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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1885
Page
4
Temple of Fashion promotes a special sale featuring well trimmed garments with a guarantee of a perfect fit. The ad emphasizes quality construction and tailored appearance to attract shoppers.
Citizens enjoy checkers as a local amusement while merchants feud over a championship. A note on transportation warns that inauguration tickets may not be valid for all trains. W C T U members are urged to attend a Friday meeting to appoint delegates for the county convention at Fair View on March 6. The B&OC limited trains boast steady speed with long runs, not reckless speeding, and no extreme hourly rate.
Rumors speak of a hot city election contest and needed sidewalk link to Santa Fe depot. Lawrence lodge, new members, and a social wave promise intrigue while a Quantrill raid debate stirs state politics. Art/entertainment notes preview Jolly Pathfinders Scraps and Laura Dainty at the Opera House as real estate transfers and transit fare comparisons fill the rest.
Advertisements urge travelers to use the B and O direct route for Washington inauguration access. Emphasizes no transfer, fixed schedules, and favorable fares with limited trains. Notes depots in Washington and the need to secure season seats, plus local rental, coal and goods ads interspersed.
The Baltimore and Ohio offers fast express service to Washington for the inauguration, with tickets for the Muscial entertainment by Mascotte Glee Club Topeka Mandolin Club and Bell's Band selling rapidly. Tickets are available at the B & O piers or by mail, with no extra charge for the fast time. Bell's Band appears at Cosley’s ring tonight. The piece extols the B&O line as fastest, direct, and without compulsory conditions, contrasting it with other lines raising fares on certain trains. It also notes local ads for toiletries at Lets drug store and hair care products at Heylingberg & Johnson’s Eldridge House barber shop, and introduces Tom Johnson and J. J. Hoylibgher as popular barbers at the Eldridge House.
City Clerk of Lawrence invites sealed proposals until March 2 1885 for one year of city advertising and job printing. Bidders must include prices per 1000 ems for ordinances resolutions proclamations and financial statements and supply twenty five proof copies. The city reserves right to reject any or all bids. F D Brooks city clerk.
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