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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1883
Page
7
The Denver Tribune prints a nostalgic verse tracing a speaker’s courtship from spring 1872 to 1883. The narrator recalls meeting Bessie, a kiss, and marriage, then laments aging and changes in his wife. The piece ends with the assertion that he himself was the April Fool for misjudging love.
In this Burlington Hawkeye excerpt, the author argues women bear the burden of family support and urges shared budgeting. It contends men owe fair support, praises the wife’s budgeting skill, and advises couples to agree on annual expenses to reduce friction and foster respect and happiness.
In a letter from Fort Rae, Captain Daw son of the British circumpolar expedition describes the fort at latitude 62 38 north and longitude 25 west, its rocky hill setting by Great Slave Lake, and the Dog-Rib Indians of the Dow-Tib band. He notes vast deer herds, musk ox, Catholic missionaries among a generally Protestant region, and a language with seventy one letters. the Dog-Ribs stamper habit and kinder treatment of women.
During a three hour excursion with twenty pounds of black bass and wall-eyed pike in the boat, a ten pound bass on a trolling line pulls hard as storm winds rise. Charles rows hard while the narrator braces and uses every moment to keep the line taut. After twenty minutes the fish is finally netted onto a sunken tree branch and landed.
In Victor a Teferre newspaper notes the recent appointment of new directors to a local village bank. The article describes the appointees as honest men and emphasizes the bank's need for reliable leadership.
London Times argues against anti vivisection rhetoric by citing inspector data from 1881 showing most experiments caused minimal pain. It claims moral priority lies with scientific prophylaxis and criticizes anti vivisectionists as morally weak, stressing proportion and broader human welfare.
The narrator descends into a river tunnel under the Hudson to witness an air-lock and the start of a buoyant rail tunnel. He describes crawling through a coppery hogshead entry, entering a sealed chamber, and enduring deafening pressure and darkness as engineers fill the space with compressed air. Workers continue digging in three atmospheres of air while enjoying safe wages and routine air-lock exits each day.
In a Chicago Tribune retelling, an escort notes seven frightened men as a German worker opens a door to a capsule. Two Italians refuse to emerge, resist the air pressure, and are dragged out after yelling and pleading. They lie prostrate bleeding from the nose after the ride.
A restaurant dispute illustrates Cantonese bargaining in a humorous anecdote. A laundryman negotiates with a proprietor over weekly service for table cloths and napkins, using measured calculations and varied prices from ten dollars to nine dollars and forty cents before walking away. The tale ends with the laundryman considering returning if the price proves too high.
A California Exchange item urges starting training with young animals and combining kindness with patience. It notes many people underestimate animals' capacity to learn, and that tame handling leads to safer, more useful behavior in cows and horses alike.
A seven year old girl named Annie Carroll in New York reportedly skipped rope two hundred times and later died from coma and congestion of the brain. Her mother was told of the incident by Annie the night she returned home. The doctor attributed the cause to the brain condition.
A traveler reports finding the smallest coin in circulation. It is a wafer shaped piece of tree gum, representing about one millionth of a dollar in value.
The piece argues the upcoming Congress will decide the 1884 election through actions in the House and Senate. It contrasts Democratic fiscal relief aims with Republican resistance to broad reductions, highlighting a surplus and the tariff debate as core issues. It notes Pig-Iron Kelley policy guiding Republican plans and forecasts a December start to party lines.
The piece contrasts two Republican groups the Stalwarts who trust in Democratic blundering for power and critics who blame machines and predict the people will reject both parties. It argues the first group is sensible while the second's belief that the people are a separate body from parties is baseless and absurd. It notes voters have punished corrupt leaders and that many former Republicans now see party organizers using the party for self interest.
The Cincinnati News argues Republicans misplace blame for liquor policy by attacking Democrats on tariff. It analyzes whether repealing internal revenue taxes or a revenue tariff would reduce taxation and protect industry, noting Western Democrats may adopt such a plan while Republicans have shown mixed signals. The piece suggests the issue can be resolved with free and liberal discussion and doubts party division.
The Delro Free Press notes that the first class largely stayed home in recent elections and may turn out when better candidates arise. The last class that opposed the Republicans has defected, leaving old associates to remain away, making a return unlikely.
An editorial notes only one man, Judge Edmunds, is discussed as a GOP presidential candidate though he resists. It recalls 1880’s crowded field and argues the nomination has become barren as old aspirants retire. The piece suggests Republicanism may have run its course, with state satire on Texas selling dollars below par.
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