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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1885
Page
2
Fragmentary lyric snippet expresses a plea to be loved and seen with the eyes, not words. The reader notes recurring urges for gentle affection amid changing weather and storm, invoking intimate solitude over loud declarations.
In 1723 Colonel Riddig returns from India with a fortune and a house on the North Tyne. A mysterious living pack arrives for lodging, sparking fear in Alice and Richard. Edward shoots at the moving pack, killing a robber inside, revealing a deadly plot and a buried treasure of danger and pursuit.
A Haralson Georgia writer denounces a public scam likened to a circus show. He attacks a fraudulent shirt design worn backwards, claiming it deceives men and harms air flow. The piece blends humor with local anecdote about garden work and a red sore on the narrator’s back.
Decora Mahul Summers, born on Decoration Day in Philadelphia, stands just over five and a half inches tall and weighs about two pounds. Her parents Mary Emma Summers and Harry Summers describe her as robust and healthy with a strong voice, while the doctor notes she is the smallest baby he has seen who survived.
A front room workshop near Court Street shows an old craftsman making artificial legs. He explains knee bearing designs, weights, joints, and supports, recounting a case of a young Newburyport girl and a boy with a forerunning leg. He notes longevity, care, and government pensions for veterans, and describes broader circus logistics in a later passage.
A New York Telegram piece discusses circus operations and management. It notes the general's role and his knowledge of towns, populations, and earnings, illustrating how promoters gauge markets and plan tours. The excerpt highlights the balance between audience size and financial scale for successful shows.
A professor of a dime museum recounts details about Baron Magri and Count Magri, spouse relationships, and their tall, striking wife. He notes five children, one son joking that he is his grandfather, and mentions the Countess Magri at Vassar College who could debate alongside Susan B. Anthony and Susan Devereaux Blake at a suffrage convention.
The article notes diminutive individuals like General Mite and Lucia Zarate feel insulted when called babies, while promising appetites rivaling giants. It recalls Chang the Chinese giant and a dwarf earning up to 800 dollars weekly, describing their sleep, daily routines, and amiable temperaments.
Catherine de Medici is credited with introducing the corset to France, though tight lacing predates her Fontainebleau influence. The essay traces sixteenth century forms as whalebone prisons, describing Mary Stuart, Catherine, and Marie Touchet in beetle like corsetry and jeweled sashes, noting the brutal social cost borne by rival queens and courtiers.
A discussion on letting children enjoy holidays and free play without excessive interference. It argues that minimal guidance prevents harm, while overbearing advice drains the joy of exploration and the satisfaction of independent discovery. It notes children want to claim their own small successes rather than be told what to do.
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