Kansas day at the Kansas City exposition and local notes
The Journal notes a Kansas day at the Kansas City exposition, plus various local items: a mail carrier taking a day off around October 12, a plant for Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy, and a New York custom house incident with a woman from Europe. It covers university matters, rainfall, river traffic, a windmill note, a home manufacturing push in Kansas, and school openings. Also mentions a missing girl case, a Topeka runaways’ tale, and a Topeka–Kansas City rail speed plan.
Death of Henry Frey After Prolonged Illness
Henry Frey, who had lain in an unconscious state for nearly a week, died this past Saturday. The report notes his extended illness and subsequent death, with no additional details on cause or survivors available in the readable text.
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Henry Frey
Railroad Rumbles and New Lines Expand Traffic
The piece notes nearly 140000 miles of railroads financed by bonds and stock totaling about 8 billion dollars. A new Canadian Pacific route to China boosts New England cotton shipments, with rail construction ahead of national progress. It mentions the Peoria and Pekin Union line of fourteen miles with extensive side tracks.
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Chins
Canadian Pacific
New England
Chicato Times
Christo
Peoria & Prkin Union
Peoria
Pekir
Vinland Items and National Encampment News
Water scarcity and booming creamery timed with farming notes. Mr. Tuttle visited Lawrence, A F Allen in Kansas City, and Rev W T Findley preached. Grand Army veterans journeyed to St Louis for the Nations Encampment with about 60 on the train and 71 coaches carrying 330 soldiers. Rail depots crowded as bands played patriotic airs on arrival.
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Mr. Tuttle
Lawrence
A. F. Allen
Kansas City
W. T. Findley
E. P. Alen
Michigan
A. F. Alien
Sherman Randall
Grand Army
St. Louis
Santa Fe
Chicago & Alton
Union Pacific Road
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Union Depot
Missouri Pacific
Southern Kansas
Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska
Union Macfie
Sidewalk debates and river trips in Topeka region
Local notices report Green Craig delivering water, Henry McDowell preparing for Atchison departure, and Geo Amerson’s Alaska letter. A boy named Geo Wallace, with a severed arm, was aided after an injury near the depot. A basket social is planned at the Friend's church, with Friends' yearly meeting set for October 6. Rail and telephone links connect Marysville, Wamego, and St. Joe. Duck hunting party returns, rye farming advised for pasture and grain, and St. James hotel noted for visiting Topeka.
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Geo. Lindsley
St. Louis
Geo. Wallace
Topeka
Personal and Literary Items From Diverse Sources
John R. McLean’s fortune estimated at 3,000,000 to 5,000,600 dollars. Louise Michel returning to poetry with Les Oceaniennes. Lord Beresford called the most truthful reckless nobleman in England after telegraphing the Prince of Wales. Mrs Cleveland plans stockings from Grandfather Folsom wool. Judge Felker fished Denver with ample gear and cheap bait. Mrs Kendall says she earned 10,000 yearly after starting at age three, now thirty eight. Mohammed Bey, Circassian Guard officer, marries Sultan’s sister and attends Queen Victoria’s Jubilee as pacha. The Bibliothek der Kirchenväter, seventy-nine volumes begun 186% with full Latin Greek and Syrian church fathers, edited by Raithmayer and Thalhofer. Farther Uhl posts general index.
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John R. McLean
Louise Michel
Lord Charles Beresford
England
Marlborough House
Prince of Wales
Cleveland
Folsom
Frank Leslie
Judge Felker
Denver
Kendall
Mohemmed Bey
Turkey
Mnilistin
Abdul Hamid
Mehemmes
Sultan Transcript
Uhl
Philadelphia Press
Wry quips from papers trade barbs across colonies
A humorous collection quotes a Washington Hatchet remark on grave flowers and a Boston Globe jab about a Yankees exaggeration and a butchered steak. The satire contrasts Irish wit and colonial banter, reflecting period humor and landscape of rival press.
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Washington
Bostow Globe
Renowned Violinist Resumes Berlin Residency After Rhine Villa Lease
A collection of diverse notes reports viollinist August Wilhelms renting his Rhine villa for years before settling permanently in Berlin. It notes doctor commentary on high heel shoes affecting posture and a graphic ad by George Washington offering Kanawha Valley land in West Virginia. Also mention measures of ancient statues and a Vanderbilt connection to a San Francisco dining visit.
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August Wilhelms
The
Rhine
Berlin
Jessup
British Medical Association
Alfred
Ovala
Fla
Baltimore Suovertiser and Journal
George Washington
Kanawha Valley
W. Va
Cleopatra
Chauncey Me Depew
Bartholdi
London
G. F. Watts
Wanted 20000 Bushels of Oats for High Price
Advertises that 20,000 bushels of oats are wanted and promises the highest price paid for produce of all kinds while offering the lowest price taken for groceries.
Retired Physician Promotes Simple Vegetable Remedy
A seasoned physician, aged and retired from practice after a long East India service, advocates a plain vegetable formula. He claims it has curative powers for common ailments and aims to disseminate the remedy widely through trusted channels.
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East India Mission
Women Advise On Cape Setting And Cap Percussion
A fragment notes advice to women about setting their capes and letting percussion caps be heard. The obscure line hints at stagecraft or social display, urging visibility and sound as a signal of presence.
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Zeng
Resolutions honor Mrs Maun and discuss local matters
At the Home Aid Society meeting after Mrs J R Maun's death resolutions honor her as an active, cheerful member and friend. The discussion covers state affairs, Kansas law figures, asylum leadership, sugar making prospects in Fort Scott and Bourbon County, with references to Dr Panton, Dr Eastman, Col Richard J Hinton, and historical Kansas figures.
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J. R. Maun
Ote
Maun Kesolet
Dul. Puetoy
Aesistant
Topek
Tasane
Lawrence
Panton
Ehro
Eastman
Barry Kans
Col
Richard J. Hinton
New York
Hinton
Kansas
Tower House
Pillip
A. E. Currier
Fort Scott
Kansas City
Parkinson
Bourbon County
Kaneas
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