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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1887
Page
4
The Gazette records an absentee note from an individual detailing reasons for absence from a ceremony or meeting. The entry references state and county officials and cites the author's name as the guarantor of good standing.
May 19 1887 introduces a new serial "Jess" by H. Rider Haggard, praised for dramatic interest and originality. The tale, illustrated by Cusada, is to begin in The Gazette with installments mailed free upon request to readers and friends.
The piece argues wheat once Kansas's main staple has declined due to spring wheat dominance and rising corn and hog production. It cites market shifts, rail expansion, and global prices, predicting Kansas will shift from wheat to corn and livestock, with sustained strong farm fortunes.
A Lawrence Kansas chapter advocates sympathy for Ireland against British policy. The group frames six points praising Ireland’s learning, defense, patriotism, and long struggle against English rule, urging support for Irish leaders in Parliament.
A declaration by an American organization condemns Irish land tenure abuses and Tory coercion measures. It notes 729 tenants abroad pay rents while Irish poor starve and calls for moral aid, outlining their constitution and by laws.
The Illustrated London News announces an American reprint at ten cents. Printed from London plates, it offers 32 pages of engravings and descriptive matter, including Royal Oak descendants and Tasmanian wreck illustrations. First issue published May 11 in New York with wide distribution planned.
Critics acclaim Haggard in the New York Tribune and Harper's Monthly for Jess a vivid adventure set in the Transvaal era. They praise graphic scenes at fake ford, Silas Croft arrest, Moolfontein burning, and Jess's brave deeds amid Boer English clashes. The Beggar Student plays tonight at the opera house.
The article discusses Paracelsus rejecting astrology as fate and pursuing alchemy to produce artificial gold. It quotes a long 16th century recipe for transforming metals into gold via a red oily substance and cupellation, and hints at a hidden “treasure” said to be buried at a hospital. It reflects historic alchemical beliefs and the allure of the philosopher’s stone.
A selection from The Century showing pupils misdefining words with humorous or erroneous answers. Entries include Aborigines, Auriferous, Capillary, Esquestrian, Eucharist, Ipecac, Plagiarist, Demagogue, and others, plus notes on misreadings and mixed phrases reflecting schoolroom slips and sound-alike errors.
Thurlow Weed tells of a Hudson River steamer scene where Martin Van Buren dodges a plain question about where the sun rises. A wager prompts an eerie exchange as a crewman seeks a direct answer, the future president offering a tongue in cheek reply about east and west. A note on trade adds a line about four thousand tons of old horses planned for China to be melted into saber blades and knives.
Practical rural tips describe constructing a land measure and staking system from farm tools. Instructions explain making a five and a half foot measuring device, how to use it to gauge field sides, and converting steps to rods. Also details for durable farm stakes from repurposed hoe sockets and straight timber.
Rustic houses offer outdoor repose and reading space on country grounds. The design uses posts set in ground with planks for plates, latticework treated with crude oil finish, and a seat along interior posts. Figures show a simple rustic step mounting and a raised rustic viewing hut on a rise for extended country views.
The fragment discusses facets for fowls and their pings falling perpendicularly. It notes distances may be wide to avoid ing and mentions economy of space. The tale hints at fowls jumping from the lowest height in this arrangement.
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