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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1888
Page
5
Fragmentary OCR shows daily rail timetables with departures to New York and Vue Vertibule Express, plus southern Kansas line notes. Names J L Barnes and K Tabor appear as superintendent and agent respectively.
Fragmented rail schedule notes show trains to and from Lawrence and Wamego with times for Western and Atlantic Express services. Mentions departures from Leavenworth Branch and Lawrence freight and passenger connections, with agents J T Shanklin and C. Davis listed.
A damaged newspaper fragment shows unreadable timing and venue details. The readable parts are minimal and do not specify a definite event, person, or organization.
An old physician reports a plant based cure for consumption bronchitis and nervous debility. He offers to mail the receipt in German French or English with full directions free of charge to any requester. Also notices coal prices and church building bid details with view to choosing builders.
Advertised cream claims to cure blind bleeding or itching piles with instant and permanent relief. Testimonials from judges in Kentucky and Cleveland praise its efficacy. Sold by IAMS MFG CO Cleveland Ohio or via mail order, price one dollar per box. Sole agent BW Woodward is listed.
A list of residents and visitors including E F Caldwell O F Bchniezer and J C Todd in Lawrence on business or to visit relatives. Chancellor Lippincott and J A Sampson were seen in town while local officials and residents like W M Howe H C Carter and Wm A Marshall attended to duties. Warmer social notes mention plans for Thanksgiving with Kansas City families and guests J K Terrill and others. An ad promotes Warner's Log Cabin Hops and Buchy Remedy with 150 doses for $1.
An advertisement for Shilohs Catarrh Remedy claims health benefits and improved breath. It sells the remedy at 50 cents with a free Nasal Injector. The advertising firm listed is Straffon and Zimmermann.
Special locals promote Smedley's steam bath Arnicated Witch Hazel from Raymond and Dick's ice from Eidemiller and Co. shopping at Weber's artistic tailor McConnell's suitings and silks Justus Howell sewing machines Kemp's Liver Pills and more. O. P. Leonard showcases winter suits and fall samples at 783 Massachusetts street with uniforms and dressmaking services. Hundreds of different items advertised as available in Lawrence.
Local items include weddings at the Catholic church and a Moore Street home reception, Hattie Buckingham hosting friends, and Hon. John Hutchings recovering from rheumatism. Thanksgiving services, a Wiedemann ice cream plug, and school dismissal are noted along with a wolf sighting near the waterworks, and a wolf hunt planned by Lawrence sportsmen southwest of the city.
Charles Elwell notes A. Moore and H. C. Moody as representatives to the grand lodge. Field and Hargis complete frescoing for the Merchants Bank, described as first class. The University Review's November issue is lively and well made, full of ads and a table of contents befitting a prestigious institution.
Miss Hattie Britton becomes Mrs George J. Buettner Jr in a charming Elmwood ceremony at the M E church with Rev Dr Marvin presiding. Gifts from St Louis Leavenworth Emporia Topeka relatives and Journal staff adorned the reception and future plans.
Prof J H Canfield to conduct Thanksgiving services at Trinity Church. University to close meetings Friday for vacation. Art department lectures grow as Friday evening activity. Prof Snow to Topeka to meet State Board of Agriculture and then Kansas City. Buildings open Friday and Monday for staying students. Misses Henshaw Price Hadley Nelson and Messrs Bowersock Voorhis visiting Miss Pickering in Ula for Thanksgiving. Prof Dyche mounting five wolves for the museum after completing antelope and some South American birds. Southern Kansas train wreck victims include Miss Effie Scott Bert Funston Perry Adams Handlin with light injuries.
Discourse at 11 a m in A M E church followed by a Thanksgiving dinner. Also Rev A Leonard to preach a Thanksgiving sermon at Second Baptist church at 11 a m with a church dinner and evening festival for the church fundraiser. A vote in U B church last Sunday on amendments to confession and constitution was unanimous in the affirmative.
The principal urged students to bring items for the poor. A large collection of pies, cakes, bread, produce, canned goods, and clothes filled the school and was handed to Mrs. W. W. Nevison for distribution on Thanksgiving Day.
A letter from Joseph W Flowess at 210 Slemmers Alley praises Botanic Blood Balm as the best remedy for throat trouble. He reports marked improvement by the third day of use and says the medicine has restored health, recommending it to the public. Sold by Raymond & Dick in Lawrence.
An advertising notice from L C M Intire listing a range of furs including lynx, beaver, opos sum and seal muff sets, black hair muffs, silk umbrellas, linens, quilts, blankets, portieres, tables linens, womens wear and white goods. It highlights prices from 5c to 15.00, and announces a Monday morning display of white goods and a week of extensive muffler and handkerchief sale in Lawrence with a special store invitation.
L. O. McIntire's advertises a week long sale with hand somest Dress Goods in multiple price points from 10c to $1 and a wide selection of Black Goods and luxurious fabrics including G. G. Silks, Velvets, and Plushes. The store runs from 8 am Monday to 10 pm Saturday drawing crowded with shoppers.
A regional grocer advertises ongoing buys for flax seed data timothy bons rye clover seed and other grains. It promises close retail margins and cash basis purchases, with headquarters listed and names Whitcomb Beos and A J Gaur.
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