Lawrence 1886 Notes Mixed Local News and Notices
In 1886 Lawrence notes. weddings, court actions, club meetings, and social visits populate a page. Edward Austin wed Bettie Brown at A. M. E. parsonage on August 5 by Rev. Harwell. Jesse Brechtelebauer to visit Leavenworth. A warrant for Maggie Gage issued in Judge Howard’s court for disturbing Emma Morton. Prohibition Club meets at Rev. Richardson’s home. Lawrence Glee Club gathers at George Gould’s. Mileham ill in county hospital after stabbing Weidman. Richardson and Arnold’s Union Square run a week at Bowersock’s with Monte Cristo. Parker’s Hair Balsam advertised by Findlay druggist J. H. Decker. Whitehead and Little take a Kansas City trip. Merchants challenge game with Warren to Henry streets. two blocks meet next Wednesday. Lawrence Base Ball club to play Winchester club at Oskaloosa if weather permits. Max Rennick reports corn matured after ninety days. L. D. L. Toul candidate for Probate Judge on Republican ticket. Local social spots, camping trip on the Des Moines river, and a council meeting with tax and hydrant discussions. Death of Emmet Ridenour noted. family en route to Lawrence.
Milestones on the Road to Health by Stomach Bitters
The article extols Hostetter s Stomach Bitters as a remedy that restores digestion and liver, bowel, and kidney function, claiming rapid progress toward health. It argues that dyspepsia causes numerous symptoms and that Bitters removes their root cause, leading to renewed vigor.
Sudden Changes and Skin Perspiration Cautions
An old health note warns that adequate daily nutrition and proper elimination keep health, while sudden weather shifts hinder skin function, trapping waste in the body. It claims Brandreth's Pulls remove impurities from any cause, curing pain inflammation and colds in hours.
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Brandreth
His Boxes Protruded Through the Cash Ailing Patient Cured by B B B says Alabama Doctor
A prominent Alabama physician reports a patient almost dying from tertiary syphilis who had ulcers and bone exposed at the elbow. After treatment with B B B he was entirely cured. The doctor notes the patient had previously seen several noted physicians without improvement.
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Alabama
Ely's Cream Balm Praised for Hay Fever Prevention
F. K B. Ainsworth of Indianapolis endorses Ely's Cream Balm as the sole preventative that effectively combats hay fever from August 9th until frost after a decade of suffering. He notes the druggist recommended it and urges flag fever sufferers to know its efficacy.
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Ely
F. K B. Ainsworth
F. B. Ainsworth & Co., Publishers
Indianapolis
Ind
Advice to Mothers from Winslow’s Soothing Syrup
Mrs WINSLOW S SOOTHING SYRUP advertised as the prescription of a leading nurse and physician in the United States. It claims forty years of use with “never failing” success for teething children and relief from dysentery and diarrhoea. Price 25c a bottle.
Remedies for women’s ailments promise to cure without doctors
An advertisement urges wives mothers and daughters to mail 2 cents for a “Nustrated Treatise” and full directions claiming a woman cured from pains worse than death by a mysterious remedy. The offer asks readers to address Mas W C Hones 653 Broadway New York and mentions the paper.
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W.C. Hones
Broadway
Barber Bros Promises Reliable Stock and Free Trial Bottles
Barber Bros emphasizes reliability and active push in stocking purest goods and high merit. As agents for Dr King s New Discovery for consumption colds and coughs they offer a positive guarantee. Call to obtain 4 trial bottles free to prove their claim and cure throat lungs or chest ailments.
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Barber Bros
Dr. King
Generous Proposition from Atlanta Firm Barbs on Cure Claims
A credibly informed notice says Boop BaLM Co of Atlanta proposes to cure many ailments for one third the money and in half the time of known remedies. Diseases listed include scrofula ulcers tumors blood poison rheumatism catarrh skin diseases kidney complaints and chronic female complaints among others. Book offered free by mail. Sold by Barber Bros druggists.
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Boop Balm Co
Atlanta
Barber Bros
Physician’s free remedy claim offered to readers
A retired East India missionary mentored physician says a simple vegetable cure can radicalize cures for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and nervous disorders. He will mail the recipe free in German French or English with directions to any interested reader who sends stamps and cites this paper to W A Norris 149 Power Block Rochester NY.
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East India
W. A. Norris
Rochester N.Y
Blood Poison Remedy Promoted in Atlanta Advertisement
Thousands across the nation suffer in silence while a single bottle of B. B. B. Blood Poison Elixir is claimed to outperform twelve bottles of competitors. An offer invites readers to write for a free book detailing the remedy. Also promoted is Roger’s Hair Vigor as an indispensable, economical toilet dressing from Atlanta.
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Bloon Ba. Co
Atlanta
Roger
Our Firm Belief in a Blood Purifier
An 1584 Atlanta notice by W P Smith & Co. and Barher Bros. promotes a blood purifier called Merit. The firm asserts the product is the best on the market, selling four or five bottles to any buyer with universal satisfaction.
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Atlanta
W. P. Smith & Co
Barher Bros
Wonderful Cures Reported by Local Drug Store
Rome druggists W. D. Hoyt & Co claim two years of steady sales for Dr. King's New Discovery Electric Bitters and Bucklen's Arnica Salve. They cite several pronounced consumption cures in Rome and guarantee the remedies. Barber Bros. sell them.
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W. D. Hoyt & Co
Rome
Dr. King
Bucklen
Barber Bros
Law of Finding Lost Property Described in Detail
The law holds that losing property does not transfer ownership to the finder. The owner can reclaim it anytime and the finder must try to identify the owner, advertise if needed, and only gain possession if no claimant appears. A hidden purse in a bureau purchased at auction was treated as larceny under the finder’s law.
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New York Daily News
An Unpatented Invention in Washington Life
A congressman develops a "dummy-key racket" to deter visitors by placing a fake key in hotel key boxes. He hopes to conceal the ploy until the current session ends, leveraging hotel key box practice to signal whether a boarder is in or out. The scheme has reportedly worked well, bolstering his popularity among peers.
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Washington
Congress
Ile
Wiig
The Modern Devil Described by Milburn at Union Church
The Rev. Dr Milburn, blind Chaplain of the House, described the modern devil as a refined, well traveled cynic who moves in high society. He derides beauty and virtue, disparages others, and sows discord in drawing rooms and churches, replacing the old horned figure with a polished Mephistopheles.
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Washington
Union Methodist Church
Milburn
House of Representatives
Ife
Noton
Paris
New York
San Francisco
Mephistopheles
Brethren
Matrimonial Hub Athens Georgia in State Institutions
The Atlanta Constitution notes Athens as Georgia’s matrimonial center with the state university and Lucy Cobb institute sending many youths to prepare for life. While love is not catalogued, results show it studied and widely found, with many I met my wife in Athens anecdotes linking university students and Lucy Cobb pupils.
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Athens
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
State University
Lucy Cobb Institute
Prize-Winning Ad by Lawrence High Student
Sidney C. Prentice a 14 year old pupil at Lawrence High School wrote the advertisement that won the ten dollar prize offered by Indiana Cash Grocery. The entry showcases a concise upbeat local tone and reflects student creativity and community business ties.
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Indiana Cash Grocery
Sidney C. Prentice
Lawrence High School
Panther Mystery and Indian Pursuit on the Oregon River
Uncle Joe recalls trapping along the Columbia on the Oregon side, hiding in a timbered bottom and using bow and arrow for game. He tracks an Indian hunter to his hut, ambushes him, and witnesses a panther fight that ends with the Indian killed and Joe safe for weeks.
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Oregon
Uncle Joe
Plains
Mountains
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Bizness
Allonaige
Judge Gorman Case in Cincinnati Police Court
Judge Fitzgerald presided as Thomas Gorman a workingman and old soldier admitted striking Charles Miller who demanded the red flag for labor. Gorman pleaded guilty but said he fought under the stain and stripes and could not stand it. The judge discharged both after reprimanding the red flag prosecutor.
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Fitzgerald
Cincinnati Police Court
Thomas Gorman
Charles Miller
Gorman
Miller
Bellevue
Rumor Says Modjenka to Become Grandmother Soon
Rumor circulates that Modjenka is near grandmotherhood, with chatter suggesting an impending family milestone. No official confirmation has been provided as of now.
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Modjenka
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