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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1885
Page
3
The page lists Union Pacific train times and service details from Leavenworth to various destinations, including the Pacific Express and Atlantic Express. It notes schedules and personnel such as T J Shanklin, with ads and local notices about community events, shop promotions, and weather impacts.
Real estate transfers listed include Jas McElwain to S D Anderson and CW Hughes to WT Sinclair with multiple lot and fractional transfers in Lawrence and Doane subdivisions. Also noted are public notices on Topeka asylum inspection for Cayler Sawyer, medical updates on Judge Foote’s patient, a local entertainment review, and various advertisements for ice cream, boots and shoes, and dry goods. The column mentions Topeka mayor and governor pardons, and camp-meeting attendance with Bishop Nind.
Local churches announce morning and evening services with Sunday school and youth meetings. Various residents and visitors travel through town, including Postmaster Shannon, Mr. Eben Kinzie, Miss Anna March, and General Manager A. A. Robinson. Statements note travel to Leavenworth and Chicago, and the Southern Kansas railway extension progress near Medicine Lodge.
A chat with Mr. Shimmons reveals light retail trade as farmers delay buying while Eldemiller & Co and Shimmons & Son push assortments across parlor furniture, stoves, glassware, and general furnishings amid wary times. The piece notes invoices, weights, and plans to expand stock including fine glassware and chamber goods.
An old style advertisement offers ice from Eidemitler and Co and a free trial of Dr. Does Voltaic Belt with Electric Suspensory Appliances for nervous debility and related ailments. Claims restoration of health and manhood with illustrated pamphlet mailed free from Voltaic Belt Co. Marshall, Mich.
Public examination for teachers held at the Central school building in Lawrence on July 31st and August 1st 1885. Superintendent J C Banta oversees the county event.
A New York city newspaper man Armstrong, while walking home to his Brooklyn area cottage after midnight, found a dead man hanging from a tree. He secretly concealed the body to scoop papers, but neighbors later testified. Police determined the man died by self-inflicted knife wound and hanging. Armstrong faced murder charges before facts proved his innocence. This sensational episode became a major local story. The narrative also notes Mrs. Bessie Paschal Gassaway Wright's three marriages, including marriage to Thomas P. O Connor, and sketches her high social circle and career moves.
A Guadalajara paper recounts a June 6 flood that devastated Cuarenta and San Gabriel in a canyon near Lacos, washing away homes, bridges, and livestock. Fire and hail accompanied the three hour surge as survivors, many with children, fled to higher structures and reefs seeking safety amid widespread starvation and ruin.
A Detroit Free Press note recounts a teen girl’s abuse story at a market and a local moralizing view from the era. It contrasts with Pittsburgh Chronicle depictions warning against street flirtations and branding a woman’s reputation.
Note announces loans available on real estate and personal property. Includes terms for lending under the auspices of Onies over Apilz's harness shop and mentions money loaned for other parties. F 2d1oy Cooren & Hovey listed in the notice.
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