14 Jul 1886
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1886
Page
1
The piece sketches how various pay patterns affect tailors from dodging counterfeit fares to late bi ll payments by young men, businessmen, travelers, and a clever newspaper man. It contrasts prompt payers with habitual defaulters and ends noting the tailor’s peril without steady incomes.
In a damning critique the article cites global feather trade statistics showing England imports 10 million dollars worth of feathers from India Africa and Americas each year and France and England import 1.5 million exotic birds including 250 000 hummingbirds annually. It condemns ostrich feathers as part of a fashion that is fading and calls for humane attitudes toward birds. It also notes rising hay fever cases and praises Ely's Cream Balm as an effective remedy with the editor endorsing it for nasal and ocular symptoms.
Attention home seekers in Kansas Douglas County and Lawrence areas learn of improved acres and city lots for sale. Listings describe 10 room two story brick houses with streetcar access near the university frame houses on large lots with waters, shade trees and fruit, and farms from one acre to thousands with easy terms. Offers to show properties free of charge and calls to contact Holdley at Douglas County Bank for buys to suit and low interest.
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