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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1884
Page
4
Real estate firm Gleason and Whitman advertise numerous bargain properties in Douglas and nearby counties. Listings include 935 acre farm with multiple improvements, 160 acre tract with orchard, 240 acre prairie land near Lawrence, 120 and 80 acre farms, and several smaller houses and lots priced from about 700 to 4,000 plus easy terms. Many require quick sale.
A series of farm and home notices near Lawrence Kansas describe 14 acre and 12 mile from the city properties. Listings highlight cultivated land good water springs shade trees orchards timber and proximity to railroad stations towns schools churches and stores. Prices range from 1 000 to 4 500 with easy terms and immediate possession offered by Levi A Doane & Co.
A fragmentary newspaper page lists train names, travel notices, and ads. It notes an Episcopal oyster supper, a corrected rumor about Judge Foote, and local business promotions. It mentions a preacher license, a tailor’s shop, and a chamber set sale linked to tenants on Massachusetts Street.
An Episcopal church ladies group will hold a supper without partisan distinction. The notice praises Leis German Baking Powder and Fruit Extracts, signed by A. S. McCuttock, steward of the Kansas Deaf and Dumb Asylum. An oyster lunch from 11 to 2 is listed at Miller's building. A sale of surplus dry goods by Geo. Innva & Co. is advertised with reduced prices.
A Cincinnati Enquirer review hails Bartley Campbell's My Partner as a premier American drama. Louis Aldrich leads as the ideal frontiersman Joe Saunders shines, Mina Goldthwaite impresses with a charming stage presence, while critics praise the production as well staged with fine acting and lavish scenery. The Girard opera house hosted a full audience as the curtain rose on Burr Oaks scenery and a large cast demonstrated the play's appeal.
Largest list of improved farms and city property in the county offers 80 acres near Lawrence at 12.50 an acre with long terms or 20 percent cash discount. 160 acres with water and timber at 12.00 per acre with quarter cash and balance at 6 percent interest. Various houses and lots in Lawrence priced to move, with easy terms to enable home ownership or farming. Also promotes viewing arrangements and contact with D. J. Heapizy.
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