California and Mexico Express Schedules and Notes
Railway time table lists ATCHISON TOPEKA & SANTA FE lines with Nos 1 3 5 7 9 westbound and Nos 2 4 6 8 10 eastbound including Cal ifornias, Mex ico and Arizona routes. Chicago Kansas City paths show vestibule expresses and Colorado New York trains with departures and arrivals. Southern Kansas Lawrence and Union Pacific time entries plus a deathly pall over a birthday celebration and a medicinal advertisement.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Colorado Express
Union Depot
New York Express
Dearbon Station
Vestibule Express
30 Days Dollar Deals Slashed Prices to Move Stock
A store urges customers to visit for a 30 day sale with drastic price cuts to clear inventories. Company invites shoppers to verify bargains in person, promising strong discounts across goods.
Diamond Brand Prepared Paint Praise From Park Grocer
Henry Winnie, a popular Park grocer, extols Diamond Brand Prepared Paint from Raymond & Dick. He cites store work quality and coverage per gallon as proof it outperforms lead oil or other mixed paints, recommending it enthusiastically. The Raymond & Dick sole agents. Southeast corner Lee and Massachusetts streets.
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Henry Winnie
Raymond & Dick
H. Went
Lee and
Massachusetts Streets
Notable visitors and residents seen in Lawrence yesterday
A roundup of residents and visitors in Lawrence includes Gov L A Humphrey and many travelers from Chicago Baldwin City Topeka and Kansas City. Notables such as Col A M Legg and Mrs Savage are referenced along with shopping trips and social calls in Lawrence and nearby towns.
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L. A. Humphrey
Kansas City
Pension rights advice offered by Col Legs in Lawrence
An article notes many pensioners and widows may be owed increases or bounties and that Col Legs, former Pension Bureau agent from Washington DC, will be at the Eldridge House in Lawrence until June 4 to advise free of charge. It also cautions against dubious Patent Medicines and promotes Woodward’s Pure Liquid Paints from Campbell & Cutler Company as reliable household paints.
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C. W. Florry
Florry
Col
Legs
Washington, D. C
Pension Bureau
Eldridge House
Lawrence
Town
Woodward
Campbell & Cutler Company
Spa
Street Car Etiquette and Local News in Lawrence
A column blends social vignettes, notices and reports from Lawrence. It covers street car fare squabbles, upcoming events at Baptist social and Clara Louise Kellogg concert, local auctions, court cases, obituaries, school matters, and daily happenings such as wolf scalps, carpenters, and lake fishing misadventures.
Best Artificial Teeth at Reasonable Rates in Lawrence
Dr Wheeler offers affordable dental work for all, first in Lawrence to depart from high prices. Silver fillings 50 cents. Finest gold fillings at half usual rates. A complete set of teeth 25.00. Office over Hume's shoe store at 829 Mass street, Lawrence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wheeler
Lawrence
Hume's Shoe Store
Mass Street
Fortune Fickle Goddess Lures Youth In A Moral Tale
A lyrical tale portrays Aurora and Fortune enticing a fair youth with power and fame through enchanted woods. He follows but is abandoned when the spell breaks, revealing the dangers of chasing wealth. His schoolmates awake him mid‑lesson as a moral reflection on time, effort, and duty.
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Aurora
Siren
Zephyrs
New Hats Debut at Mrs Savage’s Store on Massachusetts Street
New styles in Ladies Neapolitan and Lace Straw Hats arrive at Mrs Savage's, 901 Massachusetts Street, offering fresh headwear options for the season. The shop highlights updated silhouettes and light straw textures for warm weather wear.
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Massachusetts Street
Sunday School Convention at Kanwaka May 26
A Sunday School convention will be held at the Kanwaka school house on Sunday May 26 at 10 a m under the auspices of the Douglas County Sunday School Association. The program includes devotions welcomes and talks by E S Raymond Nathan Henshaw and J G Haskell with reports, discussions, and a question drawer. A basket lunch is invited. weather may cancel. Local workers from Lawrence will attend.
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Kanwaka School
Douglas County Sunday School Association
J. G. Haskell
Lawrence
Mr. Hollingberry
Coffin
Captain Haskell
Prof.MacDonald
Remembered Master Builder Calvin H. Cutler Dies
Calvin H. Cutler, aged 78, died yesterday at 610 Indiana Street after a long illness. Born in Highgate Vermont in 1828, he moved to the city in 1857 and built many private residences as a master builder. Funeral services set for tomorrow at 2:30 PM at his residence.
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Calvin H. Cutler
Indiana Street
Cutler
Highgate
Vermont
California
Memorial Day Committee Listed For Washington Post No 12
A Memorial Day observance committee for Washington Post No 12 G A R is named with members assigned to Invitation Fiosnace Transfer Grounds Music and Decoration duties. The Women’s Relief Corps flowers committee will be assisted by Commanders Phillips Coleman McCann Waffle and Sam Houston. A new Kansas City Lawrence and Wichita railroad charter outlines an 157 mile standard gauge line from near Tonganoxie to Wichita with 3 million capital stock and directors Erb Applewhite Brotherton Bowersock and Summerfield. Sunday School institute at Fairview church drew large attendance with welcome by B C Tuttle, remarks by MacDonald and Cowles, Henshaw on teaching, and strong Sunday school activity. next Sunday convention set for Kanwaka.
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Washington Post No. 12
I. W. Stone
Fiosnace
A. G. Honnold
Frank Cosley
W. W. Fluke
Ed Monroe
W. G. Fearing
J. ¥. Wellman
Geo. W. Beebe
J. H. Foreman
W. W. Funk
F. Monroe
C. Whipple
A. H. Whitcomb
S.J. Churchill
A. P. Brown
J. M. Spencer
W. C. Harris
H. Andrews
R. S. McFarland
Chas. Leit
Woman's Relief Corps
A. J. Phillips
E. A. Coleman
SS. McCann
H. Waffle
Sam Houston
Lawrence
Topeka Journal
Kansas City
Kansas
Tonganoxie
Carbondale
Wichita
Summerfield
Beatrice
Nebraska
Fairview Church
County Sunday School Association
B. C. Tuttle
MacDonald
Cowles
Nathan Henshaw
George M Hollingbery
Fairview
Kanwaka
Postmaster Goodrich Formally Takes Charge at Lawrence
Mr E F Goodrich arrived Sunday to assume duties as Lawrence postmaster with a full slate of assistants who took oath yesterday afternoon. Appointees include E F Caldwell as assistant postmaster Geo Hackman money order clerk Thos Wharton day mailing clerk C C Blodgett night mailing clerk and eight carriers led by Banks Brown Sam Elliott Grant Mull Geo Gross F A Meyer Dave McClure Dan Crew Willis Brown and others. Eudora graded school reports two graduates Otto B Guffer and Ellsworth N Croll both excelling with averages 97 and 95 percent respectively as the first graduates from the school.
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E. F. Goodrich
Lawrence
Eudora Graded School
Otto B. Guffer
Ellsworth N. Croll
Otto
Croll
Considerable Damage From Severe Wind Storm In City
A Sunday evening wind storm, near cyclone strength, damaged property citywide. It toppled fences, cracked chimneys, broke windows, downed wires, and tore a plate glass window at a local office. A girl was blown down but suffered only minor injuries. The storm also harmed fruit trees and flooded a river bank near the Santa Fe track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gags
Santa Fe
A. J. Phillips
Pinckney
Vermont Streets
Massachusetts Street
Postoffice Money Order Dept Weekly Summary May 18 189
Lawrence Kansas post office reports week ending May 18 189 with totals for domestic money orders postal notes and cash remittances. Comparisons show changes versus May 19 1888 and May 21 1887 including receipts expenditures and average orders paid. Also includes ads for Dr Bull's Cough Syrup and agricultural equipment promotions.
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Postoffice Money Order Department
Lawrence, Kansas
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Lawrence Weekly Journal
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Atchison
Topeka & Santa FE Railroad
Californias Express
Mexico
Arizona
Denver
Utaxpress
Kinsley
Atlantic Express
New York Expres
Eastern Express
Expres
A. A. Robinson
G. T. Nicholson
Ticket
R. K. Tabor
Chicago, Santa FE & California Railway
J. L. Barnes
Union Pacific Railroad
Guing
Eveving
Dake Bade
Union Ticket
J. P. Ross
Apts A. T
8. F.and
U P
Benson
Dante
Dr. Pierce
City of
Sparr & Alexander
Massachusetts St
Lawrence, Kas
Frank Black
May Palen
Baldwin
Winnie Roberts
Fredonia
Wm. Pitzer
Wm. Blackburn
Colorado
Lillie Carroll
Baldwin City
Ella
Annie Snyder
Iowa
Chas. Green
Salina
W. H. H. Whitney
Reno
George Shelley
SheHnbarger and
Knox
Topeka
Mary Webster
Elias Summerfield
D. L. Kretsinger
Los Angeles
Cal
Wm. Brass
Kauwaka
S. T. Field
G. A. Lewis
Nellie Bartlett
Ellis Thompson
Kate White
West Winthrop Street
Bert Scroggins
City
Bette
Salvation Oil
Madeline S. Bridges
Clara Louisa Kellogg
Baptist Strawberry Social
R. A. Steele
Levi A. Doane
Clara Louise Kellogg Conert
Bowersock's
Max Long
Mr. Wm. Brass
A. C. Lewis
New Hampshire Street
Ladies’ Society of the
Pilgrim Church
North Lawrence
W. W. May
South
Messrs
Stair & Wevermiller
G.a.rt. Hall
West Lawrence
Alonzo Russell
Catfill Cemetery
Messrs. W. C. Price
A. F. Allen
Court House
Petetish
Weekly Journal
Lawrence Tribune
Journal
O. L. Burton
Willow Springs
Greenlee
Sarah Mondon
Union Pacific Railroad Company
District Court
Innes
Lippincott
Spangler
University
Clarence Headley
Bob Fluke
Finney
Clarence
Bob
Ora
Shine Teena
Herizon
Raymond
Wm. MacDonald
U. S
Wa. Roberts
Manchester
Eng
Owen's College
Warner
Cccen
Isi
Dr. Bull
Hudson
Hanover St
Baltimore
G. R. Gould & Co
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