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Newspaper

Lawrence Weekly Journal

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 05, 1886

Page

9

Train Schedules and Rail Lines Listed for Lawrence

The page lists multiple rail lines and services including UNION PACIFIC, ATCHISON TOPEKA SANTA FE, and SOUTHERN KANSAS RAILROAD. It shows express and passenger trains with destinations such as New York Denver and Mexico, with times around 4:35 pm and 1 pm. It notes agents in Lawrence and ticket offices at The Union Ticket Office, TUS Mass Street.

Lawrence Union Ticket Tus Mass Bosworth Crosby Milling Company Topeka M. Turner Ohio T. D. Grifith L. Dailey Lake Minnetonka A. W. Cook Southern Kansas Yeaterday White LeavenWorth Union Pacific Barker Maine Osxie Tosh Tannersee Hellepend G. W. Duback Kansas City Wiliam Kinnear Baxeen Smith Minneapelis Minesota Garden City

Ottawa Gossip and Moving People Notes

Many residents and visitors are mentioned with travels and returns from cities like Topeka Kansas City Denver and Minneapolis. Notable items include Mrs Sawyer and others moving west, Shimmons and Blair traveling, and reports of local officials and workers passing through. A drowning scare in Ottawa ends as a misrumor with the German shoemaker Hermann Haring safe.

Sawyer Bilas Winfield Shimmons Topeka KB. G. Blair Atchison O. Richards Eudora Junger Thacher Kansas City G. W. Toothaker A. B. Powers Denver Colorado

Junction Journal boom and town notes reflect a busy season

The Lawrence area reports a rising Journal issue and upcoming school year as local business opens new shops including a wagon maker and Adame Express Co. subheads cover district court actions, a tax levy of twenty one mills, and personnel changes. A Sunday elevator fire causes losses, while a benevolent society excursion brings crowds from Topeka and beyond.

BASE BALLISTS IN SESSION BRIGHTENS LOCAL MOVE

The meeting at the courthouse organized a baseball association with J E Parke as president and Don Whitehead as secretary. Officers elected include Geo Innes as president and Wm Bromeliuck as vice president, with a committee to select grounds and build an amphitheatre. City Council discussed sidewalks, judgments, and a possible occupation tax while hydrant locations were debated for future study.

Baseball Association Court House J. E. Parke Don Whitehead Geo. Innes Wm. Bromeluick J. P. Parke J. 3. Gilmore M. Newmark Art Monk John Usher W. M. Culberteen A. D. Weaver J. M. Bayless Harry Place C. 3. Metcalfe Stone

Amazing Cure Claims for King’s New Discovery

Chattanooga dealer touts Dr King s New Discovery for consumption as a cure after a severe cold settled on his lungs. He reports rapid improvement with a few bottles and promotes it for coughs and colds. Barber Bros Drug Store offers trial bottles. The ad also promotes Parker s Tonic and Bucklen s Arnica Salve with price and satisfaction guaranteed notes. Also mentions B B S Blood Purifier and local druggists selling it with strong merit claims.

D. A. Bradford Chattanooga Tenn Dr. King Barber Bros. Drug Store Bucklen Barber Brs S Bdawly Bellef Atlanta W. P. Luire & Co Berher Bros

Old remedy claims cure for catarrh asthma and nervous debility

An old physician announces a vegetable remedy said to cure catarrh, asthma, and nervous debility with permanent results. He offers free distribution with directions, noting support from many users. Edward Shepherd of Harrisburg Illinois praises Electric Bitters and endorses their health benefits. Local ad copy touts Bucklen’s and other tonics with claims of positive effects.

East India Edward Shepherd Harrisburg Ill Hstors Buocklen Barber Brve

Law of finding lost property ownership and duties

The law states that losing property does not transfer ownership to the finder. The owner may reclaim property anytime. if no claimant appears, the finder may possess it. If owner-identifying marks exist and the finder fails to restore, they may be guilty of crime, up to grand larceny for $25 or more. When no identifying signs exist, advertise the find. possession remains with the finder until the owner reappears.

New York Daily News

An Unpatented Invention in Washington Letter

A congressman devised a clever scheme called the dummy key racket to control hotel guest access. He made a spare key that is always in the clerk’s box, enabling him to manage visitors and maintain privacy for his circle. He hopes to keep it secret until the end of the session.

Washington Congress Donal Stalia

The Modern Devil in a Union Methodist Sermon

The blind House Chaplain Rev Milburn described the modern devil as a polished, worldly cynic who travels among elite society. He despises beauty and is unmoved by sunset or art, sneering at people and causing dissension within church and community.

Washington Union Methodist Church Milburn House of Representatives Ndon Paria New York Weakioaton San Francisco Mephistopheles

Athens Georgia Matrimonial Center in State Institutions

The Atlanta Constitution notes Athens as the state’s matrimonial hub with the State University and Lucy Cobb Institute training many in the duties of life. It cites a common refrain where men meet wives while students, reflecting a longstanding social pattern in the area.

Athens Georgia Atlanta Constitution State University Lucy Cobb Institute Thest Pairersiy Dental Mart Fromieet

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