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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1885
Page
2
Train times, marriage licenses, obituaries, and local ads fill a Lawrence city page. Items include Southern Kansas Railway schedules, a cornet solo at a poor farm dance, a marriage license for Jas Muntaugh and Anna OH Plummer, death notices for Miss Alice Diverbess and Mr Jus Turngate, a county court replevin case, and local business pitches from Innes and Dailey.
A composite of society notes and public concerns recounts social calls to Denver and Michigan visits, weathered by reports on Prohibition struggles in Council Bluffs, a suicide near Eudora, a Teachers Institute update, and community happenings in North Lawrence including a newborn and local commerce notices.
Dispatches announced General Grant's death prompting national mourning. Shops draped in crepe, flags lowered, and public buildings bore emblems of mourning. Washington Post planned a memorial gathering with notable speakers and possible attendance by ex-Governor Gee T Anthony. A reception at the Unitarian church honored Dr. A M Wilder and wife, formerly of the city, now at the University of California. A Kansas City wedding united J Otto Hauser and Mary E Mull. A tragic accident killed a German boy near Willow Springs by a hanging rope. A city man feared his daughter eloped and watched trains. Strawberry ice cream advertised at Wiedemann's.
Billy Kersands and a company of genuine colored minstrels perform next Wednesday at the opera house with low ticket prices of 50 25 and 21 cents The troupe claims top vocal talent and a strong baritone Usher guards offer tips The sale for seats begins at Fields on Tuesday A Kanssa National Guard band concert open air in the park tonight features a program including Schottische and Flirting In The Tone The ad notes three refrigerators left at cost to clear stock J A Dailev
Mr Jas Murtaugh and Miss Annie Plummer were wed last evening at 9 30 at Mr A Monroe’s residence in a private ceremony. The couple, well known locally, will visit Denver before returning home. Attendees included Mr B S Crocker of Topeka and Mrs H Fisher of Topeka. Gifts listed from numerous friends. Nearby events included Wiedemann’s ice creamSale and a roller coaster lease by the colored Congregational church. An advertisement offers Dr Dye’s Voltaic Belt with a free 30 day trial.
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