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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1887
Page
4
Lawrence Ohio March 17 1887 commentary lauds Governor Robinson and the Indian school effort while noting overwork risk. It profiles religious and civic leaders Henry Ward Beecher Parker Channing Edwards and Beecher’s influence, fame, and enduring impact on American pulpit life.
The obituary recalls a large-hearted philanthropist and passionate patriot who diverged from Congregational norms. He is described as a marvelous orator whose passing is felt deeply. The piece mentions interest in the Carbondale road project and rumors of Santa Fe acquiring Parsons and Pacific, which could boost local development.
A peddler reveals two youths staged ghostly lights at Horse Thief Grove Iowa to scare townsfolk. He used a rope and lantern, fired shots, and fled, exposing a prank behind Friday night specters. Local men suspect a dire confrontation but the youths were spared harsher punishment.
A man praises a woman's hair, begs for a curl, then a child jokes about it hanging beside a table as she combs it. A brother is called a cute little angel and a passerby misreads the boy's shout as danger as a young man departs.
A 73 year old man from Atheny Georgia walked fifteen miles in one day to pursue fishing and hunting. He suffered a running ulcer on his leg for fifty years but was reportedly cured and his ulcer healed by B R B Sautter, Banner Watchman and Rev Dr Calvin Johnson. The item also notes railway fare increases and brief mentions of local ads and testimonials for Ely's Cream Balm.
An ad offers Bucklen's Arica Beles at 35 cents per box sold by barber Bra Shfaely. The notice mentions a bright child known as the 5 year old niece of Miss Sidney Amatrong, a leading lady in the company Hoodman Blind.
A Pitts burgh Dispatch reporter quotes an Arctic traveler describing Esquiman appearance and customs. The account notes darker skin, oily features, and hospitality. It details raw seal, walrus, reindeer, and bird meat, eaten quickly from skins and cans, with a claim that a family can empty a newly killed seal in minutes. A right whale feast ends with an elderly woman dying after excessive eating.
A Helens Herald correspondent describes Dakota practices with eagle feathers indicating sex and scalp status, strict feather entitlement, and ongoing scalp rituals. He notes medicine men, their drums, mock contortions, and curing rites including cupping-like suction, red body paint for courage, and shooting paper images to banish spirits.
A Circassian man and a woman walk separately and unite near a ravine. She fears a forced kiss. He pretends weakness with a kettle, goat, and chicken. He secures the goat and chicken, lowers the kettle, and kisses her despite her fear, as recounted in Chambers' Journal.
Citizens in Lawrence rally over dramatic cures from Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption and other tonics. Advertisements tout Kemp s Balsam Brandreth s Pills and Prickly Ash Bitters while immigration, railroads, and land speculation unfold across Kansas City and nearby towns. New York adds an uptown theater to the scene.
The article extols Boschee's German Syrup as a superior remedy for coughs colds and lung issues claiming it treats the root cause rather than drying the cough. It notes bottles priced 75 cents and urges trial, with widespread availability through druggists and dealers. It also mentions other remedies and a London stage drama at the Olympic.
Advice to children praises a medicine for teething pain ear relief and intestinal issues claiming success in dysentery diarrhoea and wind colic. It notes a 25 cent bottle price. Hon T H Seward was honored in Abilene after election as department commander G A E. In Cleveland Judge Stove refused to dismiss an injunction banning strikers from railroad property.
Letters from readers praise Hop Bitters as a cure for debility indigestion nervous disorders and drinking. Parents recall a daughter saved from illness by Hop Bitters after doctors failed. Clergy and officials endorse the remedy noting relief for thirst and various ailments across multiple locations and years.
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