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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1887
Page
4
A collage of items mentions Henry George claims in New Orleans, Duane Sturday July 33 1887, early notes on tax free import for Cincinnati Exhibition, and free farm products from New Brunswick. It notes Empress of Japan October visit plans, President’s Western trip tease, and local anecdotes on blindness risk in New Orleans, along with development on motor invention by Joan Keely.
Corse argues for establishing mail stations where packages can be weighed stamps bought and collected by regular force. He believes this would increase community convenience and substantially boost government revenue.
Lago and richer eastern colleges have taken a number of our State University professors, able men, away from us, and attempts have been made to take others. We have not learned that any of these institutions have endeavored to rob us of our Chancellor.
A letter condemns prohibition zeal in Lawrence, accusing Republicans of overzealous cider enforcement while burglars go unchecked. It recounts the Vitt case where police seized cider, fined the shopkeeper for alleged alcohol in cider, and argues officials should focus on property crime over cider patrols.
The article argues that insults to the President by a faction are excused by a disgraced group. It states the real motive is party rivalry between Democrats and Republicans, challenging the soldiers’ claims of hostility to the President.
An article defends President Cleveland by citing official pension figures. It notes high private pension acts during his first two years, compares with Grant Hayes Garfield Arthur administrations, and highlights increased widow and minor pensions. It reports on pension certificates disbursed, rolls on pensioners, and press opposition to his vetoes of private pension bills and the Dependent Pension bill.
The Angus ARtLaxtic presents two feature pieces for summer readers. Margaret Crosby contributes A Mad English man, while Charles W Chesnuti writes The Goophered Grapevine, a dialect negro story. Mrs Oliphant’s Second Son follows in a melodramatic vein.
A fragmentary column mixes sea superstition lore with a New York publication note on cheap literature and a Kansas City correspondent’s account of Russian nihilists. It cites omens for storms from clouds and sea creatures, then shifts to a bombehell plot and Moscow conspiracy tied to the czar’s fate, with a New York reporter describing terrorists linked to past plots and a subterranean dynamite scheme.
In the Pioneer Press Listener column dealers complain of the vast number of tobacco brands now on the market. A retailer cites 107 brands in one store and notes customers still request brands he has never heard of.
The text discusses immense time scales for the sun’s life and future, mentioning uncertainties about solar longevity and cosmic measurements. It reflects on vast durations and the improbability of precise forecasts for celestial events.
A Chicago Horak editorial denounces Queen Victoria as a distant figure once worshipped by the nation. It notes her recent drawing room exit at Buckingham Palace and a closed Cody circus show paid for by 100 police to deter enthusiastic crowds.
A parson refuses to baptize the blacksmith's infant before the consecration of the new church. The smith begs to have the child christened on Sunday, fearing the devil may claim the well child before the new font is used, citing a superstition over seven daughters but one son.
Uncle Moses relates a quarrel where Dab emart Aleck Pollux argues the law has changed, while others insist the law remains the same after thirty years of tending Lawyer Harson’s office. The fragment preserves regional dialect and a dispute over legal texts.
A collage of humorous vignettes and quick quips from various papers. Mentions counts, city names, and light political jabs including Atlanta wet campaign chatter and references to Col Rain water, Maj. Drinkwater, Gen. Rosewater, Capt. Broadwater, and a Brooklyn-like mix of old newspaper banter with light social commentary.
In a dialogue previewing World War I tensions a Chicago girl muses about starting a war with Germany while an Omaha girl notes Parisians enjoy life, yet avoid sacrifice, saying they can mock Wagner’s music as patriotism.
In a brief, playful exchange the president remarks he entertained royalty last night for the first time, prompting quick quips from visitors. The scene highlights a lighthearted moment amid a formal visit.
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