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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1891
Page
6
Readable fragments describe flood danger lines and water depths around St Joseph Atchison area with figures like 18 feet and 14.5 feet. References to 1867 flood and a Sergeant Welsh of the signal service noting no expected rise and the situation quiet at night.
Fragmentary OCR reads unclear about names and events. Readable portion hints at a tense exchange or testy moment involving a sire figure and a speech or statement. No concrete entities or dates are established in the readable text.
Fragmentary notes show a society discussing printer reform and a proposed bylaw to restrict printing duties. References mention a leader, a plan to oppose changes, and a governing charge affecting a family. Potential moves aim to alter responsibilities and leaves.
A storied alligator named Big Ben stalked Lake Monroe shores until a paddling hunter with a rifle ended the beast's reign. He towed the carcass to Enterprise, presenting his visiting card from the mouth as thanks, prompting cheers from a flotilla of hunters.
The article traces savings banks from their English beginnings in 1803 through proposals for national control, noting Samuel Whitbread’s 1807 plan and Henry Duncan’s 1810 parish banks. It highlights Duncan as the father of savings banks and records the Edinburgh Savings Bank’s 1814 establishment before government oversight in 1817.
The Dennys shipyard on the Clyde features an experiment tank 300 feet long and 10 feet deep used to determine speed, resistance, and other vital qualities of vessels before final designs. Models scale to any size. the largely automatic, self registering method yields accurate results aiding in building ships with strong speed and seagoing performance.
Land and Wiiter lists the total big game taken and details weights and lengths of top trophies. Eleven tigers, three panthers, two bears, two rhinoceri, eleven buffaloes, forty nine deer, and twenty one boars are recorded. The heaviest tigers reach 10 feet 2% inches and about 493 pounds. The six largest swamp deer range from 460 to 570 pounds. The two largest sambhur weigh 560 pounds each.
In a New York Weekly note, a mother and friend Clara discuss an upcoming marriage. The daughter returns from a long absence and reveals a Paris trousseau. The bride-to-be appears engaged, though one speaker jokes about a forgotten fiancé.
A terse note notes the feeling of being sent out as an honor, though the phrasing appears awkward and uncertain. The fragment hints at an official or ceremonial sending with mixed sentiment about its significance. Names, dates, or places are not provided in the readable text.
Signal Service crop review notes favorable wheat harvest in Indiana and strong corn growth, with generally good conditions in Wisconsin, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, North Carolina, Virginia, Missouri, Ohio, Illinois, Kentucky, Kansas, Nebraska, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Colorado, the Middle Atlantic and New England, and California. Rain variability and localized damage noted but overall positive outlook for fruits and crops nationwide.
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