 10 testimony praising its healing effects on exhausted systems and urges its use to prevent disease and restore health.
General Miles, commanding the army, urges a larger force with at least two more infantry regiments and possibly five more in total. He proposes a population based standard of one enlisted man per 1 000 people and one soldier per 2 403 to guide strength.
Judge Powell’s remarks at the Bartley bond trial imply the State of Nebraska cannot recover over $500,000 from ex-State Treasurer Joseph Bartley and bondsmen. Attorney General Smith filed a new suit against the bondsmen within an hour after dismissing the current action.
Ex congressman Charles M. Woodman was hospitalized after a brain hemorrhage three weeks earlier. He is now recovering but shows signs of mental disorder. he had been elected to the Fifty-fourth Congress as a Republican and was known for advocacy of Cuba.
An old warning on cough syrups touts Dr Ball’s Cough Syrup as a cure for consumption amid a testimonial from Simon Smasal of Chicago. A Toronto express collision with a freight at Buttevillle left multiple dead and many injured. In Baltimore a grocer Matthew Rogers and Ida Wright were found dead in Kogz.
State's Attorney Deneen will try Adolph Luetgert for wife murder a second time next week and no continuance will be asked. He conferred with defense attorneys Vinsen t and Thalen who claim new evidence exists. The new material is said to relate to the rebuttal and undermines three defense witnesses.
Frank Moon and Mrs. D Wells were found dead in a well on Moon's Derby-area farm. Moon had been digging to remove tubing, descended about twenty feet, and both likely died of asphyxiation after being drawn into the well by Mrs. Wells. The incident occurred yesterday morning around 10 o'clock.
A short classified style note urges visitors to try Wiedewann's ice cream soda and Riverside Lump Coal. It advertises rubber stamping ink seals and rubber goods, W. H. Movs at P.O. Try a visit from Van Masterson who will call on customers to save money on school supplies and papers.
The St. Louis Republic promotes itself with twelve dozen claims of coverage and features. It stresses global cable news service, European correspondents, a News Bureau in New York and Washington, Western U S correspondents, Associated Press membership, daily world market reports, a colored magazine cover, a four page weekly comic section, and value for women with dress patterns. Subscriptions are listed at $ year, $8 six months, and $1.50 three months, with a Twice-a-Week Republic option.
Advert shows a 25c remedy named Candy Cathartle promising cure for constipation. It mentions Oscearets and C.C.C. with a dubious refund claim if the product falls.
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