Eudora news notes politics harvest and flooding
Interior and local items report a crowded political scene with Democratic speakers from Burris Innes and Riggs and a pro Republican lean in Eudora. The Fourth of July celebrations included a free supper at the hall and community fishing. A young woman Alvina Herb died by suicide at Hagenbusch residence. Community updates mention rain-fueled crops, school changes, local visits, and a waterspout near Baldwin causing crop and fence damage.
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Eudora
Democratic Party
Col. Burris
Olathe
Geo. Innes
A Riggs
Lawrence
Bishop
Harrison
Morton
Alvina Herb
Chas
Hagenbusch
Grange Hall
Vinland
J.E
M. E. Peakrs
Haskell Institute
Hurrah for Harrison and Lawrence in Bloomington
Blooming ton News notes Harrison and Morton support and enthusiasms in Bloomington and surrounding areas. Oats and grain ready to thresh while crops face rain. Su Lumford returns from the West Indies. Dorrahs busy with buckeye binder. Lightning kills a fine cow. Community events include a concert and a successful ice cream festival raising over twenty dollars. Plans to build a store room and hall near Coleman's Corners are mentioned, and Republican club meetings seek a larger venue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Su Lumford
West Indies
T. Dorrah
Will Coleman
Ladies Society
E. L. Saylor
Coleman’s Corners
Republican Club
Grover
Hanrnre Narre
Evening club practices harps in quiet town portrait
An evening scene shows a local club of boys practicing harmonicas amid a city pond area now full with mosquitoes expected to swarm soon. Home Aid hall dedication signals new gathering space while threshing season empties laboring districts and Grant township apples arrive eagerly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant Township
Lawrence
National Bank
Opera House
University
Farmers Seek Trade and Services in Broad Advertisements
A collage of 1888 era notices offers to swap 100 old harness for cash, seek new equipment, and trade for John Deere plows. It promotes blacksmithing and repairs, whiskey sales for medicinal use, cattle pasturing in Kansas, and grazing land leasing. Also listed are horse liniments, used reapers, exclusive rail collar sales, and early vestibuled trains on a Michigan Central route with connections to New York and Boston.
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Naw
Michigan Central
Niagara Falls
New York, Central
Boston & Albany
Chicago
New York
Boston
Toronto
Montfest
Parnes
Lake Mreet
Chilcago
Local politics and harvest weather mix in Fourth of July notes
A Baldwin ratification meeting drew Republicans including M A O Neil as chairman. Crop prospects look strong with rain protecting corn oats and hay. Sickness rings the neighborhood as malaria fevers and neuralgia threaten residents. Mrs Fridley and Nannie Alexander plan a Pennsylvania trip. School election names Jno Black clerk and Presley Stevenson director to fill two-year term. Over the River reports fading dog fennel blooms and upcoming Odd Fellows hall painting along with a Glee Club outing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
William Henry Harrison
Baldwin
M. A. O’neil
Wellsville
Eudora
Topeka
Leavenworth
Henry Deppy
S. A. Stonebreaker
Charles Shannon
James Fridley
Nannie Alexander
Jno. Black
Presley Stevenson
Martin
John Hadley
Montana Territory
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Kansas Market Prices Note July 11 Time Stamp
A fragmented market listing from Kansas shows varied commodity prices and items. Corn, bran, and corn chop are listed with sacks and bale prices. live fowl and dairy terms appear alongside meats and provisions, including sugar cured hams and bacon. Specifics are irregular due to OCR, but the note records bid and retail prices for staples and livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Young America
Warner's Safe Cure Promoted as Blood Tonic
An advertisement extols Warner's Safe Cure as a scientific blood tonic to purify血 the blood by cleansing the kidneys. It links condition names like malaria rheumatism and scrofula to kidney failure and urges use of the product. Also includes a long Kansas City live stock and grain market report with prices and receipts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner
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Rogers
Alexander O’brien
Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church
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Blackburn
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Walter A. Wood
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C. J. Buckingham
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Black Jack
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Couxa
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