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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1885
Page
2
Trains from Union Pacific Atlantic and other lines list depart and arrival times between Leavenworth and Kansas City with mixed car services and express options. Local reports note telegraph fundraising for a Grant monument and city events including band performances and prohibition meeting planning.
Fire destroyed a vacant frame house on Rhode Island street owned by Mrs Williamson. Early yesterday morning the blaze spread rapidly before help arrived, nearly wiping out the structure and damaging a nearby frame horse shed. Insurance coverage totals 1000 dollars for the house and 600 for the outbuilding. Mrs Williamson is described as an estimable woman who can ill afford the loss.
A veterans account recalls 1861 near Red Bank West Virginia where a twenty first Ohio regiment member aided a Black woman by buying sugar with thirteen cents. The gesture sparked a later reunion with the woman who recognized him as the young soldier who spoke of freedom and equal rights for Black people, symbolizing emancipation’s promise.
The Nail of the Future notes steel-wire nails rapidly replacing Tron and cut nails. Old Bessemer rails will yield more nails as wear out, with a Syracuse mill for wire from rails awaiting operation. Progress hinges on rail surplus and inventive machinery. a Providence teller's spending reveals a fiscal paradox.
Willie, born on the same day as George Washington, plans a small tea party for boot-black Sam Jenkins and friends. His mother encourages generosity as Sam and two other boys receive warmth, clothing, and boots from neighbors. Willie learns it is more blessed to give than receive.
A critical look at McMaster’s History of the People of the United States notes the French Revolution’s strong sway on early American society. The piece highlights how republican fervor sparked new terms and forms of address, with citizens replacing Mr and Sir in letters, bills, and public notices.
A wedding gathered about twenty five unmarried guests. A proposed private pairing system assigned each person a partner of the opposite sex and a confidant President to keep secrets. Eleven reciprocal matches formed and their marriages were concluded.
The letter discusses the French Academy exposition at the Villa Medici and a painting titled Interior of Harem by Doucet. It calls the nude scene coarse yet notes artistic merit as a study of flesh, contrasting it with ancient sculpture and Rubens Venus, arguing modern painting often shocks refined sensibilities.
During an 1883 court visit, Secretary of State Marcy's dress ban for ministers clashed with Queen Victoria's expectations. Mr. Buchanan wore a swallow tail with a hidden sword to distinguish himself, while lackeys wore none. The clever tactic pleased the queen and made Buchanan a court favorite.
A Baltimore drummer, mistaken for a speaker, is escorted to a temperance gathering on a stairway. He delivers jokes and remarks on drunkenness, then is playfully revealed as not the intended orator. The crowd laughs, the chairman jokes, and the drummer exits with minimal credit.
For Sale and lease of the Lawrence House and a novelty grist mill. Also driving mare with top, bogey and harness at a bargain. Far rent for office room on Moor Street in Opera House block lighted by gas and steam heat. Bas ement rooms in Opera House available in four days. Inquire at Douglas County Bank. Boarding offered at three dollars and a half per week. Also twenty baby wagons to close out at cost to make room for fall goods. By J A Dal lev.
Johnson and Heytingberg barbers and hairdressers advertise at Massachusetts Street in the fourth half of McConnell's shop space. They claim to cut ladies and children's hair, offer Heylingberg dandruff remover used by city’s best, promote Champion Face Wash for chapped hands and tender faces, with prices and preparation by J. Jaucylngberg at Johnson Leylingberge garber shop 4-2.
Mr Geo Willing of Manchester Michigan writes his wife had been almost helpless for five years until using Electric Bitters. He claims she can now do her own work after two bottles. Testimonials claim great cures. Bar ber Bros sells bottles for fifty cents.
An ad touts Dr. Ning's New Discovery for consumption claiming thousands cured. It urges consumptives to try the remedy with free trials and hot houses offered by Harber Bros. Dreseeree. The pitches emphasize throat and lung ailments and promise a safe, cost-free trial to prove effectiveness.
An advertisement offers ice from Eidemiller & Co and promotes Dr. Dyes Celebrated Voltaic Belt with electric appliances. It promises a free thirty day trial for nervous debility, vitality loss, and related issues, claiming complete restoration to health and manhood. The text includes typographical errors and mentions mail order details from Voltaic Belt Co. in Marshall, Michigan.
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