02 Oct 1884
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1884
Page
1
A firm business rests on truth energy and honest dealing not on advertising. The speaker notes many merchants waste money chasing ad hype while promising lasting value. With nearly a quarter century of experience among readers they affirm their approach and invite customers to seek the latest best and cheapest from them.
An 1830s style piece extols pastry made with Royal Baking Powder instead of butter, claiming lighter, digestible crusts, cost savings, and better flavor, while comparing unfavorably to foreign criticism of American pies and hog products. It references Herr Svendsen concerts, local politics, and notices in a dense, period-voice newspaper column.
The Merritt wrecking company raised the Tallapoosa two miles toward Edgarstown harbor with plans for temporary repair in a few days. Other telegraph items report robberies in Wellington and Acqua train collision near Denver injuring about thirty, plus various local notices and court summonses across Kansas and Illinois.
Telegrams report a large fire burning three miles from Petersburg at the Dixpu lanta station on the Norfolk and Western line destroying cordwood stock. Dinwiddie forest fires persist with crews battling flames. A Texas Pacific wreck occurred from a horse collision injuring crew. a man died. Susquehanna River bridge caisson disaster near Frenchtown traps workers underwater with possible drownings. seven rescued at low tide. air helps rescue efforts as depth reaches sixty five feet.
Kansas City market report lists grain and livestock prices with receipts and bids. Wheat and corn show firmer cash and futures bids. eggs butter cheese hogs and meats noted with price ranges and quality terms. oat and hay values, flax seed, tallow, hides, wool, and lard included for regional trading on October 1, 1984.
Kansas City Live Stock Market notes cattle receipts 3,080 with influx from grass Texas. market dull and lower. Hogs receipts 5,785 with weak, lower prices. Sheep receipts 60, market quiet. Wheat and corn futures mixed with active demand for corn. oats stronger. Prices for pork, lard, butter, eggs, and whisky listed with various cash and futures figures.
A long list of improved farms and houses for sale with prices and brief features. Properties include a two story brick house on Mississippi street for 1430, 38 acre suburban farm for 1900, several cottages and frame houses near University, and farms ranging from 32 to 166 acres with prices from 800 to 5000. Call for complete list and terms. Tush & Co. real estate agents, 4 Massachusetts street, Law Fence.
The Chicago live stock market notes mixed movements with wheat futures up in October and November figures, hog receipts near 14,000 and down market tone. Sheep receipts around 3,000 with fair to lower prices, and miscellaneous grain quotes show October and January shifts.
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