Local notices and social notes from Emporia district
Personal items report visits from Quincy Til Kansan City and Topeka. University funding and new roles discussed. Local advertisement notes six percent loans and other notices.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1885
Page
1
Personal items report visits from Quincy Til Kansan City and Topeka. University funding and new roles discussed. Local advertisement notes six percent loans and other notices.
Fire destroyed the large dry goods establishment of D Themes & Co in Emporia at about 2 o clock this morning. The blaze caused extensive damage to the building and its stock, with no immediate report of casualties. The scene drew responders and onlookers as investigators begin determining the cause.
The article records the election of Grand Master M. M. Miller of Clay Center and multiple officers for Grand Council and Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons across Kansas. It notes a two day session, harmony, and plans to meet next year in Topeka, plus legislative business in the Kansas Senate and House.
Kansas City market notes show wheat and corn futures with bids and asks for No 2 red and No 2 white, receipts and shipments tallied. butter eggs and lard prices listed. cattle hogs sheep prices and ranges included. Chicago and overall market activity indicated with steady to firm tendencies and specific price bands.
A historical excerpt discusses the diagonal arm and leg movement in walking, noting the right arm and left leg move together and resemble a parallelogram. It contrasts natural gait with forced cross movements and cites long-lived family ages in England as a curious aside.
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