Rail progress and local tales from the Kansas towns
The Hutchinson and Kinsley cut off of the Santa Fe rail road advances. A wet buffalo disrupted a Dodge City parade brass band. Lyndon to Quenemo land rights await settlement with condemnation money deposited. Lyndon to Quenemo grade under contract with rails to reach Ottawa west of Lyndon by early May 1886. Greeley County grows as Horace town emerges with a Come West paper. Indian affairs oppose organizing the Indian country into Oklahoma territory. A Scranton man dies after leaping from a cannon-ball train at the Santa Fe depot. A Pennsylvania citizen seeks $50 weekly income advice for $1 capital. Public interest in fisheries protection rises. Extra Journal copies offered. Scientific American article praised for valuable facts. Coal from Bedford Ohio mine showcased by Mr. Bedford of Bedford & Wade.
Kansas forest plantation near Farlington grows three million trees
The large Kansas plantation near Farlington houses about three million trees with ailanthus and catalpa predominating, plus a few thousand white ash. First plantings reach twenty five feet, while taller trees stand several inches through the stem. Dr. Rogers Lamp Cotter spoke in Kansas City on religion in daily newspapers, arguing the newspaper is humanity’s pulse and vital reading.
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North America
Kansas
Farlington
Rogers Lamp Cotter
Kansas City
Minister Cox Seeks Better Home Rule View of Turkey
Seyset Cox, American minister to Turkey, returns a $25 Parnell fund gift from New York and hopes superior treatment may allow happiness under the Sultan's shadow. He argues Turkey is not as bad as painted and claims it has more and better home rule than Ireland under Lord Londonderry and Dublin Castle.
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Seyset” Cox
Turkey
Parnell Fund
New York
Ireland
Loudon
Dublin Castle
Porous Plasters Endorsement from Harvard and Princeton Trainer
James Robinson a Harvard and Princeton athletics trainer writes from Princeton on January 24 1885 praising Allegek’s Porous Plasters for cuts bruises strains rheumatism and colds. He claims universal success in over one hundred cases and notes they strengthen muscles and provide instant relief as the sole external remedy used by their athletes.
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James Robinson
Harvard
Princeton
Allegek
Kingman drugstore permits revoked by probate judge
The Probate, Judge yesterday revoked the permits of every drug store in Kingman for non adherence to law. The broad regional notes include cattle reports from Comanche and Butler counties, wheat snow value, Arkansas Valley politics, and Pan Electric controversy.
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Krxcuax
Kingman
Butler
Cowley
Sedgwich
Sumner
Arkansas Valley
Porter Return and Army Improvement Questioned
An inquiry asks if Fitz John Porter is returned to service will the standing army or the running army be improved. Eureka residents call a mass convention in Eureka on March 7 to discuss illegal whisky sales. Rev G M Kyte, who last summer filled the pulpit here, is elected pastor of the Seventh U P Church of Frankford Pennsylvania.
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New York Sun
Democratic
Cleveland
P.i. T.” Garland
James G. Blaine
Bleines
Blaine
Pan-Electric
Morrison
Hanback
Valley of
Achor
Fitz John Porter
Eureka
Greenwood County
G. M. Kyte
U. P
Frankford
Penn
House expenses reveal soap and towels cost in 1986
The Kansas coverage notes a January 1986 surge in fuel usage, with more corn burned as fuel in Kansas than in any prior year. The piece also mentions a 2000 dollar item for soap and towels among lower House expenses, hinting the label the great unwashed may fade for the party in control.
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Congress
Bere Oax Herald
Kansas
Advice to Mothers: Boothing Syrup for teething relief
A dated remedy touting Boothing Syrup as a universal teething aid used by mothers in the United States for years. It claims to ease pain, stem crying, relieve dysentery and diarrhea, and restore health to the child, while benefiting the mother. Sold in 25 cent bottles.
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Ae WA
United States
Frye Bill Aims Western Hemisphere trade convention
The Frye bill proposes a Western hemisphere convention with all states invited, potentially standardizing a common silver coin and boosting U S South and Central American commerce. The South American Commission report stresses diverting European trade to U S markets and expanding mutual interests benefiting Kansas producers amid trade embargoes.
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Frye
Senate of the
United States
Maine
South American Commission
Western Hemisphere
Central
South America
Europe
Findlay Gas Boom Prompts Midwest Mining Hope
A Findlay Ohio gas discovery yields tens of millions daily and sparks hopes for gas and coal riches across Kansas. The article traces pipelines to Pittsburgh and Cleveland, notes a seven mile distant Kaig Well, and urges Lawrence to seek similar underground wealth. It cites Gov. Martin and ex-Senator Caldwell on coal potential and plans lines of supply.
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Ohio
Pittsburgh
Findlay
Hancock County
Kaig
Pittsburg
Cleveland
Geo. W. Hume
Findley
Lawrence
Wyandot
Paola
Kansas
Caldwell
Leavenworth
The Strength and Weakness of Socialism
Reverend Dr. Washington Gladden writes in the March Century that socialists err to seek destruction and that the industrial order should be enlarged. He calls for extending goodwill within business, mutual prosperity of workers and employers, and Christianizing the current system. Ayers Hair Vigor is recommended for scalp care.
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Washington Gladden
Socialista
Taxable Valuation and a Novel Investment Feature
A critical look at property taxation cites the assessor as intrusive while outlining a Mississippi Supreme Court ruling on overvaluation in fire insurance claims. The piece then promotes United States Land and Investment Company bonds, detailing a 10 year First Mortgage at 6 percent, installment certificates, and stock bonuses, with subscriptions solicited from 145 Broadway New York. The report closes with a weather note from Dover New Hampshire reporting 10 to 20 degrees below zero.
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Mississippi Supreme Court
Mississippi
Kansas
Seutch
United States Land and Investment Company
Broadway
New York
Broadway, N
Couaingel
Pombera
New Talk Financier
Déwain
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Horace
Come West
Committee On Indian Affairs
Oklahoma
Washington
Carbondale
S. Warner
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Fourdat
Scientific American
Clyde Herald
Bedford
Ohlo
Jewell County
Bedford & Wade
Compwarer Republican
Comanche County
Raywoxp
Rice County
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Walruff
London Standard
Sprixe
D. M. Ferry & Co
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Pan Electric
Garland
Harper County
Union
Ilinois
Missouri
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Indiana
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