Transfer of land and local notices from a Kansas county paper
A land transfer from W W Cockine to M G Bowersock is recorded for section 31, township 12 in Janwe 20. Leonard buys lot 69 on Vermont street for 700 dollars from Mrs Agnes Miller. Wolf scalps are presented for county bounty. The Kansas State Music Teachers Association plans its second annual meeting in Topeka on April 13 14 and 15. A marriage license is issued to James H Baldwin and Eliis J Smith of Douglas County. Local ads promote boot and shoe sales opposite McIntire's. The county seeks action on forfeited whiskey bonds as court adjourns to next Saturday. Mrs Eliza Barker of Clinton Nebraska dies. her son Geo Barker returns home. A Sunday school convention is anticipated with addresses by Rev D G Milner and Judge Olson Case. An English Spavin Liniment ad targets horse owners. Mr S A Stonebraker notes a Wellsville railroad meeting for Lawrence Paola Holden route with over 100 attendees. A plan is presented and a committee appointed to advance the line.
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A. Stonebraker
Wellsville
Lawrence, Paola
Holden
Stonebraker
Paola
Lawrence Investment Association forms in Kansas City area boom
Lawrence syndicate led by Dr. George Leis organizes the Lawrence Investment Association with $24,000 capital to trade Lawrence real estate. Missouri Kansas and Nebraska railroad company incorporated to build a line from the Kansas state line through Linn, Miami, Franklin, Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson, Jackson, Atchison, Brown and Nemaha to the north line. Directors include Geo Lete, Samuel A. Biggs, C. Holloway, Peter Sherman, John C. Keith, and others. Board elected officers S. O. Thacher president and J. M. Walker secretary. Registration shows urban male counts lagging while female registrations swell totals. Mail bulk arrives on first fast train. distribution delays prompt call for longer handling time and improved service.
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Kansas City Syndicate
George Leis
Lawrence Investment Association
Capital Stock
Geo. Lete
Samuel A. Biggs
3.C. Holloway
Lawrence
Peter Sherman
Kansas City
Kansas
Jobn C. Keith
Wa Keeny, Kaosa, E. F. Rogers, L. G. BR. Copley, Geo. F. Smith
Geo. C. Starkwesther
Lawrences
Missouri, KaNaat & Nebraska
Missouri, Kansas & Nebraska Railroad Company
Paola
Linn
Miamis
Franklin, Johnson, Douglas, Jefferson
Jackson
Atchison, Brown and
Nemaba
S. O. Thacher
George Innes
A. Henley
Henry Tisdale
W. Sawyer
John C. Collins
J. H. Phillips
Thomas M. Carroll
S. ©. Thacher
T. M. Carroll
John M. Walker
Geo. Innes
George Tunes
Henry Tisdsic
S. W. Sawyer
Missouri Pacific
Death of pioneer William Grow in Garnett city
William Grow an early pioneer of Garnett died at his Garnett residence Wednesday morning. Born February 2 1829 in Coblenz Rhine Germany he married Maria Romer in 1851. He immigrated to America in 1855 lived in Chicago Kansas City Lawrence and Garnett and endured losses during Quantrill raid before returning to Germany briefly then back to Kansas. Survived by a wife and five children, burial in Garnett cemetery followed by a large procession of relatives and friends.
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Willian Grow
Garnett
Coblepz
The
Rhine
Germany
Marusret Romer
Garnett Journal
Gros
America
Chicago
Rangas City
Anderson County
Quawrence
Kansas
Leavenworth
Ottawa
Garnett Cemetery
Truly A Household Remedy at 240 Bedford Av
An 1854 testimonial extols Allcock's Porous Plasters as a reliable family remedy for cold wheezes croupy coughs and stomach issues. C Middlebrook shares long use noting quick throat relief and painless skin. Also mentions Dr. Harter's Iron Tonic and Dr Arnold's Billions Pills as aids for indigestion and biliousness.
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Bedford Av
Brooklyn
N. Y
Allcock
Lumbega
C. Middlebrook
Harter
Noted Appeal to Colored Voters Over Local Elections
P Barer Geo 5 Moore Drugeist Nemaha City Neb. urges colored voters to support the Republican ticket in municipal elections. The piece laments white allied coalitions, warns against Democratic and third party unions, and calls for unity among black voters and white Republican women to secure local offices. Dr Seth Arnold cough remedy ad included.
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Hether
Prohibition Party
Union
the Sea
Democratic Club
Onigger
Lawrence
P. Barker
Geo
Moore
Drugeist
Nemaba City
Neb
Seth Arnold
North Lawrence Items Highlight Local News And Dwellings
North Lawrence items report Mira Avnte Adam s death near the north bridge and ongoing mud filled roads. Community asks for rock loads to shore the new parsonage near the Pilgrim church. Ernest De rik now Emporia partner in a thriving barber trade. Bannock mill smoke stack removed, urging removal of remaining building. Alfred Exe完成 railroad bridge at Kaw river near Bonner springs in twenty one days. Herbert Gardner, a local lad, returns on furlough from Denver after enlisting in the U S Army.
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Mira
Avnte Adam
Ernest Deerick
Geo. Elston
Emporia
Alfred Exe
Kaw River
Bonner Springs
Leavenworth and
Ottawa
Southern Kansas Railroad
U. P
Herbert Gardner
U. S. Army
Denver
Col
Exo
Railroad Racket and Bond Votes Across Kansas and Texas
The report outlines Rock Island route plans from Wellogtop through Caldwell Ft. Reno Wichita to Chihuahua then Gulf of Mexico near Akoma. Missouri Pacific hauls Rock Island supplies to Herrington and supports its rail extensions. The C K N line may run from Herington via Enterprise Abilene to Solomon, with April 12 bond votes. Santa Fe bonds pass widely in Cloud County and Lincoln township, grading to Mitchell county line progresses. Also notes mail agent Joseph H. Loobe is off duty due to injury and a local boot sale advertised.
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Rock Island
Gulf of California
Wellogtop
Caldwell
Ft. Reno
Wichita
Texas
Chihuahua
Gulf of Mexico
Akoma
Missouri Pacifics
Herrington
Herington
Enterprise
Abilene
Solomon
Sid
Santa Fe Railroad
Cloud
Concordia
Lincoln Township
Santa Fe
Mitchell County
Joseph H. Loobe
Real estate boom continues in Lawrence with large closings
Yesterday several major transactions closed near Lawrence including the Cratchfield farm of 100 acres sold for 10600 by D L Homiley and other parcels changing hands. The Western Land and Investment Company was organized with 23000 capital, while the Lawrence investment company has gained control of a recent city addition, signaling sustained market activity.
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Lawrence
Cratchfield
D. L. Homiley
Richanisos
Lawrence Place
Sibley
Gleason
Wwhitman
Nee
Ww. I. Swangen
Sw Yre
S. McTirayy
John S Davis
Western Land and Investment Company
Capital
John D. Milet
W.F. March
0. J. Woodard
John F. Williams
Miles
Lawrents Investment Empany
Valley Grove Items Highlight Local Work and Weather
Valley Grove notes that Tames Ramey joined Deering's outdoor cellar project while a fence repair and grass sowing job goes on. D B Campbell reports smallpox in California, Kansas faring better. A heavy rain saved wheat, though damage remains. Calls for schoolhouse grounds repairs and improved windows. Capt Roberts adds improvements to his corner property at Lee and Massachusetts streets.
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Capt Roberts
Lee and
Massachusettes Atreata
Y M C A Board Looks to Buy Building Site
The Y M C A board met Monday evening with W W Cocking F C Marvin Hugh Blair J C Crew G Grovenor and A G Eidemiller present. The secretary position remains vacant but efforts are under way to fill it with State Secretary Fisher assisting. The main issue discussed was purchasing a site for a Y M C A building as neighboring towns move ahead. Local support from churches schools and donors is anticipated to raise funds.
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Y. M. C. A. Association
W. W. Cocking
F. C. Marvin
Hugh Blair
J. 9.Crew
G. Grovenor
A. G. Eidemiller
Aetill Temaing
Fisher
Lawrence
Be Your Duty on Winthrop Street in Lawrence Kansas
The Journal urges action to repair Winthrop Street between Massachusetts and the Santa Fe depot. The south-of-railroad section is impassable due to a water works mound. The Water Works Co should fix the street. if not, the city or street commissioner must compel timely repair. Citizens expect proper duty from officials.
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Winthrop
Massachusetts
Santa Fe
Water Works Company
Lawrence
Busy Money Order Dept Shows Large Daily Total
Yesterday the Money Order Department processed 283 paid orders totaling 6600.24 dollars with 6112.89 paid to J B Watkins & Co. Postal notes paid 59.74 dollars, grand total 6659.98. Money orders issued averaged 232.90 dollars. Lawrence ranks second in the state for such business. An unrelated ad mentions Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy and a wind mill for sale. The railroad commissioners have received notice from Santa Fe about press access and free transportation laws.
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Money Order Department
Post Office
J.B Watkins & Co
Lawence
Santa Fe
Unknown Illness Prompts use of Golden Medical Discovery
A reader reports hives headaches dizziness loss of appetite and bitter taste, asking what ails them. A response suggests biliousness and recommends Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, noting druggists carry it. The Y M C A at Wickits bes tuses a building fund of 47000 dollars.
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Dr. Pierce
Polish maiden stirs hearts in Nanticoke case of love and bills
Maria Luckminscki a six month visitor wins affection of several Polish suitors in Nanticoke. Michael Anton sues for gifts and services given to her, listing items from wedding dress to fiddler. A court tally after a quarrel ends with a settlement as Maria agrees to marry Anton.
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Tula
Nanticoke
Philadelphis Tima
Maria Luckminski
Maria
Awong
Jobn Makinwinski
Ncce
Michael Anton
Presenta
Wilkesbarre
Ste
Squire
Makin
Anton
Mackinwinski
Powdered hair fashion revival teased in London society life
London Life notes a possible comeback of powdered coiffures among society women, with forty-somethings using powders to mask aging and some younger faces adopting the look, sparked by West End fashion seen in recent theater appearances. The column mocks the trend, warning of sham and oily preparations, while recalling 18th century habits and urging restraint.
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London
West End
Mme. de Pomyadour
Vermont Court Witness Hounded Over Old Barn Age
In a county court a sharp lawyer pestered a hesitant witness about two barns with one destroyed by fire. The witness named the older structure and noted distinguishing marks, while the lawyer pressed on with a joking exchange about aging and shingles. A second item notes a railroad employee claiming five dollars monthly funds for official presents, with dismissal risk for nonparticipants.
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Vermont
Lawre
High Authority Restricts Hop Bitters Sales
Garren B. Ravn, U S Com’r Internal Rev, states hop bitters are not a beverage for drinking and cannot be sold for use other than medicinal bitters, clarifying their status under tax laws.
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Garren
Remark about curing drunkenness with Hop Bitters
Letter from Wasuiaron DC dated September 24 1864 urges obtaining a certificate from Col W H W of Baltimore to prove his self cure from drunkenness using Hop Bitters. The writer claims wide recognition in Rochester Cincinnati New Orleans and New York and asserts the card would profitably inspire sober men in Baltimore.
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Wasuiaron
Baltimore
Rochester
N.Y
Cincinaati
New Orleans
New York
Counry
Prejudice Kills and a Child Healed by Hop Bitters
A testimonial from a bereaved parents reads that their daughter suffered for eleven years under various doctors and was finally restored to health by Hop Bitters after prejudice against the remedy. They urge others not to let sickness endure due to bias against the medicine.
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Hop Bitters
Templars
Milton DeL. Opinion on Hop Bitter as tonic
A brief testimonial from Milton DeL. dated February 10, 1886 endorses Hop Bitter as a remedy for depility nervousness indigestion and related ailments. J. H. Elucoon signs the letter, recommending the medicine as a truly tonic bitters without hesitation.
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Milton
Del
Ey. Mug
J. H. Elucoon
Baptist Pastor Endorses Hop Liters for Wife Healing
Rev E B Wakren, a Scipio, New York pastor, writes that he is educated and not practicing as a physician but acts as a family adviser. He credits Hop Liters with greatly benefiting his invalid wife after Albany doctors treated her for years. He and his wife recommend the remedy to friends, many of whom have been cured of various ailments.
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Aaron
Moses
Sage
Saxe
Scipio
Baptist Church
Albany
E. B.wakren
Cured of Drinking by Hop Bitters Claim
A Chicago RB. Official letter describes a young man with insatiable liquor thirst who collapsed and was cured by Hop Bitters. It says the remedy allayed thirst, removed appetite, steadied nerves, and kept him sober for over two years with others reportedly cured.
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Chicago
Tiliavis. Dela
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