26 Feb 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1896
Page
1
Frank Wilkinson, ex city marshal of Sikeston, was brought from Fulton Kentucky and jailed on charges of embezzling city funds from Sikeston several months ago.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion claiming to restore strength to weakened organs and boost the body's resistance to disease. The copy mentions a price of 120 dollars at local druggists and emphasizes its restorative properties.
News briefs report GA encampment dates in Minnesota in September and rail rate changes. Ex gubernatorial candidates Boies and Boies' allies dispute nominations while prize fights in Mexico draw no official inquiry. A Liberty-bound migration train carries about 200 African Americans to Liberia, with 40 more aboard a subsequent ship. Bank robbery attempt in Warren Arkansas ends with multiple shots fired and two wounded. Carlisle reception in New York gathers political and financial figures, as electric biters touted for health benefits.
Two masked men robbed the City National Bank at 2445 p m. Cashier Frank Dorsey was killed and bookkeeper P B Langford wounded lightly. The robbers fled on horses but were pursued by armed citizens. They were cornered in a large thicket nine miles from town and captured after a local posse surrounded the area. A second report from Mo Feb 36 describes a separate fatal shooting on a public highway when Millard James killed James Evans, an 18 year old boy, after a dispute. the assailant escaped in a buggy. Other items note a meat market hold up thwarted, revolution news from Nicaragua, and various advertisements.
The tale recounts an 1704 Quaker meeting scandal in Maryland where Sarah Covington of Somerset marries the heir to Wychon after suitors Phil Lloyd and Ned Lloyd ride to claim her. The narrative links the marriage to the Hadbourne house build in Queen Annes County and a colonial mansion preserved with English materials.
A London Army regulation bans the cherished carl of soldiers, forcing Tommy Atkins to submit to a plain front during parades. The rule, resisted by nursery units, traces a long history from powdered wigs to practical shaved styles in harsh campaigns.
A physician endorses Hobbs Sparagus Kidney Pills claiming they improve kidney function by removing waste and toxins. The letter from Dr Ormston of Guerney, Ia, praises the product and offers a money back postal order with free shipping.
The Washington Star presents a portrait of the whistling girl, praising her as lively and tender hearted while challenging the stereotype of a harried tomboy. The piece questions social restraints on female vocal freedom and reflects on public perception of femininity and independence.
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