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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1885
Page
3
Tonight Prof Pratt presents a Peacock Ballet by eight dancers led by little Jean Bowersock with premiere, plus wing step displays. Voters urged to register before deadline while reminders on Republican speakers and the Capsicum Cough Drops offer boarseness relief.
Mr M W McFarland and Miss Viola McFarland wed at Connecticut Street with guests including Hon E H Funston and Mrs Funston. The groom, a University man, and the bride, longtime Lawrence resident, were celebrated by Dr R Cordley. Also featured are theater veteran Loring J Oldham and Salsbury's Troubadours at the opera house, plus a sale of Rosewood filly to Albert Parker of Topeka.
Mee dames Gibbs and Custer unveiled new millinery at their Lawrence shop, displaying bonnets, hats, and dresses in bright trims and gilt plush. The stylish event drew shoppers, with praise for the capot bonnet and cartwheel replacements, as opening continues with 25 cent tickets for Pratt exhibition tonight.
The market notes mixed commodity prices and stock activity with oats, flour, and lard figures. Prices show declines in grains while beef and hogs receive varied bids. foreign exchange and government bonds data appear alongside limited livestock receipts and general market sentiment.
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