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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1890
Page
3
Local notes report Belleview visitors and illness, repairs, and farming yields. The Kaw Valley alliance picnic, school openings, and a vivid account of a bee tree mishap share space with church reunions, river travel, and community concerns across Washington Valley and nearby towns.
In Jefferson County W F Rupert plans a Sept harvest and will depart for California next Monday, with his farm chosen in the Golden State. Local farmers report corn yields from twenty to one hundred bushels per acre if rains continue, while older stories mention a Sunday School talk and rising concerns about pests and wildlife. Black birds gather to raid cornfields as trains bring in goods, and their songs accompany farm life amid muddy roads and coffee or Missouri beer at the Lawrence depot.
James Hurd takes possession of the Gill et t farm about October 1. G S Hicks builds a new barn of the latest improved style. C C Collins returns on a G 3 R ticket after leaving. Grass on the hill sides turns green again. Joe West ships wagon loads of watermelons to Tonganoxie and Reno, earning a large gum of money.
An article extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with manufacturer guarantees and health claims. The piece also notes Miss Minnie Heathman hosting guests for Miss Nellie Montgomery, store updates, a Sunday School Institute in Riverside forming a township association, and various local supplier notices and prices.
A garbled 19th century compilation alleges royal eccentricities across Europe. Claims include King Otho of Bavaria imagining himself a lion, and the empress Fredericka as a lineal Norwegian descendant. It also notes tall Danish crown princess, shifting German politics, and a pope’s marriage dowry plus royal resignations and sexual politics.
Quality, style, variety and price are promoted as four essentials in a large trade. The dealer claims to offer the best qualities and latest styles from headquarters, with plush capes jackets coats and sacques in demand, including Astracan trimmed garments.
The ad promotes George Innes in Lawrence Kansas advertising a Saturday Sept 6 sale at the Massachusetts Shoe Store with price cuts on boots and shoes. Proprieter Cow. Sarrir invites customers to visit for low prices and no trouble sales.
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