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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1890
Page
2
City and county news summarize local life in Eudora and Lawrence. Topics include depot agitation, marriage licenses for Debrie and Simons and for Siewald and Blechl, business openings, a Grange store, a loan office, and a lease on the Lawrence driving park. Also noted are voter registration tallies, a Modern Woodmen banquet, multiple marriages, and a prohibition-linked wagon accident story.
Domestic Department s markets massive business in prints ginghams bleached and unbleached muslins. Special drives are offered across these goods while boasting the finest quality and the citys largest stock of domestics in standard qualities at low prices. You are invited to trade at the store.
A Nashville style digest notes Sherman Harvey quote on race, prohibition measures, campaign stops across Douglas County with towns Eudora North Lawrence Globe Baldwin Clinton South Lawrence Riverside and more. Subscriptions renewed, high school moves, Salvini engagement in Lawrence with Don Cesar Bazan. strong mention of actors and critics from Boston Home Journal.
Cotton flannels at 5c 8c and 10c pints 4c 5c 6 4c and 7c Ginghams 5c 8c and 10c Muslins 5c 6 4c and 7c Ticking 10c 12c 15c and 20c Men s cotton socks 5c 16c and 12 4c Ladies wool hose 25c worth 35c Men s wool hose 25c worth 35c Children s wool hose 25c Ladies gents and children merino underwear at low prices Lowest prices on flannels jeans yarns blankets and comforts Also stock up on dry goods or carpets.
Dress Goods Glorks advertises a sale at 919 Mass Street Lawrence featuring bar gains in dress fabrics velveteen trims and related textiles with highlights on Vel vets and trimmings for shoppers and dealers.
Report from Great Bend on American Coursing Club event attended by J. P. Usher T Field and F L Webster. B C Lowe entered seven greyhounds including Lancashire Lass who was withdrawn after a decisive run. Thirty two dogs entered, racing by pair eliminations with points determining the winner.
Weavers announce a sale of hundreds of cloaks and jackets to clear stock. On Thursday morning the 30th they will offer the largest and best line of ladies misses and children's garments at reduced prices, aimed at selling every garment in the house.
A promotional notice from A D Weaver and Crains & Urbansky’s announces a sale lasting ten days at the Boston Square Dealing Clothing House. West Flace in Lawrence joins the promotion with a large assortment and deep bargains, promising not to be undersold.
R J M Jones invites public inspection of his refined stock at the North Lawrence store 213 Locust street and his refitted stand, now connected by telephone. He urges continued patronage from old customers and welcomes new ones, noting the store uses the cash railway system for change. The piece ends with a political quote criticizing a Republican candidate for clerk of the court.
A Lawrence notice proclaims the Royal Oak lead for soft coal Oak stoves and the Princess model with automatic damper and collar. Herman Broeker markets the stoves and offers a drawing for a dinner set to cash buyers spending five dollars or more.
Notice states a bona fide closing out sale at 933 Massachusetts Street. Stock must be sold. Curcaco Shoe Store announces liquidation with clearance pricing and limited quantities.
Indianapolis Special in Cincinnati Enquirer reviews Indiana farmer organizations. Farmers Mutual Benefit Association claims vast strength, possibly 50 000 members. Farmers Alliance totals around 40 000, northern and southern jurisdictions. Grange has 80 100 local units and about 3 000 members. Patrons of Industry or P L s claim 5 000 members in two districts and seek non partisan gains while backing state and national legislation.
County fairs across New York have replaced traditional oratory with tariff debates. The Tariff Reform Club advocates free trade while Republicans push protection. Debates draw farmer interest, with both sides claiming gains. Observers call the outcome a compromise rather than a clear victory for either side.
Edgar Knapp presidents a New York State Farmers League message urging continued effort amid obstacles. He recalls a prior call to meet difficulties, urging farmers to plow forward with courage and honor for future generations.
The Farmers' Friend urges intelligent organization as key to future agricultural success in America. It calls on farmers to unite beyond partisan lines or creed to form a self defense against speculators ready to exploit their needs, warning that without unity agricultural malaise will persist.
This excerpt defines a trust as a combination, usually of corporations, to manage or produce a commodity. Its goal is to raise profits by cutting production costs or limiting supply, thus increasing consumer prices. The organization is described as secret and subtle, nicknamed a living type of American ingenuity.
A Kansas State News digest reports two engines wrecked near Lawrence after a collision on the Pacific line. Douglas Avenue Hotel owner Fraxx Bowens died by suicide after a rejection letter to a would-be fiancée. Lawrence coopers seek a penny per barrel raise. Grand jury actions indicts and discharges multiple suspects in murder cases. A soldier killed by a stab at a Junction City bawdy house. A Riley reservation tent trap injures a soldier fatally. Governor Humphrey reconstitutes Leavenworth police commissioners amid Prohibition alignment. A Fort Riley man, Higquest, faces court action. tribes and Indian affairs projects expand at Haskell and Lawrence schools. A dam contract for Topeka, a large reunion in Arkansas City, and various local tragedies including beatings, suicides, and fatal accidents. An Emporia sheriff’s death follows life insurance purchases. Wellington Methodist debt clearance with public bonfire. Wichita market gardener tragedy. Hortom shooting of a colored citizen.
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