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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1910
Page
3
A boy endures carpet beating chores while seeking a stick and grappling with imagined misfortunes. His mother calls him to play as he wonders about time and heart, ending with a self mockery and a sales pitch for a remedy.
Wilt Carleton recalls a talk at a writers club about Whittier in a town long associated with the poet. A thrifty citizen warns the speaker that Whittier’s fame and admiration may fade once the audience learns he did not pay sufficient taxes on property.
President Faunce cited professor pay and the value of training minds over mere information. He contrasted a chauffeur's salary with that of a college teacher, asking if society can afford to reward drivers as highly as educators who shape intellect and problem solving.
A collage of oddities and notes from a past magazine. Anecdotes on a Blanche King anecdote about sending money abroad, a France based test of telepathic claims, deaf people using phones, a Chinaman’s dramatic display, Homer birthplace debates, and Guido Monlvo’s musics lore.
A copper grasshopper vane atop Faneuil Hall in Boston, made in 1742 by Shem Drowne, endures as one of three known surviving vanes. It has withstood earthquakes and fires, narrowly escaping damage during the 1775 British bombardment and during later restorations, remaining a city landmark for 187 years.
An advertisement claims Foley's Kidney Remedy cleanses kidneys, stops sediment and pain, and prevents Bright's Disease or Diabetes. Testimonial from G. B. Burhans states four years of relief with no recurrence after taking the remedy. Sold and recommended by C. P. Barber & Bon.
Cattle receipts exceeded early estimates as prices weaken further. Heavy steers down 10 to 15 cents, light weights and hogs show small gains, hog run around 7,000 head with buyers pushing for lighter stock. Beef demand falters with heavy cattle less attractive. yearling steers and heifers traded near $8.00. Sheep and lambs slip, top stock priced around $60, clipping lamb values modestly. A. Ricka, Carpressurbent.
Parat an apothecary of Paris forced his wife under threat of death to pin needles through a wax image of the suspected Jover. The piece links this to ancient Sicilian practice and literary echoes in Rossetti and The Return of the Native, noting wax figures and trials in England. It asks if such practices exist in New England and hints at dangers of harming a rival with wax images.
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