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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1887
Page
4
Fragmentary text shows a cadet journal referencing a delay related to a senate reserve and correspondence requirements. Names and precise actions are obscured, but phrases indicate administrative proceedings and patient expectations in a county setting.
A letter from Laverence in the Woman’s Journal discusses Kansas University’s treatment of women in faculty roles and administration. It notes Miss Morrow’s appointment as preceptress and argues for fuller female equality in professorships and governance. The piece cites legal language from the Kansas University act and recounts past female instructors, resignations, and a push for broader recognition.
The Hazelbrook settlement funds a company doctor for its 1,000 married miners at $9 per year each, totaling about $9,000 annually. The doctor is described as an habitual drunkard, yet miners cannot avoid paying for his services even if they hire alternative physicians.
State Board of Agriculture reports July crop synopses showing heavy drought impact. Wheat and corn acreage down with large abandonment. corn prospects sharply reduced though southeast regions may yield better. Oats and barley up in planted area. potatoes and grasses show varied condition. livestock generally stable with appetites and fruit yields modest.
The secretary opposes authorizing about 50 thousand dollars for the Palos iron tug repair and engine replacement, noting the vessel is not a warship and citing past costs and current Navy needs. He warns against improper use of appropriations and stresses accountability for proper expenditure.
A speaker argues against four thousand dollar spending to update the Palos for future service, warning a single machine gun hit could ruin the machinery and end the vessel. The speaker, noting prior opposition to such reasoning, calls for relief from further recommendations on this topic.
The Western National Fair Association decided no gambling devices will be allowed at the exposition in Bismarck. Secretary Van Hoosen stated the policy aims to uphold morality and decency, with expected revenue loss from privileges avoided yet wide public support anticipated for a pure, entertaining show.
Charles Ward, a hackman at West Point, maintains a wealth of academy lore. A reporter toured the grounds with him and heard Ward recall Gen Lee, Gen Sheridan, and Gen Grant as he grew up near the post and remembers Lee’s kindly milk remark and straight marching presence.
A Boston Transcript note highlights a labor friendly invention in tin can production. A machine seals can seams at fifty per minute while a clever worker patents an inside wipe without halting the line. The device yields thousands in royalties and saves about fifteen dollars daily in solder for the firm, while producing thirty thousand cans per day.
A Bangkok Times note describes a practice in Siam where a man may sell himself as property and a wife can similarly part with her husband. It cites examples of trades for a house share and a cow with silver, illustrating a controversial, equitable arrangement.
Sufferers of liver disease dyspepsia blood diseases cough and scrofula urged to try Dr PIERCE s Golden Medical Discovery as a soothing alleviating and curative aid. A Sunday school watermelon party at George Gilberts residence hosted about one hundred children and parents last Wednesday evening.
The article discusses proper sewer pipe laying to prevent ground movement and water contamination. It then gives practical guidance on striking plant cuttings, including prep, bedding, pots, and shading to improve rooting and survival. It also notes rooting tendencies of herbaceous plants and the need to keep roots warm and shoots cool during propagation.
The report covers hoof care in horses with protective toe plates, plus a broad acreage shift from wheat to corn across Kansas Iowa Nebraska and Minnesota. It notes drought chinch bugs and weather affecting winter and spring wheat, rye barley and oats, with oats in good condition in the central states.
An old style guide explains making a hammock tent from sticks, rope, and canvas to protect sleepers from insects and sun. It notes home made contrivances outperform imported options and mentions agricultural topics like Jedion Shetland ponies, asparagus in Russia, and crop conditions across Nebraska and the country.
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