Drug store liquor cases set for next week in temperance action
The cases target druggists who allegedly sold liquor for unlawful use, a new form of temperance litigation. A local editor admits publishing an error about Will Little and Coronado, clarifying Scoti will be Wichita county seat, Leoti the town Little worked for, and Coronado the town whose forgery case was proven. A last note mentions Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup.
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Will Little
Coronado
Scoti
Wichita County
Leoti
Carl McClintock
Lawrence
Wichita
al. McClintock
Sabbath observance and public liberty clash in city forum
Excerpts from a Forum article by Prof. Newman Smith define limits on personal liberty to protect Sunday as a day of rest. The piece argues common humanity and public interest must curb selfish class demands that consume others Sabbath time. Also notes local crime, wedlock, and business notices amid general civic chatter.
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Forum
Newman Smith
Agricultural College
State University
Lawrence
Remarkable 73 year old credits Electric Bitters
Mrs Phebe Chesley Peterson Clay County Kansas says she was long troubled by kidney complaint and lameness but is now free from pain and can do her housework. She praises Electric Bitters for renewing her youth and removing diseases. Barber Bros advertises a bottle for 0c. Saline County votes over 1000 majority for the St Louis and San Francisco road.
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Phebe Chesley
Peterson, Clay Co
Mark
Barber Bros
Saline County
Kas
Bonde
St. Louie and
San Francisco Road
Longfellow Birthday Book vs. Dr Fierce’s Women’s Diseases Treatise
A short note compares Longfellow's Birthday Book as a fine gift for ladies with a pamphlet titled Dr. R V Fierce's treatise on diseases of women. The pamphlet promises health guidance and a “Favorite Prescription,” illustrated with wood-cuts and colored plates, available by mail for ten cents in stamps from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, N Y.
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Longfellow
R. V. Fierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
Man Held Without Bail for Missouri Stabbing Death
Williem Brbee is jailed without bail after a fatal stabbing of B. W. Greeman in Mexico, Missouri, last week. Police report the incident occurred at a local location with Greeman pronounced dead at the scene. Authorities have charged Brbee and continue the investigation.
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Williem Brbee
B. W Greeman
Mexico
Hair Care Ad Claims To Restore Gloss And Color
An old style advertisement touts a hair product promising to stop thinning hair, restore original gloss and color, and please wearers and spouses. It emphasizes cleanliness, prevents dandruff, and presents a flawless hair solution amid aging concerns.
Fifth Biennial Report of the State University
The fifth biennial report to the Governor presents the Regents, Chancellor, and faculty notes on progress and needs. It highlights new departments and buildings, calls for a residence for the Chancellor, and urges engine house relocation and a larger library. The Chancellor praises growth in attendance and faculty, while the librarian notes 8,000 volumes and a 100,000 volume library capacity goal.
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Board of Regents
Ges. RK. Peck
A. G. Otis
F. A. Fitzpatrick
Univerity
Snow Hall
Department of Law
Department of
Engin
Cofines
Rescesa
Kansas
Caruth
Earps
Nellie Thacher
4.G. Canfield
Law
University
Miller
Columbia College
Prisoner Case Clarification From State Penitentiary
A letter dated November 20 1886 from End sley Jones Clerk at Kansas State Penitentiary Lansing to Sheriff H S Carmean asks whether Judge Benson and County Attorney French committed Rosa Ware or the other prisoner in a larceny case. The letter offers a Christmas basket if the expected outcome favors the inmate and requests prompt clarification to aid Douglas County authorities.
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Carmean
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
Kas
H. Carmean
Douglass Co
Lawrence
Aas
Deak Sin
Benson
Rosa Ware
Shso
Rosa
French
Douglas County
Endsley Jones
Steamer Sinks In River. Two Boys Rescued
A sand steamer operating below the dam went down in five feet of water when a northwest wind of twenty miles per hour toppled it. Alles and Wm Lake were aboard and spent over an hour in the water before Daly Graeber rescued them. The cargo included a ton of sand and tools.
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Alles
Wm Lake
Daly Graeber
Community Asks Fair View Of Dunbar Case
A local notice defends Arthur Dunbar amid a historic shooting rumor. It asserts Dunbar served honorably in 1862, aided by a Kansas community, and that the single indiscretion alleged should not force him into court. The piece emphasizes his good character, lack of neighbor quarrel, and ongoing effort to farm despite the accusation.
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Ephor Jouknal
Arthur Dunbar
Sam Tinney
Dunbar
Alice
Coleman
Battallion
Quantrell
Lawrence
The Star Shoe Store Price Claim and Credit Note
The Star shoe store says it undercuts Lawrence competitors with cash sales and low cost. It notes current prices run about one fourth of other dealers and that deadbeat accounts justify higher markups for credit merchants. It mentions lighter expenses at its other store and claims hundreds of dollars saved and passed to customers.
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Star Shoe Store
Lawrence
M. Manley
Plymouth Church Reunion Brings Members Back for Annual Meeting
Plymouth church plans an afternoon business session with officer elections and annual meeting actions. Evening features a roll call of members, with short speeches and letters from absent members. Many former members and letters expected. attendance limited to church members.
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Plymouth Church
Real Estate Transfers Week Ending Nov 30
Weekly real estate transfers show multiple Baldwin City deeds. Benj F Hammert and Mary transfer Lot 1 Sec 30 Township 12 Range D to M J Kidemiller. Frank Land to Berry Samp son Lot 67 Block 13 West Lewi nces. Levi J Sperry to Eliza Jane McFarland and others includes Sec 3 13 20 JF and Mary A Rapton M Kennedy lots on Elm and Freemont Streets. Melissa Barnell to Frederick Sabble Lot 12 Block 4 NL. William Malthas to Joseph Michael Sec 14 14 Zewccess 2. Lolie Bell to Abbie E Raymond Acres 14 Block 5 Lane's Addn. J Mand Lucy Sullivan to GW Wharton Lots 128 130 Jersey St Baldwin City and Wharton Lots 132 134 136 Jersey St and 133 135 King Baldwin City. JM and Prudence Follia to Wilson C Siseon Lots 94 98 100 Newton St and 93 95 91 99 Orange St Baldwin City. W and Sarah A Cockins to N J L Blake Lot 23 Addition 2.
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Benj. F
Mary Hammert
M. J. Kidemiller
M Kennedy
Elm Street
Freemont Street
Baldwin City
Melissa Barnell
Frederick Sabble
Block
William Malthas
Joseph Maichael
Lolie Bell
Abbie E Raymond
Lote
Newton St
Orange
Sarah A Cockins
J L Blake
Unclaimed Letters at Lawrence Post Office Week Ending Dec
A published list shows uncalled letters at the Lawrence Kansas post office for the week ending December. The names include Brown Mrs Catherine Elliot Miss Lizzie Hayden Miss Ellen Jackson Miss Ids Nelson Miss Sophia Patts Miss Addie Rohrig Mrs Polly Roce Miss Evan Rodgers Miss M Spencer Mrs Laurie Swingle Mrs Ella and several gentlemen and foreign residents. Patrons must call and say advertised with five date.
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Lawrence
Kansas
An Inventor's Advice and Health Claim Details
George Stevenson advises young men to imitate his perseverance. He claims fifteen years of steady work culminated in notable improvements with Dr Pierse's Golden Medical Discovery. The ad asserts relief from liver complaints impure blood chronic lung diseases and other ailments and says all druggists carry it.
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Kansas
Wisconsin
Michigan
Wit
Wees
George Stevenson
Pierse
G. W. Oakes
Filley
Athlophoros Co
Wall St
New York
Pitts
A Foolish and Stubborn Belief in Medicines and Justice
An old editorial warns against indiscriminate purgative use and defends Hostetter’s Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia constipation liver complaint and related ailments while condemning reliance on outdated drugs. The piece notes a New Jersey Republican State Committee reward of 1000 for arresting Third district ballot box stuffers.
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Hostetter
The
New Jersey
Republican State Committee
A Woman Shares Cure For Chronic Ailments
A Pittsburgh area reader touts Botanic Blood Balm for fifteen years of liver and kidney trouble and headaches, claiming complete relief and urging use of the product. The note appears in a Pittston Gazette page with assorted local notices and ambulatory remarks about medicine, trains, telephones, and hair restoration products.
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Rocky
N. C
C. H. Gar
Free Trial of Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption
Limited time offer gives away trial bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery for Coughs and Cols. Call at Barber Bros drug store to obtain a complimentary sample for Coughs Colds Consumption Asthma Bronchitis and other throat chest or lung afflictions. Also note meeting in Pittsburgh on December 9 to form a national colored baseball league.
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Dr. King
Barber Bro’s Drug Store
Pitteburg
A. G. Rose
New London Conn
Lawrence
Barber Bros
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