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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1886
Page
3
Local shop promotions appear for butter and dressed poultry at Pendleton's and Luther's urging shoppers to wait for buckwheat flour and maple syrup. A Lawrence Improvement Association meeting is announced for next Monday evening. References to reporters, back orders, coal, and a Salvation Army notice in Topeka conclude with a plea for morning crowds at Geo Innes' store.
Miscellany notes from Lawrence outline grocery pricing at Pendleton places including quarts and celery and derby prices. District Court reports Clark vs Perging with a $256 ruling for the plaintiff. Local notices warn of Salvation Army room safety and open Winthrop street ditch hazards. Personal briefs list visitors, travels, sales ads, and a concert by Handel and Haydn Society with W. M. Porteous.
A large Lawrence business gathering debated restarting water works with contractors. Resolutions urged proceeding, with possible time extension if delays occur, and threatened forfeiture of franchise if non completion persists. Attendees included P. Delchman, B. W. Woodward, and J. Riggs among others.
Rev E Atkinson resumes work as canvasser for the U B Bible Society of Dayton Ohio next week. He is now on his farm pest Medicia Jefferies county. Mr Smilth has removed his barber wenl set out dleht doors on Locust street. Some rude boys caused mischief yesterday stealing wood near the bridge. About fifty tickets were sold for a dance at the Pacific hotel last night. Proceeds go to Mrs Castle to pay a mortgage on her house on Main street. The best white blanket for the money advertised by A D Weaver. Cheap coal from C Brote & Son promises savings on winter supplies. Prof Snow te is beling geology specimens with printed labels. Prof Canfield attends State Teachers Association in Topeka. John Sullivan in Kansas City. Bob Curdy returned home for Sunday. Ella Ropes to spend Saturday and Sunday in Topeka. Albert Wallekuhler returns home for a two day vacation. Chancellor Cippincott announces plans for sheds on University grounds. Mise Churchill and Fred Bowersock spoke in chapel. J D Bowersock was among yesterday's visitors.
Amusements note Lester and Allen's Minstrels due Monday night November 16 with strong sales at Field and Hargla and Salisbury's Troubadours slated for the opera house Friday evening November 19. The Troubadours praised by the New York Telegram for a wildly entertaining mix of comedy and song, drawing large crowds in the city.
An advertisement in Henrietta offers Arnold Constable Co silk wrap Henriettas at low prices 1 to 21.50 a yard with claims of best wear and elegance. Another ad promotes A E Saxwy at 1012 New Hampshire street with a sale on a sturdy hose rake and single bareeks. A theater report notes a last night opera house presentation praised for Parker and Lottie Blair with Carrie Pryor and a strong orchestra performance.
Reverend Wm A J Chapman of Georgetown D C testifies to the excellence of Ball’s Cough Syrup for children and croup and lauds Allcock’s Porous Plaster as a safe, sure, and speedy external remedy. He urges readers to ask their pharmacist for Allcock's and not accept substitutes.
A testimonial from a New York reader credits the Cuticura Remedies with curing severe skin eruptions that swelled the body and weighed down health. The author claims weight gain, regained vigor, and frequent praise for the products, urging wider use and public availability.
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