Missouri Valley Weather Indications Today
The indications for the Missouri Valley today are fair weather with a slowly rising temperature and variable winds.
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1885
Page
4
The indications for the Missouri Valley today are fair weather with a slowly rising temperature and variable winds.
A fragment rich with ads and notices describes McConnell's and the Boston Department Store in Lawrence, promoting suits and goods, a Young People’s Meeting at MME church, lectures by Mr. Chew, hair care claims, and local court business including a jury charge on a note duress case. The items reflect retail promotion and community events plus a legal ruling and volatile prices.
A Longman's Magazine excerpt cautions against backbiters and tale bearers. It stresses firm, early confrontation of rumors, the danger of petty privilege, and the harm of innuendo. It contrasts cowardly gossip with decisive restraint, noting how mischief spreads and friendships suffer.
A Chicago News column quotes detective remarks on the decay and retirement of top bank burglars amid stronger safes and longer sentences. It lists former thieves and current fates, then argues a revival is unlikely as the fast generation lacks needed craft and capitalists fear. It also promotes Dr Dye’s Voltaic Belt for nervous debility with a free trial offer.
The column reports I A McCormick left for a northern State trip and Kansas City Star correspondent John Basking visiting the city. Notices cover visits from Q K Blackman, J M Yoder, and William Wilson of La Porte Indiana seeking business in Lawrence. A White Slave play at Bowersock's Opera House drew a large crowd, with praise for the cast and scenery. Also noted are local ads, a Knights of Select Supreme Commander election for Douglas Legion, and various goods and real estate items.
Gilbert and Sullivan fans in Lawrence will see the Gray English Opera Company perform Mikado with new costumes and Japanese stage settings. Tickets are 20 cents for balcony seating, with sales through Field & Co. The company, fresh from Chicago, promises a lively, attractive production. Also mentions Fun on the Bristol with Mr Tannehill’s troupe and favorable reviews of last matinee.
The American Committee of the Statue of Liberty offers a six inch bronzed statuette with pedestal and nickel silver finish for one dollar, and a twelve inch statue for five dollars. Numbers available by subscription through Aromano Borzen, secretary, at 88 Mercer Street, New York, with designs protected by U.S. Patents.
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