02 Sep 1884
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1884
Page
1
The passage compares the 1884 presidential race to clothiers marketing in Lawrence and claims long experience in buying and selling clothing for men and boys. It asserts all candidates will receive a fair share of patronage and emphasizes expertise in apparel needs.
Andrew Tosh & Co lists numerous farm and home properties for sale in Lawrence Kansas. Listings include a two story brick house at Mixstasppl street priced at 1450 and a suburban farm of five acres at 1800 with fruit trees, outbuildings, and a well. Other properties cover four to eleven rooms, various streets, and several farms ranging from 800 to 8000 dollars with terms available.
The Great Fair opens with preparations completed and a vast display of stock and agricultural products. Old Settlers reunion events, speeches by Governor Glick and ex governors, and a grand barbecue are highlighted as crowds gather.
The Acme Opera Company postponed engagements and secured Will D. Saphar to present The German Volunteer. Saphar, endorsed by the Grand Army departments of Pennsylvania and Kansas, impressed Topeka audiences with a strong German comedian performance. Other standouts included Jos Artington and Ta Ashbaugh. Tickets listed at parquette 7 cents balcony 5 cents gallery 25 cents with doors at seven-thirty.
An item lists a house and lot for sale on Ohio Street near Prof Robinson's, with contact to Alex Love. Additional notes mention D. F. Bigelow as an agent for patent medicines and a county superintendent candidate, plus various names and notices.
The Daily Indicator notes mixed signals in commodities with corn receipts at 3,460 bushels and oats steady. wheat shows firm demand but slips after opening higher. Livestock receipts reach 2,008 cattle and 3,000 hogs with varying prices as seasons shift. butter softens, hay stays strong, and flour remains quiet.
The Drovers Journal notes hogs receipts 3500 with 1000 shipped and market firm raising slightly. Cattle receipts 6000 with 2000 shipped, supply moderate and range from good to lower grades. Prices quoted include rough pegging and varied values across hogs and cattle with Wyoming and Montana entries.
The report notes 28 anti Jewish rioters arrested in Kubrottz western Russia as of September 1. Other items cover General Gordon's June 1 letter predicting Khartoum’s hold into November, Admiral Courbet's Minerva and Foo Chow operations, the Marco Polo wreck off Fair Isle with survivors, trade talks in Meekera seeking Bismarck’s aid to ease a blockade, and political results from London to Little Rock including Elizabeth Cady Stanton's first vote and Arkansas sheriff election tensions.
A 100 acre farm near Lawrence with 0 cultivated acres now growing wheat corn oats and other crops. Land includes pasture timber and prairie with shade trees and good water. One story four room house, basement, fair stable granary and corn cribs. Offered at 20 per acre. Apply Levi A Doase & Co.
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