Miscellany of local notices and brief updates
A mix of city notices and small items includes a Pleasant Rooms for rent listing at 630 Rhode Island Street, a National Bank note on buying Quantrell raid scrip, 88 degree thermometer reading at Leis Drug Store, a court case Edger & Co. vs John Young started, a marriage license granted to Chas F Smith and Alice J Abbot, a horse missing from Wilbur Carter's stable, planned telephone line completion to Haskell Institute, manager Hawk at work, J S Tremper birthday gathering at Ohio Street, a statement banning gambling at the Western National Fair, and a late ad seeking two well furnished rooms near Lawrence House with landlord contact in JouRnal office.
Local notes on bets, funerals, court fines, and town events
Merchants National Bank offers high cash for game while manager Hawk posts new private telephone line for D S Alford. Funeral of Ambrose Spencer at Free Methodist church and burial at Oak Hill Cemetery. In police court Jones fined 110 for drunkenness. Carrie Anderson fined for assault. Lightning strikes a poplar in Chaplain White's yard injuring Lt. Jos. Fantroy. Justice Edgar buys Wyandotte land for 4000 with 1000 paid, foreclosure dispute pending. Green Edminston and Solomon Edminston learn they are brothers after a chance meeting. Gun Club shoot sees Geo Leonard win with 17, second place tied by Carmean, McFarland, Shimmons, Curry. McFarland wins shoot-off. Last year Amen in Kiows county planted peanuts. four acres this year thriving. George Gilbert home hosts a pleasant Wednesday evening gathering. Sunday School district No. 6 holds a watermelon social with lantern-lit grounds. Burglary attempts on Mr Hargis on Louisiana Street thwarted by child’s cries. neighbors saw two would-be burglars, colored boys, now deterred. An old soldier endorses state reunion calls. those traveling to St Louis encouraged to attend. A Topeka police station visit highlights a young woman railing against stealing letters. father persuades her publicity is unwise. Reports warn of locomotive spark-caused fires across the west. drought fuels damage to bridges and buildings. Illinois and Indiana roads at high risk. Recent transfers include Thacher to Learnard, Powell to Wagonseller, and Wagonseller to Allen L and Harry Wagonseller.
Carpet Sales Prompt New Stock Buying Push
The carpet department advertises fresh patterns and colors with a claim that prices won’t drop this year as stock remains full. The County Institute opens at 7 30 with singing, scripture readings, and the Lord’s Prayer in concert. The county superintendent was absent yesterday and Rev Dr Marvin attended among visitors. Teachers discuss the first day of school and pre opening preparations. Classes cover didactics grammar penmanship physiology and digestion with Prof Bants and Prof Stevens leading demonstrations. Institutes are urged to continue as they are essential for teaching and governing schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin
Graham
Bants
Stevens
Streets of New York Greet Wilber Comedy Company in Town
A large audience welcomed the Wilber Comedy company last night for Streets of New York. The cast impressed with Mr Markham and Miss Genevieve Hodgera drawing strong praise, while the Lincoln sisters provided lively musical interludes. Tonight Miss Multon or New East Lynne is on the bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wilber Comedy Company
Mr. Markham
Badger
Genevieve Hodgera
Alicia Bloodgood
Lincoln Sisters
Multon
New East Lynne
Henriettas and their price in the North Window display
The note invites readers to view Colored Henriettas in the North Window and promises very low prices whispered in your ear. It emphasizes the low price and entices customers to enter for details.
The Linemen Work From Pole to Pole Across the Country
The report outlines linemen’s demanding work to keep telegraph and telephone services intact. It describes climbing, hazards from decayed poles and live wires, storms driving long dispersions of crews, and brutal winter conditions with crews returning to repair fallen poles and restore lines rapidly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fells & Topeka
Fstu
Lineman
Ganga
Railroad Rumblings and City Rail Plans
A Kansas and national rail news update notes Santa Fe gaining 105 new engines in nine months and a new lime timetable not in effect until Sunday. Missouri Pacific takes control of the Denver Memphis and Atlantic line from Chetopa Kansas to Barnard Kansas, 292 miles. Preservation tests on Reno Nevada ties show no rot, while Leavenworth Denver Short Line is proposed to run from Leavenworth through multiple counties to the state’s west line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Falls
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Missouri Pacific
Denver, Memphis & Atlautic Road
Chetopa
Has
Kas
Reno
Nev
Leavenworth
Denver
Jefferson
Jackson
Pottawattomie
Riley,Clay
Ottawa
Lincoln
Mitchell
Osboro
Rooks, Graham
Sheridan
Thomas, Sherman
Cheyenne
Kansas
Training and disposition shape a boy's future
A thoughtful aging essay argues that training cannot fix inherent traits as two boys diverge: one faithful, economical, and steady, the other restless, impulsive, and poor with money. It warns that destinies reflect both upbringing and innate temperament, and notes parents' enduring influence across generations.
August Flower Promises Health Amid Ep Digestive Plea
In Briel to The Point a dyspepsia lament highlights how foods and bad habits disrupt digestion. Green'sAugust Flower is praised for reforming health, claiming better appetite and happiness. An ad promotes hay for sale at two dollars per ton, with inquiries at the office or Pierce place two miles south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Pierce Place
Whimsical Fragments From Drates Magasin To Detroit Items
A collage of quoted verses and overheard anecdotes from varied sources including Drates Magasin and Detroit Free Press. It threads poetic musings on love birth and memory with casual narrative snippets about personal adornments and farewells, reflecting a杂 mix of period newspaper snippets.
Odd and Entertaining Odds and Amusements
A jumble of notes discusses Queen of England music tastes and Lablache, bald men at church and opera audiences, straw matting used as carpet in Southern California homes to avoid dust, and a speculative note on sea water evaporation leaving salt on the bottom, with a stray reference to an average depth and life at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queena
England
Lablache
Great Britain
Californi
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Journal
Union Pacific Railroad
Pacific Express
T. Bhaxkam
Atchison, Topera & Santa FE Railroad
Californias Express
Colorado Expres
Denver Express
Atlante Express
New York Express
Eastern Express
Texas
Southeen Kansas Railway
Lawrence, Coie
Lawrence
Cosnute
Parsons
Yawego
Esnase
J. L. Barners
B. Howre
Ile
Tason
Ag Gen
Pass
Olay
Evening Mail
Ates Close
Union Ticket
Opice
Mase
J. P. Rosa, Agt, A. T
S. F. and
U.P
LB. Kelfer
Baldwin
Cameron
Journal
Opera House
Donnelly Bros
E. F. Caldwell
Brocr & Son
Obesp Diy
Carl Fischer
Hank
Quantrell
Leis’ Drug Store
Edgar
Edger & Co
John Young
Missouri River
Salvation Army
Espisit
Chas. F. Smith
Omaha
Nebraska
Alice J. Abbot
Wilbur Carter
Haskell Institute
Hawk
G. R. Gould
J. S. Tremper
Mrs. Tremper
Ohio Street
Lucy J. Stevens
Central Park
Henry Street
Siberia
Pacific Ocean
Emporia
Wichita
Arkansas City
Wellington
Lawrence House
Merchants National Bank
the Telephone Exchange
D.S. Alford
Ambrose Spencer
Free Methodist Church
Oak Hill Cemetery
Yeaterday
Jones
Carrie Anderson
Costa
Chaplain White
Mr. Jos. Fantroy
Nears
Irisis
Wyandotte
Holliday
Green Edminston
Solomon Edminuston
Pulaski, Tenn
Geo. Leonard
Carmean
McFarland
Shimmons
Curry
Kiows County
George Gilbert
FM. Hargis
Louisiana Street
Hargis
St. Louis
State Journal
Topeka
Linois
Indiana
Stephen D Thacher
O E Learnard
Babcock
Lawrence Eneasi
Ida
M Powell
Emilie Wagonseller
Tyler Pisce
Lawren
Allen L
Harry Wagonseller
Tyler Place
the County Institute
Lake Shore
Washington Territory
Canadian Pacific
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
Tscome
Jake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad
Cleveland
Holton
Circleville
Kingsas City
Valley Falls
Lawrence Daily Journal
Napoleon
Haritme
John Lavelle
Judge Otis
Atchison,s
John Engle
Kansas City
J.B. Watkins
F. L. Webster
Bes Cowgill
Kate Cox
F. S. Kellogg
J.P. Usher Jr
Oltaws
Charley Griffith
W. C. Martin
T. BH. Ward
Lecompton
Mies Ballard
Jay
Mendenbilt
Bossy Stubbs
Spivey
Kus
H. P. Campbell
Clay Center
J. &. Bristow
Miss Hoffman
Cora Kimball
W. W. Nevinon
U. P
Lena
Maude Wilber
Roro
Hd. Phillips
H. W. Hayne
O. G Richards
Eudora
Stip
Colorado
Alb. Salls
Ridenour & Baker
J. M. Turner
James McDonald
James Birmingham
A. Colburn
L. O. McIntire
Excelsior Springs
John Pittsford
W. H. Pendleton
Pierce
Bratt
Brett
South End
Briel
Sertrony Jones
Sertrony Jonee
Silx
Serfrony Jones
Serfrony Jou
Sik
E.&. Keller
Arkansee Travelor
Rezai
Drates Magasin
Deor Piper
Boston
Thnod
Tosa
Cmeaga Thung
Billy
Tilious
Acsa
Detroit
B. Welch
Gost
Seronaut
Quincy
United States
Barber Bro
Greencastle
Ind
Sclothier
GEO. Inness
George Innes
Trade and Science
Sacramento County
Cal
Trm
California
Inyo County
Pittsburgh
Royal Sociery
Michigan
Avaust Louwanxs
Holmes St. Kauang City
OPERA
A. R. Wilber
Comedy Company
Miss Morton
Banker's
Whem
Aod
Wanda Weents
Eata
Frigny
Field & Hargis
John Charlton
Massachusetts Street
Sarah R. Casto,’ Christian 4 Scientist
Kentucky Street
Denor
Dar Mig
Broad Pacific
Philadalphia
Castle Ganden
Bessis
New Hampshire
Witos
Kean
Willoh
Panca
Phot
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!