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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1883
Page
7
A nostalgic lyric recalls an elderly grandmother through imagery of flowers and sunlit summers. The speaker cherishes her aged beauty, contrasting old age with youthful idealism, while the elder laughs at the compliment. The Continent.
In a small sea town the Brazil family hopes for their son Joe Brazil who ships on a man of war. Years pass with letters and longing until a stranger arrives aboard a vessel bearing initials B Y and a sister identifies him as Joe. He returns ashore but is mistaken for another man, until a navy officer later reveals the true prodigal brother Joe.
In a humorous scene Judge Perfection Smith faces admonishment from the Lime Kiln Club President over missteps in politics and finance. The exchange highlights altered speech and a demand to refrain from public candidacy while stressing practical duties and personal responsibility.
In Paris a 60 year old widow in mourning offered silver five franc coins as payment in a large dry goods shop. Both were rejected as counterfeit and she was arrested. A belt held $240 in four bags of securities and bank notes totaling $20,000 and other valuables. Police found no counterfeit coins from a money changer. She was discharged and returned home. A Pennsylvanian may leave large sums to family but not to charity without penalties. Keeley plans to explain with over eight hundred pages of notes.
From a social point of view the period is well known yet underexplored. The piece contrasts London life under Queen Anne with Nero’s Rome, detailing crime, punishment, and public mores. It cites executions, gibbet scenes, pressings to death, Highwaymen, pirates, and social punishments described by the London Spectator.
The article argues handwriting is the clearest proof of authorship, with ink and paper quality offering incidental support. It recounts a probate court case where two men with the same name shared nearly identical handwriting, yet separate real identities could not confirm authorship. It notes that beyond forgery, unconscious traits like pronunciation, word choice, and habitual phrasing reveal upbringing and education, helping distinguish genuine from forged or misattributed writings.
The piece argues that letter writing blends manual craft with the mental art of expression. It notes habits in pronoun use and diction separate from handwriting, stressing that true authorship rests in the mind rather than merely copied forms. It cites Detroit Post and Tribune as the source.
A vivid slice of city life recounts a dramatic fan’s temper over a music bar scarf pin with a treble clef and diamond notes. A playful matinee scene follows as a flirtatious remark inflates pride, then a comic reporter exchange and gossip about parish belles. Nearby, Joseph Everest’s legend of a buried treasure rises from a dream to a family oil venture, while a Philadelphia street dialogue features a dog hunter seeking a scent dog for a hunting trip.
The Detroit Free Press reviews a Senate requested report on special or assistant attorneys under Attorney General Brewster. It notes $19,000 paid to George Bliss for May 1882 to January 1883 in Star Route cases, plus other large sums to various attorneys. Total extralegal Star Route expenses in 1882 exceed $70,000, with widespread overpayments to assistants in many states. The piece calls the spending reckless and unnecessary and urges reform when Congress reconvenes.
The article denounces Postmaster-General Hatton as a pliant tool of political factions, accusing him of using the postal service to advance his newspapers and party interests. It cites Mrs. Pine’s removal at Manassas, Mahone’s influence, and Cabinet pressure over a postal staffing dispute, portraying Hatton as an unscrupulous operator who disrupts service for political ends.
OCR fragment references tension within a faction labeled machinists and a harsh critique of leadership. The text appears to discuss national efforts to halt a comm or committee and a hostile reaction toward a head apartment, signaling a chaotic political debate amid internal divisions.
The Patriot comments on the Republican party as a peculiarly happy organization founded on busy minds and steady labor. It argues the party’s men and aims show persistence through defeat and victory, while noting harmony efforts across states and periodic promises of completed work, often seen as fiction. It cites Pennsylvania New York Ohio and German vote considerations affecting unity.
A Richmond editorial attacks Mahone as a dictatorial temperamental figure who betrayed the Democratic party to ally with Republicans. It claims his corruption harmed Virginia, tied to a national critique of Boss rule, and warns voters that the next election will decide Republicanism or Democracy as white Virginians face a decisive choice.
A laborer who worked all winter digging frozen water pipes in Denver died suddenly. A later examination of his trunk revealed he was a once well known preacher whose name was a household word across the land twelve to fifteen years ago.
The article notes great fears of a dry year for California, emphasizing the drought affects the land, not threats by Californians. It adds that if threats to the state were widespread, the population would face extreme agitation and unrest.
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