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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1886
Page
3
A jumble of local notes mentions streetcar routes to Ontario Street, a returning resident Charley Walker, a shooting gallery attraction, and various ads. It references Hood's Sarsparilla, Dr Bull's Cough Syrup, Salvation Oil, and Dr. Arnold's soothing cordial with general health flyers tied to a late 19th or early 20th century local scene.
Opinion on business men taking charge of governance to curb corruption and improve administration. Comments on public censure, then local council actions include accounting bills, library, cemetery, and pauper expenditures, and a water works dispute prompting careful city guidance. A wolf in a box car incident, lectures, and varied local notices follow.
Douglas county voters show strong support for J D Bowersock a loyal Kansan and Lawrence business leader as a prudent conservative voice in the upcoming House. Cox brings prior legislative experience while Senator Barker is praised as an capable addition. Together they are hailed as Douglas County’s best representation in recent memory.
The Board of Education met last evening with all members present. The superintendent reported 2112 pupils, up 179 from the first month last year, and recommended re seating one Pinckney room. The senior class may use a Central building room weekly. The grades committee proposed Otis Elementary German and Dana Geological Story Briefly Told. Insurance policies to be renewed and several bills audited for payment.
A large audience gathered at the Unitarian church to hear President Aldrich discuss German music, tracing Bach Haydn Mozart and Schubert and contrasting nonprofessional current trends with the classic era. Reports on current events and science club notes followed, with social hour to close the gathering.
North Lawrence items report a burglary at Ben Petetish’s house with missing specie and a tramp seen nearby. a petition to restrict cattle in Grant township may affect many families. Hoover buys a large drill auger for wells north of town as many wells have failed. over 150 farmers visited town for election news. John Eldridge expands his livery with a wash room. Mrs. S Stevenson to Washington County NY for six months. freight engine No. 47 mourned for engineer Vick Meyers in Kansas City. various local remarks on water scarcity, insurance visits, and local gossip. several deaths, political leanings, and light community notes.
A historical note describes constipation as a stubborn hindrance to bodily welfare and links it to indigestion biliary secretion and blood circulation. It promotes Hostetter's Stone and Bitters as a remedy claiming symptom relief and renewed bowel regularity while cautioning against drenching cathartics and certain pills.
A historic teething remedy praised as one of the United States' best female nurse and physician's prescriptions. Used for forty years by millions of mothers to ease teething pains. Said to relieve dysentery, disordered bowels, griping, and wind colic, restoring health to the child and rest to the mother. Price per bottle.
An ad offers a free rectal cure for youthful errors and nervous weakness. It claims a South American missionary discovery and asks readers to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Joseph T. Inman in New York City. Wilder Brothers will supply fifty red flannel shirts to Arkansas City fire department with Steinberg & Co. providing suits.
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