Kansas paper notes and local items from 1885
The Lawrence Daily Journal reports subscription terms and delivery details, then covers diverse items: the Kansas State school fund apportionment with Douglas County receivi ng 3850.65. a gold-bearing quartz discovery near Ishpeming Michigan. remarks by W A Croffut on Roach & Son contracts. a noted critique of Dr Leanani’s views on politics religion and prohibition. a curious Portland arrest pattern tied to prohibition. and a reflection on persistent liquor sales in Maine and Portland after decades of prohibition.
Public anger over flag policy and press ethics
A critical editorial laments American mail routing under the British flag, warns of reduced U S influence and possible delays via Suez. It condemns Mr. Stead’s portrait in the Medical Gazette, questions motives, and notes press temptations toward sensationalism and profit amid moral debates.
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Caklimns
W. F. Stead
Mle Medical? Gazette
London
Micah
Stead
Gazette
Grant and Gordon Remembered in Fortunate Reunion
A detailed reminiscence on General Grant’s victory and mercy at Appomattox, praising his peace pledge and burial pageant while recounting a New York World reflection on North South reconciliation. It also narrates General Gordon’s modest act at New York and Hancock’s courtesy during a ceremony, highlighting chivalry and mutual respect in postwar reconciliation as reported by the Yard Oracle Times Democrat.
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Appomattox
Grant
General Grant
New York
Philadelphia
Gordon
Hancock
General Gordon
Wancock
Roger Jones
Yard Orleron Times-Democrat
Market View on Rail Stocks and Dividend Prospects
The article critiques railroad stock outlooks as the market absorbs attention. It notes New York Central may yield 6 percent, Lake Shore promises high prices yet lacks dividends, and warns investors that gains depend on dividend recovery. Western rails show steadier dividends, but East exposes competition risks like Burlington to St Paul and paralleling, with wildcat stocks labeled speculative bets.
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New York Central
Lake Shore
West Shore Road
Western Railroad
St. Paul
Burlington Road
Economic signals hint at slower growth across sectors
An early report notes lingering caution in mercantile trade and rail earnings, with notable price advances in textiles and steel. Coal demand remains subdued, but hope rises in cottons and blighted goods markets as dry goods and clothing trade show improving activity. bank liquidity strengthens in New York while London’s reserve remains tight.
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Sexers
Hirge Tuyer
Fall River
New York
Monongahala
Kanawha
New York Associated
London
Flem Ley
Chieuge
Priheur
Aremsos Parkier Case On Prohibitory Law Injunctions
The state challenged Leavenworth saloon keepers under the 12th section of the prohibitory law of 1585. With Judge Crozier absent, probate court was asked to grant an injunction. The court heard arguments by the Attorney General and Mon. Cole McCrea for the state, and Lucien Baker and Thos. P. Fenlon for defendants. The decision denied the injunctions and held probate court lacks jurisdiction. If jurisdiction existed, it would not extend to criminal prosecutions and jury trials.
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Aremsos Parkier
Bradford Aled
Wwe Leavenworth
Crozier
Cole McCrea
Messrs
Lucien Baker
Thos. P. Fenlon
Langston and Hayes Dine Together in New York
In Columbus a traveler named John M Langston faced denial due to yellow skin at a local inn. By Monday morning ex President Hayes and Langston met at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in New York and, invited, shared breakfast. The scene underscored progress for Black Americans in thirty years since Grant and Lincoln.
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Topeka
John M. Langston
Chillicothe
Ohio
Rutherford B. Hayes
Mr. Hayes
Neil
Columbus
Hayes
Langston
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York
Gen. Grant
Abraham Lincoln
Barber shop Johnson and Heylingberg on Massachusetts Street
Barber shop Johnson and Heylingberg occupy south half of McConnell's tailor shop room on Massachusetts street. They spotlight CUYT TENG LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S ATR and their Heylingberg's Dandruff Remover, priced 75c per bottle, praised by city patrons. Also offer Champion Face Wash for chipped hands and tender faces. Prepared by J Brexylingberg at Johnson and Heylingberg's Barber Shop.
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Johnson & Heylingberg
Massachusetts Street
McConnell’s Tailor Shop
Cuytteng Ladies
ATR
Heylingberg
J. 3
Exylingberg
Johnson & Heylingber
Arbershop
Voltaic Belt Company Free Trial for Nervous Debility
An illustrated pamphlet offers a thirty day free trial of Dr Dre's Celebrated Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances claiming speedy relief and a permanent cure for nervous debility loss of vitality and manhood and related ailments. It guarantees complete restoration to health vigor and manhood with no risk and provides free information by mail from Marshall Michigan.
Remarkable Escape from Asthma in Tunkhannock Woman
Mrs Mary A Dailey of Tunkhannock Pa suffered six years with asthma and bronchitis. Doctors offered no relief until she used Dr Kings New Discovery in late October. Immediate relief followed and continued use led to a complete cure with 60 pounds weight gain in a few months. Free trial bottle at Barker Bros drug store. Large bottles 1. Wdtwlw
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Mary A. Dailey
Tunkhannock
Dr. King
Barker Bro
REMINISCENCES OF GRANT INFLUENTIAL LIFE REMEMBERED
Gallisville Georgia dispatch to New York describes General James Longstreet recalling his near five decades of friendship with Ulysses S Grant. He recounts Grant as modest, dutiful, fearless, and loyal from cadet days to postwar mercy shown at Appomattox and in dealings with Johnson and Stanton. Longstreet details Grant’s horsemanship, bravery at Volino del Rey, and personal acts such as arranging amnesty for him and a New Orleans port nomination after Grant’s inauguration.
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New York
Tinea
James Longstreet
Grant
General Longstreet
Gainesville
Times
Burnside
Fourth Infantry
Fort Jefferson
St. Louis
Frederick Dent
West Pont
Fred
Julia Dent
Miss Dent
Louisiana
Army of Observation
Army of Occupation
Corpus Christi
Texas
Corpus Christian
Volino del Rey
Seccasion
Lee
General Grant
Appomattox
Washington
President Johnson
Secretary of War
Stanton
Longstreat
New Orleans
Senate
Grant described as modest generous man of high honor
General Longstreet reflects on Ulysses S. Grant calling him modest simple and honest, loyal to friends and traditions. He recalls Grants pledge to protect Lee and himself when threatened with treason indictments, noting Grants magnanimity and rejection of pettiness as a defining national character after Washington.
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Longstreet
Grant
United States District Court
Richmond
Lee
Washington
America
A New England Ghost Story at a Seymour House
In Seymour Connecticut residents speak of a haunted house linked to the murder death of John Sullivan and his wife last winter. Reports describe strange noises and spectral sightings on the roof while a cautious community debates whether the occurrences are supernatural or human.
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Seymour
Conn
Little Brown House
John Sullivan
Sullivan
The Snapper's Triumph
A sea snapper lay on a bench outside a New York oyster house for three days while children teased it. A man, Joseph Maglin, provoked the fish with an umbrella and fingers, was injured when the snapper bit off his finger, then hospitalized. An oyster-opener labeled the bench Dangerous as Maglin nursed his pain overnight.
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New York
Oyster House
Ninth Street
Philadelphia Press
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To
Pennsylvania Hospital
Joseph Maglin
Locust Street
Mr. Maglin
General Joseph E Johnston Revealed In Veteran Portraits
General Joseph E Johnston, Cleveland's railroad commissioner, is described at 78 with white hair and beard, wearing black and a light bell crowned hat. He stands medium height, erect, and walks vigorously, showing reserve and possible sorrow in a Western reporter's presence.
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Joseph E. Johnston
Cleveland
Yale College President Oversees Webster Dictionary Revision
President Porter of Yale College guides a revision of Webster’s Dictionary at his New Haven home. The project has run weeks with several assistants including Professor Ralph Williams, Frederick Ailen of Yale class of 83, and Dorsey Gardner. Completion will take months and will include many more additions than the previous edition.
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Porter
Yale College
New Haven
Ralph Williams
Frederick Ailen
Yale
Dorsey Gardner
Death prophecy and swift burial of Valley Cottage farmer
John Ryder, a 76 year old farmer and Methodist official at Rockland Lake, died June 11 after predicting his last day. He presided over his affairs with calm, drew up his will with a lawyer, selected pallbearers, and arranged his funeral before passing peacefully in his armchair, after a final blessing to his family.
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Byock
Say
Valley Cottage
West Shore
Rockland Lake
John Ryder
Ryder
Mr. Ryder
Methaiist
Nyack
New York Journal
The Death Rate of War Medical Record
The article discusses war mortality, noting Union forces of 3.5 million with 110,030 deaths by violence and 294,586 by disease, totaling 334,616 deaths or 14.41 per hundred, arguing disease exceeded combat in toll. It contrasts war mortality with ordinary death rates and mentions Boston papers criticizing Queen Anne cottages.
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Army of the Union
Égenta
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