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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1887
Page
3
A humorous Detroit tale shows Mrs Bowser enduring her husband Bowser's self taught repairs. He buys tools and spends days fixing panes, doors, and furniture with mixed success, causing more damage yet insisting he can save money and keep the home running. The incident ends with a comic boast about seven houses on his hands.
Jennie June asserts American women are the youngest for their age, noting that in gauging ages she likely relied on the subjects’ own statements. The remark appears in Norristown context.
Paris fashion houses employ a corps of vendeuses mannequins and fitting staff who shape trends, manage orders, and pad profits. Salaries range from modest to high, with most workers earning monthly alongside piece rates. The system sustains over 80,000 workers yearly, making Paris a world fashion capital.
Pace 7 New York March 19. The transfer of the Baltimore and Ohio road to the Stayner Ives syndicate is declared a foregone conclusion. The first million dollars required by the sale terms has been deposited today. Several large Boston interests back the deal with Irving A. Evens representing them.
Advertises Magnetic Insoles to cure rheumatism cold feet and circulation issues with warmth in minutes. Claims money back guarantee and rapid effects. Also promotes Magnetic Kidney Belts for men addressing back pain nervous debility kidney and digestive problems with a $10 belt price and COD options. Letters solicit measurements and offer free consultation.
An old physician claims a simple vegetable remedy cures consumption bronchitis and other lung diseases, plus nervous debility. He offers to mail the recipe free of charge in German French or English with directions, to any requester in Rochester New York at 149 Power Block, sending a stamped thin paper reply.
The Chicago News lists estimated fortunes of several U S senators. Leland Stanford California 850000000 Henry B Payne Ohio 14000000 Joseph E Brown Georgia 12000000 George Hearst California 10000000 Don Cameron Pennsylvania 5000000 Thomas W Palmer Michigan 4000000 Thomas M Bowen Colorado 3000000 Philetus Sawyer Wisconsin 2000000 John Sherman Ohio 2000000 Eugene Hale Maine 1750000 William M Stewart Nevada 1500000 Randall L Gibson Louisiana 1400000 Johnson S Camden West Virginia 1300000 John P Jones Nevada 1250000 John R McPherson New Jersey 1200000 James B Eustis Louisiana 1100000 Francis B Stockbridge Michigan 1000000
Chicago newspapers report the Chicago Press Club owns the first five dollar greenback, calling it a valuable relic. The note is praised as a sign of wealth while noting clubs accumulating bonds and riches. The piece highlights the club’s presumed prosperity and offers congratulations.
An advertisement extols Athlophoros as a decisive remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and nervous headaches claiming dramatic relief and lists testimonials from Englewood Kansas Cedar Rapids and others. It markets Athlophoros and Athlophoros Pills with price details and a mail order option via the Athlophoros Co New York for liver kidney digestion weakness and other issues.
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