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Newspaper

Lawrence Weekly Journal

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 10, 1889

Page

8

Brubaker Divorce Suit Notifies John Brubaker

Rhoda Brubaker files for divorce in Douglas County Kansas District Court and seeks name change to Rhoda Akers. Defendant John Brubaker must answer petition by March 21. If unanswered, court may grant divorce in favor of plaintiff and approve legal name change. Attorney H. Howard signs for plaintiff.

John Brubaker Douglas County State of Kansas Ani Muat Rhoda Akers Rhoda Brubake Llawsw Vy Ll. H. Howard

Safe Breakers Disappointed at Southwestern Depot

Safe and oil depot thefts failed to yield much after last night break in at Southwestern depot and Standard Oil office. The nursery verse mention is unrelated filler and not part of a news item. the rest notes a local crime with minimal details and a promotion for Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters.

Leavenworth, Kas Southwestern Depot Standard Oil Company

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad Claims and Local Fine

Bucklen’s Arnica Salve touted as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers and many eruptions with a money refund guarantee and 25 cents a box. An Oswego man was fined 692 and sentenced to ninety days in jail for violating the prohibitory law. Lightning strikes are occasional in Kansas.

Barber Bros Oswego Hansas

Catarrh sufferers voice and hearing improve after balm use

Jas W Davidson attorney reports long standing catarrh turning chronic with constant mucus drainage from nose to throat causing hoarseness and hearing loss. After using Ely's Cream Balm, mucus drops ceased and his voice and hearing greatly improved.

W. Davidson Monh

Personal points show visitors and travelers in city

Names from St. Louis Ottawa Lawrence Garnett Dallas Texas and other locations visit Lawrence or travel through. Guests include Leo Adler Jerre Fincher J E Weaver Louis Levy G H Webb Mrs G W Harvey Mary McFadden N E Stevens Wm Green J D Steep James T M Connor Bessie Butler Thos Smith George Huggins S Werts Jack Schall George T Stevens M Powell among others with notes of arrivals departures and activities in the city yesterday or recently.

Jerre Fincher Ottawa J. E. Weaver Kansas City Lawrence Louis Levy St. Louis G. H. Webb Eldridge House G. W. Harvey Garnett Misa Mary McFadden Leavenworth N. E. Stevens Wm. Green Cincinnati Ohio J. D. Steep James T. M. Connor Bessie Butler Dallas Texas Bertie Rugg East Lawrence J. G. Murphy

House on the Hill Youth Activities at the University

News notes from the university: J. Hardy of the Junior Pharmacy class is home sick and may not return. A bulletin calls a January 11 board meeting for the University Publishing Company. Prof. McDonald offers Harmony class in quarter three. Prof. Snow travels to Topeka for a Kansas State Agricultural Association meeting. Saunderson is hired by the Topeka Y M C A to teach elocution. The Junior Laws moot court session did not meet yesterday.

J. ¥. Hardy Bulletin Board University Publishing (Review) Company Prof. McDonald F. H. Snow Topeka Kansas State Agricultural Association Saunderson Hudson K. of P. Hall Walter Pearson C. H. Edwards Lawrence County Teachers’ Association Hesper C. M. Pitts

Estey Organs in Brattleboro Offer Diverse Styles

The text praises Estey Organs made to fit varied tastes with a large list of named styles such as Cottage Chapel Parlor Philharmonic Chapel Drawing Room Chancel Triumph Philharmonic Acclimatized Gothic Harmonic Grand Salon Cathedral Church and more. It notes Estey will tailor to customer desires and suggests viewing the list to sharpen appetite.

Eader Estey Brattleboro Belike

Life as a mill of God in Rural New Yorker prose

A poetic meditation in Rural New Yorker compares life to a mill driven by human effort. It argues the outcome depends on whether work is used for bondage or divine purpose, urging faith and love to grind daily for spiritual harvest.

New Yorker

Lawrence City Notes Show Flow Of Daily Life

The county jail reports fourteen prisoners while town events include a Cyclones drill and meeting, a runaway on South Massachusetts street, and a growing barbershop at the Central Hotel. Weather signals predict a 16 degree fall by January 10, plus skating on the river and plans for public improvements.

Christmas in the town and a fashion window display

The piece recalls holiday visits by local residents, a county teachers meeting in Lawrence, and a lecture on narcotics by Dr. W Coffin. It highlights a New Year social pause and describes Mr. Weaver's window display of fabrics, ribbons, and fashion goods arranged by Geo Grover.

W. Coffin Lawrence The Academy Weaver Mme. Hading Mr. Weaver

Plant maintenance and personal health urged by analogy

The essay compares fixing a tiny wheel in a vast factory to repairing health at the first sign of disease to avoid suffering and death. It endorses Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for blood purification and liver disease, and Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy for chronic nasal catarrh, selling at 50 cents.

Pierce Sage

Meriden Postmaster Race Sparks Wide Candidate Show

In Meriden a crowded field of candidates for the postmastership drew strong, persistent support from diverse backers, creating a sense that an election could not easily determine a winner.

Meriden

Health and a Priceless Boon for Women’s Weaknesses

The article contrasts health with illness and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a speedy remedy for various female weaknesses and irregularities. It notes Mr. O'Brien moving his meat market to the Central Hotel's new addition and inviting friends to visit.

Quack Remedies Advertisements and Oddities

An assortment of era adverts touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a universal cure for rheumatism and pains with claims of magical efficacy. Also promoted are Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer for gray hair and whiskey for medicinal use, featuring A T Winchell in Kansas City.

Ballard Her Bros Hall

A Woman's Discovery of New Consumption Cure

A Shelby County woman, Mrs Luther Lutz, faced a long illness with damaged vital organs and persistent coughing. After starting Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption she slept through the first night and, after one bottle, was miraculously cured. The ad from W C Hamrick Co Shelby NC offers a free trial bottle at Barber Bros Drug Store.

Dr. King Mra Luther Lutz W.C. Hamrick & Co Shelby N. C Barber Bros Drug Store

Electric Bitters touted as cure all liver kidney blood ills

W D Sult a Bippus Indiana druggist and Abraham Flere Bellville Ohio praise Electric Bitters as the best remedy in decades of experience. Thousands testify the tonic cures liver and kidney woes, with catsarrh symptoms and ringing in ears noted as relief. Hood’s Sarsaparilla also promoted as a blood purifier and Cady’s Condition Powders touted for horses. For sale by Barber.

Ayer Wd. Sult Bippus Ind Abraham Flere Bellville Ohio Hood

Laxador Promised Quick Relief From Poor Diet Habits

An ad notes Laxador as a remedy for pain from imprudent eating and mood improvement, priced at a quarter. It frames the product as a fast, mood lifting solution for digestive discomfort.

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