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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1887
Page
4
Lawrence Kas April 21 1887 The Burlington Republican starts a daily paper The piece asks how storage for fruit medals will be kept and how harvest of wheat and corn will fare The text notes thirty six hours of rain in northwest Kansas and seeks Snow’s report on water depth The late rains receive praise across the Kansas press with Texas also affected by rain shortages
A Topeka Capital letter asks the Lawrence Journal to share the boom editor's address, praising heavy rains in Kansas since April and urging early corn planting. The writer notes ample water supplies from wells and cisterns, expects a strong corn season, and calls for printed guidance.
If any town in Kansas is in lack of rain we would advise them to put in water works. Nothing like it to kill a drouth and bring water.
A Mississippi-era critique mocks Gen Ric for bellicose language toward Kansas City papers. The writer jokes about his fiery oaths and contrasts his tone with Heavenly minded calm, urging milder, Leavenworth Times style while noting Mars and thunder in his vows.
The April Current features "Travels in Siberia" and "International Copyright" plus "Life and Character in a Mining Region." American Art Magazine is praised as superb and worth $2.50 yearly. The American Book Maker for April adds value for trade readers. May Century will start Atwater on Food economy and Pharaohs with illustrations. Brugsch Bey recounts royal mummy discoveries.
In Kansas cities the first test of female municipal suffrage is examined. The piece argues the election was largely orderly despite excitement, notes women vote independently, and claims suffrage improves candidate quality, ethics, and public discourse. It cites Parsons and Leavenworth cases and counters sensational claims about race and literacy.
Father Baker prints a Sunday supplement praised as good, but part appears bottom side up, violating the Murray law. The article notes Father Baker’s growing activity in the newspaper business.
A partial OCR fragment mentions blood, consumptive illness, and red affections. It references an association in Buffalo New York and hints at cures without Seis teeth, though details are unclear due to damaged text.
Mr. Gould toured Kansas cities and spoke favorably of the Missouri Pacific’s expansion. He cited 1,700 miles of line in Kansas, private talks with Wichita editors, and plans to ship smokeless coal and pine lumber at competitive rates to Topeka and Kansas City. He claimed low freights for lumber and promised new coal mines and rail traffic growth.
The piece argues Kansas leads in speculative real estate as capital returns to the west, urging prompt investment to raise value and fuel development. It warns against excessive inflation, calls for improved homes, industry, and civic vigor to spread prosperity and lift public life.
A Broadway jewelry dealer notes chatelaine chains as the season’s top fad worn on the breast with a dancing end ball. Chains feature balls of varied materials from diamonds to quartz, including unique keepsakes like a Skye terrier hair ball and a quartz piece from Colorado. The end ball, engraved with ore strike data, slides beneath the bust while the watch end is hidden. Thousands sold, many custom orders.
The article notes that persistent late rains threaten an odorous insect, the chintz bug, and describes the necessity of eliminating it to protect plants and fabrics. It emphasizes environmental challenges and garden maintenance amid damp conditions.
A Topeka Journal note cites a mild, wet winter lingering into spring. It mentions Frank McLennan and Governor Eskridge as not expected readers of the item.
Snow fell to ten inches in Locx Haven on April 18 marking the severest April storm since 1844. In Hartford sleighs were out after ten hours of snowfall, with persistent chill in the air contrasting Kansas sunshine.
A New York Mail and Express item describes melocipede a musical bicycle enabling riders to pedal out music without extra effort. It envisions clubs using brass bands while wheels move, offering aria or Wagner tunes as pedestrians hear the melody. It notes no formal training needed and predicts long instrument life.
An article recounts traditional Hawaiian courtship where women often pursued men, notes on bashful suitors, and a missionary marriage tale. It includes a tale of a bride delay and a shoe squeak value practice in the Sandwich Islands, and ends with a Boston sign about candy with bread.
A Washington letter describes Col W H W of Baltimore who allegedly cured himself of drunkenness with Hop Bitters. The writer claims the card would be valuable in cities including Rochester Cincinnati New Orleans New York and Baltimore, asserting widespread recognition and large expenditures on rum. The note urges distributing the bitters’ cure via the card to generate sober men.
An 1886 letter from Mitton Delaware praises Hop Bitters as a cure for debility nervousness and indigestion after physicians failed to relieve suffering. The parents urge others not to avoid the medicine due to prejudice and endorse its tonic benefits. Relayed by Rev Mrs J H Eltcoop as a recommendation from a noted user.
Rev. E. R. Warren of Scirio New York states he is a pastor and educated physician not in practice. He details his wife’s long illness and says Hop Bitters greatly benefited her and that she may be cured. The couple recommends the remedy to friends citing numerous improvements.
A young man, cured of a severe liquor thirst by Hop Bitters, remains sober for over two years and urges others to try the remedy. The note is from a leading RB Official in Chicago. Also reported, 4273 immigrants landed at Castle Garden on April 5, the season’s largest daily intake since its first use as a reception site.
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