Local notes from Topeka and nearby towns
A collage of brief items: deaths in South Hampton Massachusetts. local politics and society events in Topeka and Lawrence. a bigamy arrest and a note on a court suit for 1.25. Nelson and Harrison anecdotes. Episcopal church social with First Regiment band. McCann’s new railroad post in Cincinnati. Eldridge house barber shop upgrades. former University men and state political news from Kansas towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
First Regiment
Episcopal Ladies
Kansas Exposition Display Falls Short in Wichita County
A Kansas exhibit at the Cincinnati driven exposition occupies an octagonal pavilion but remains poorly filled and sparsely decorated. A Cincinnati manager, living in Wichita, laments the weak effort and urges Kansas to improve the display, noting Douglas county could showcase better than railroads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.G. Sands
Cincinnati
Kansas
United States
Wichita
Sedgwick
Douglas County
Veterans of 1840 Meet and Talk Over Old Times
A gathering of old Republicans who voted for Harrison in 1846 met at the Journal office to reminisce about the campaign. Attendees from Kansas, New York, Ohio, Indiana, and other states shared memories, while local residents' libraries and reading habits reveal a literate Lawrence community. The piece also notes library patronage, summer reading trends, and profiles of notable readers and local clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal
Gen
Harrison
Jouran
Thomas Butler
Virginia
Montgomery County
Indiana
J. W. Davis
Lincoln Street
Salina
New York
J.A. Kelly
Lecompton
Kansas
Ohio
Geo. Wolf
North Lawrence
Pennsylvania
L. D. Bailey
Garden City
Atkinson
New Hampshire
Orin Campbell
North Carolina
Joseph Kelso
James Dumons
A. Mead
Cayuga County
Geo. T. McClure
Columbiana County
John Speer
Portsmouth
James Crowder, Lecompton
Kentucky
Madison
W. P. Dockray
Rhode Island
Washington County
E. R. Deming
Massachusetts
Williamston
S. B. Prentiss
T. C. Heaton
Jefferson County
A. F. Tweek
White
Santa Fe
Simpson Berry
Pleasant Surprise Birthday Party For John Quincy Adams
About forty friends gathered one mile east of Bismarck Friday for John Quincy Adams forty eighth birthday. Refreshments added to the pleasure. Dr. E. D. F. Phillips and Frank Hilson won booby prizes in the broom brigade. The surprise party was a success and left Mr Adams with many friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Quincy Adams
Bismarck
Adams
E. D. F. Phillips
Frank Hilson
Adam
Fortieth Birthday Surprise for Mrs Geo Feil in 910 Vermont
A Thursday evening party at Mrs Geo Feil’s home 910 Vermont celebrated her fortieth birthday. Guests included Mr and Mrs Acting, Mr and Mrs Gnefkow, Mr and Mrs Ritter, Mr and Mrs Quick, Mr and Mrs Johns, Mr and Mrs Apitz, Mr and Mrs Speitz, Mr and Mrs Rutherford, Mr and Mrs Hume, Mr and Mrs Ecke, Mr and Mrs Fischer, Mr and Mrs Biebusch, Mr and Mrs Roussel, Mr Wyemiller, Mr and Mrs Jaedicke, Miss Ecke, Miss Apitz, Miss Gufis, Mr Evans, and Mr Guiler. A beautiful arm chair was presented to the hostess, refreshments followed, and guests stayed late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Feil
Vermont Street
Chas
Gnefkow
Max Ritter
Quick
Henry Johns
Chas. Apitz
Robert Speitz
Rutherford
Hume
T. J. Ecke
Julius Fischer
Henry Biebusch
Ed. Roussel
Wyemiller
Jaedicke
Amelia Ecke
Amelia Apitz
Katie Gufis
David ‘Evans
A. Guiler
Democratic Rally in Batowsy Ends in Tragedy and Tame Evening
The Grand Democratic Rally in Batowsy, Kansas attracted about fifteen undaunted supporters and fifty Republicans. Two men died, Judge John Martin and Col. Burris, whose exact fate is unclear as Burris could not speak due to hoarseness. Capt. Lew Green introduced Burris, who delivered a calm if defensive address praising the party and Grover Cleveland. The crowd’s response was modest, and rain later drenched cornfields. In Lawrence and Douglas County, a flour advertisement extols Staff of Life flour from new wheat and urges readers to request the product. The Republican Central Committee met in the court house, elected officers, and planned a short campaign, with a resolution endorsing Geo. J. Barker in the senate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
Fég Miny
Twn
Marsh
John Hutchings
Col. Moore
Ed Russell
Prof.Snow
B. W. Woodward
O. Thacher
Geo. Innes
E. E. Hale
Frank
Cornelia
Lawrence
Friends In Council
J. A. Symonds
Zodiac Club
Shakespere
No Name Club
Russia
Augusta Evans
Mary J. Holmes
E. P. Roe
Roe
George Elliott
Stowe
Hawthorne
Ben Hur
Wm. Black
Thackeray
Vanity Fair
Newcomes
Lyton
Goldsmith
Emerson
Goethe
Schiller
Mathew Arnold
Browning
Kansas
Batowsy
Kan
Krader
John Martin
Col
Burris
Lew Green
Harrangue
Grover Cleveland
Col.Burris
Farmer Funston
Baldwin
Pszlmyra Township
Douglas County
Lawrence Mills
B. Pierson
Republican County Central Committee
Court House
H. B. Asher
John Starrett
H. Carmean
Alfred Deichman
Green Keith
James Gillaly
H. D. Whitman
Ed. Zimmermann
J. W. Bullock
J. B. Cunningham
K. M. McMillen
Geo. F. Haas
J. W. Games
Alex. Gregg
John M. Starrett
H.B. Asher
Geo. J. Barker
Senate
Discussion of Important Political Questions in the Weeky Journal
Brief readable fragment notes a discussion of important political questions in the weekly journal. The entry hints at editorial debate and civic topics likely debated by the publication's writers and readers. No specific names, dates, or places are provided in the fragment.
Squaws Don Bonnets After Chadron Robbery
Readable items report Cheyenne tribe robbing a Chadron Nebraska millinery shop, noting Native women wearing bonnets like white squaws. Also includes a tobacco-style ad for Madame Revere’s pills and Coschee’s German syrup, with a New York baseball ground quip.
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Nebraska
Chadron
A Blessing to Every Woman Sealed Advice Offer
A reader note offers women guidance on painless child bearing via sealed envelope after sending four cents in stamps to Mrs. E Revenez Jersey City N J. An ad promotes Simmons Liver Regulator claiming it improves digestion liver function and bowel regularity amid a paragraph on Chicago dry goods wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madame Revere
Our Lady
E. Revenez
Jersey City
N. J
Simmons
Bucklen Arnica Salve Advertsed By Barber Bros
Bucklen arnica Salve touted as best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers chapped hands chilblains corns eruptions and piles with a money back guarantee if not satisfied price 25 cents per box available from Barber Bros.
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Barber Bror
Electric Bitters praise and guarantees ad brief
An advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a pure medicine that cures liver and kidney diseases removes skin afflictions and purifies blood. It claims malaria prevention and cure of fevers headaches constipation and indigestion with a satisfaction guarantee. Prices 50 cents and 1 per bottle at Barber Bros. drugstore.
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Barber Bro
Colic Relief Claim in Liver Regulator Advertisement
An advertisement touts Simmons Liver Regulator as a fast acting remedy for colic especially in children. It claims a single dose relieves sudden night complaints, asserts safety for infants, and presents the product as never failing to ease pain.
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Simmons Liver
Is Consumption Incurable Read the following
r.C. H. Morris of Newark Arkansas says he was down with an access of lungs and friends and physicians pronounced him an incurable consumptive. He began taking Dr Se for a third bottle.
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R.c. H. Morris
Newark, Ark
Dr. Se
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Gilmore i
Edwards
C. L. ‘Edwards
South’ ‘Hampton
Hostetter
Democrat
Nash Hetrick
McCreaths
The
Rickman
Eudora
Enterprise
A.F. Tweed
Benjamin Harrison
J. Nicolls-Shepherd & Co
J. D. Martin
J. W. Hauk
John Rooks
Love
Rooks
J. G. Sands
Topeka
McCann
Ohio& Mississippi Railroad
Eldridge House
Geo. Nicolay
Topeka Journal
P. C. Young
State University
Wilson County
Southerland
F. A. Stocks
Blue Rapids
Smith
Charles F. Scott
Iola Register
Scott
Veterans OF 1840
E. W. Pease
Vermont
Windsor County
R. L. Williams
Shelbyville
Ilinois
Captain Barber
Richmond
Henry Eggert
Wakarusa Township
W. H. Eggert
Wakarusa
Mud Creek
Slade
Wycert
U. B. Church
Will Barrett
Bonner Springs
Turkey Creek
Perry
Republican Central Commit
Kemp
Barber Broa
Logan County
Dakota
Goodsill
Kemp’s Balsam
Barber Bros
Coschee
Chicago
Bucklen
John Finzer Bos
Jouisville
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Minnezs
Faribault
Lwater WL
Delaware
Cedar
Ubigourney
Ottumwa
Seymour
Tay
J. H. Willand
Delaware St
Kansas City
Boswell Miller
H. V. Carpenter
Paes
H. Hrafford
Lectric Bitters
Greamery
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