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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1886
Page
2
The Lawrence Journal prints subscription rates by mail or carrier, with weekly and yearly options and advice on payment methods. The column then quotes various political notes, local contests, and international affairs, including references to Kansas politics, sugar prices, oyster pests, and public discourse on taxes and tea versus coffee consumption.
A Kansas newspaper column discusses Prentiss Webb Wilder Miller and others, noting Webb Wilder is Harvard educated. It reports on Speaker Carlisle planning a Wichita move and calls him a possible farmer ally. Southern Kansas cattle die from drought and water scarcity. Judge Brewer’s land ruling shifts indemnity lands to Kansas Southern railroad in Allen County, ending long disputes and murders over the land.
The article notes rising exports and imports indicating strong trade. Consul Goodwin of Annsberg Saxony reports 752 invoices in 1895 vs 1222 in 1886 with values $463,594 and $669,063 respectively. For July to September 1895 exports reached 470 invoices valued at $205,469. Principal exports include dress trimmings, music goods, slaves, embroidery, and toys, implying well funded American pockets.
Week ending November 23, 1986 lists new post offices in Kansas with names and postmasters, plus several discontinued offices across counties. The notice includes promotional medical ads for Kemp’s Surranparilla and Ayers Cherry Pectoral, with prices and endorsement phrases, plus a report of a Winfield man sentenced for horse stealing and other miscellaneous notices.
D L Hoadley, real estate loan agent, advertises improved farms in Douglas and adjoining counties, and houses in Lawrence. Listings include a two story brick house with 10 rooms near the University, frames with 5 rooms, corner lots, and a 7 room brick house with a barn. Offers favorable terms, low down payments, and easy installments. Also promotes farm tracts from one to over a thousand acres, with near-term opportunities for settlers and buyers to contact Hoadley at Douglas County Bank.
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