05 Nov 1896
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Newspaper
Lawrence Gazette
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1896
Page
1
A New York Ledger sourced estimate places total embezzlement losses in 1894 at 25 million dollars, with a rise of about 7 million from the prior year. The piece notes many crimes go unreported and reflects on causes and the value of honest work, citing Beecher and local anecdotes.
Advertises special prices on heating stoves at D. J. Ericksen in Lawrence. Highlights lumber wagons and a new stock of Avery and Studebaker wagons at Exurs & Hoss near the Vermont and Warren corner. Mentions air tight heaters and sales at Abe Levy’s and J. Phil. Weitsenkorn with prices around S45.
A miscellany notes party games at Newport with a flask joke and the crowd’s laughter. It surveys U S death penalties, naturalization tests, and strict citizenship standards. Reports on Florida orange culture, cotton crops, a Colorado wireless telegraph claim, Idaho slang, and Delaware political parade bans.
A collage of fragmented quips and jokes from multiple newspapers. Bits include ironic lines about iron and oil wealth, a sheriffs question, a star performer in a hanging, season expectations for baseball workers, and humorous exchanges among cabbies and passersby.
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