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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1887
Page
4
A damaged OCR snippet from The Gazette references the city and various unclear terms. It mentions Homittances, postoffice, and Karsan in an obscured context with no identifiable events or dates. The readable elements are sparse and non-specific.
Reports from Batoum state dynamite destroyed the Nobels and the Rothschilds petroleum conduits amid trade jealousy. Other items note Prof Isaac Sharpiess as Haverford College president, actress Mus Hetey Dauvray commissioning a silver cup for league showdowns, and various political and social tidbits from 1887.
A Kansas editor pens an exuberant, tour de force flourish praising the state. It touts vast wealth, telegraph and railroad reach, thousands of schools and churches, and a population ready for expansion, urging eastern readers to glimpse Kansas’s booming spirit and potential.
The June St Nicholas opens with a Frank Rugeell Green frontispiece A Day Dream and includes Sherman Stocktonings on King London Eliza beths Concert and more. Harper's and Scribner's June issues offer vast articles on Susa discoveries Mexican Notes and The Kentucky Pioneers with illustrations. The Century features Tolstoi Kennan Lincoln history and Civil War pieces while Wide Awake presents serials poems and stories in its 25th volume.
Special correspondence from Washington on Edmund O Donovan son of a Trinity College scholar. A multilingual journalist, adventurer and Fenian, he lived for travel, espionage and journalism. His career spanned Franco Prussian War service, Spain guerrilla reporting, and Central Asian studies, ending in a fatal clash in Sudan era combat.
A Civil War note recounts how after Manassas 1861 officers found US and Confederate colors hard to tell apart. Regiments received state colors via Governor Letcher, then a universal enemy color was designed square for infantry artillery and cavalry. Designs were approved by Gen Beauregard and produced under Maj Cabell with army funds.
The passage notes that in China marriages are arranged by parents long before the girl is of marriageable age. A betrothal is set with a neighboring family’s son, and when she reaches an appropriate age she is married into that household. The description emphasizes the normalization of arranged unions and the absence of breach of promise cases in China.
A fragmented text recalls American and British musical exchanges with figures like Marie Decca and Osgood, praising American chorus power. It contrasts past romance with today’s transatlantic cultural flow, invoking Boston, London, and a wind harp in the pines as symbols of a growing musical empire.
A comic exchange reveals confusion over Mr Lyon and the supposedly similar Mr Tetterby Thompson at Mrs Leo Hunters gathering. A denial of an insult and a defense against libel follows as the two parties clarify identities and impressions.
A fragment recounts a rough baseball game where Clarkson pitcher Ohl is battered early, two strikeouts noted, a hot grounder through Burns, a life on first, and the visitors hammering the pitcher out of the box. The excerpt shifts to a harsh wartime aside and a remark about a brutal fight, ending with a complaint about the constable and national character.
The excerpts juxtapose a cautious stance on retaliation politics with a comic exchange about mottoes. A Canadian Statesman voice worries about provoking a U.S. president and national pride, while a Pittsburg Dispatch quote and an Omaha World snippet reflect satirical or domestic humor about household mottoes and a boarding house. The collated fragments mirror turn‑of‑the‑century press chatter.
A humorous exchange about outfits for a party. A woman asks for silk to wear, but the servant explains the fabric was given to Mrs. DeGrand, who runs a large house with four servants.
A collage of humorous exchanges and snippets from newspapers. Nonsense quips about marriage, angels, Quakers, and a theatre anecdote blend with stray notices and odd mentions. The jumble includes a New York Bun reference and glimpses of other city papers.
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