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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1886
Page
5
A string of city news lists names of visitors and residents in Lawrence. Arthur Capper, Levi Bodwell, H Laughlin, James Dyer and others are recorded visiting or passing through, with multiple trips to Kansas City, Topeka, and Chicago noted.
E B Harris an old resident died on Sunday night August 15 at his North Lawrence home. He came to the city in 1869 from Tennessee and served in the Union Army, later on the city police, regarded as faithful and efficient. Funeral at his Lyon street residence at 10 a.m. today. Friends invited.
Local notes report a Republican county convention seek nomination for Probate Judge Jon Q A Norton. The bulletin lists many residents and visitors passing through Baldwin City, including transport of officials, editors, educators, and merchants arriving or departing for nearby towns, with brief mentions of engagements and appointments.
A letter to the editor warns school boards about a bogus set of charts claiming to teach math and bookkeeping. The writer notes no author or publisher name, many errors, and high prices of 35 to 105 dollars, urging careful scrutiny before purchase. It also mentions coal geology notes and a Democratic convention in Paola with Gov Robinson likely nominated.
Ohio delegates gather in ToLevo for the Democratic state convention. A single session is planned from 10 a.m. with harmony anticipated as district delegates choose officers and committees. In other notes, Eli Parney of Tonganoxie dies by hanging. local government for Ireland is proposed. and Osage County votes pass stock subscriptions for the Kansas Colorado & Texas railroad.
In Atlanta on June 12 1884 W P Surry Co druggists promote B B B Blood Purifier as the best on the market selling four or five bottles per customer with full satisfaction. The firm asserts the preparation outperforms rivals.
The Douglass county W C T U met in Lecompton on August 6 at the college chapel with Mrs. E J Scott presiding. Reports from Baldwin City and Lawrence highlight membership and mission work while noting about alcohol has a steady presence. The day closed with an evening session and talks on needs of the hour. The Private Secretary reports on the Union Square Company's comedy The Private Secretary at the opera house, praising performances and urging a larger audience for Nip and Tuck to follow. Also listed are post office notices, general letters, and advertisements for remedies from Rome Ga, praising Dr King’s New Discovery, Electric Bitters, and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve.
An Alabama physician cites a remarkable cure story for tertiary syphilis linked to the BLoop Rato Co of Atlanta promising to cure many ailments at one third the cost and in half the time. The ad promotes a free book and lists medicines sold by Barber Bros druggists, claiming a patient nearly dying from tertiary syphilis recovered after twelve bottles.
In a brief advertisement the Bioop Bax Co. of Atlanta Georgia touts a single bottle B B B as vastly superior to twelve bottles of competing remedies for blood poison. The copy laments widespread misery and insists their product offers a guaranteed cure, inviting readers to request their free book.
The Vinland column notes farmers cutting corn hindered by hot winds and dryness, a new Coal creek bridge, visits by Miss Adda Bolton and Miss Ola Dickey, and Sara Adda teaching at Coal creek school. It also mentions Rev. Fertig, Mr. Boozes' Michigan trip, a house fire on the Wood farm, Ida Breege's runaway copy incident, Ida's damaged bone, Fred Morton injuring his hand, and rising V H S applicants with district school undecided.
Mr Blallson arrived with a car load of carpenters to restore buildings and grounds for the approaching fair. A new fence surrounds the south lake, and the buffalo will be housed inside during the event. Gillam's two year old mare shows rapid improvement while Col Learnard's bay filly ran fast on the track yesterday morning, signaling strong time this fall.
Police led by Marshal Prentice and officers Brocklesby and Burt rounded up sixteen men from various states who had taken shelter under a tree and around the river. they were brought to the calaboose after a tense effort as some attempted escapes. Burdened by an inadequate jail, Constable Burt guarded the building all night while the inrush of crooks traveled west from Kansas City. The report notes the gang’s varied origins from New York, Pennsylvania, and Colorado and includes brief ads for a used ruling machine and ice from Elder Miller & Co.
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