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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1885
Page
3
A 19th century portrait of Carlotta, widow of Maximilian, her decline after the Mexican adventure, her failed appeals to France and the Vatican, and the long shadow of the Queretaro tragedy. The piece contrasts her devotion with political misadventures and her eventual awakening to sorrow.
A Philadelphia undertaker recounts chilling cases of premature burial and urges the Board of Health to prove death beyond doubt before burial. He cites a warm, limp body mistaken for dead and a bride who revived in a grave, advocating nerve tests or keeping bodies in a receiving vault until decomposition begins.
The London Standard prints a letter from a Scots Guards officer at Suakim describing the ground after McNeill's zereba. He recalls a six miles march marked by graves and ghastly corpses, with hyenas stealing remains, a stench that lingers, and a scorching sun before reaching Handub where water is a rare luxury.
The inventory of the estate of the late Charles W. McCune, editor and proprietor of the Buffalo Courier, shows property valued at 520,614 dollars.
A witty courtroom anecdote recounts Lawyer Johnson grilling El Perkins in a wood case. Perkins swears ten cords were cut, then flounders as questions probe measurement and truth. The judge and jury trap the witness with precise, dissonant cross examination, exposing perjury and prompting a call for the next witness.
An excerpt recounts Port Moresby travel where the author seeks a legendary woman dominated "Amazona" society. He lands near villages, is halted by a single man who recognizes him, then encounters numerous women in grass skirts and heartrending shouts as he contemplates approaching them. He offers beads and seeks to meet under wary eyes.
An evocative scene describes a restless crowd of women at a beach gathering. A man uses red cloth and beads to stir the crowd while avoiding their scrutiny, a young girl signals distress, and the sea voyage offers a temporary escape from the tension and chaos of the moment.
Stanley argues Congo Basin climate is not more dangerous than other tropical regions and that proper hygiene reduces sickness by half. He recalls six years of testing his party’s adaptation, detailing drastic changes in clothing, diet, and behavior to survive equatorial Africa. He recounts a near fatal fever episode in May 1881, describing quinine, Madeira, and the desperate struggle to recover as a young sailor steadied him with a final cry of Fam saved.
Kansas City Letter profiles Frank James as a wealthy, well-regarded figure living on a Missouri farm near Independence. Described as wild yet charming, James is said to have reformed since his outlaw days, worships at the Baptist church, and foresees potential subscriber losses for Kansas City papers opposing his religious views. The piece suggests he may avoid further trouble in his bucolic life.
A Providence library trustee combats dime novel reading by compiling a scrap book of adventures of dime novel boys. He invites youths to read two hours of real-life stories instead of fiction, hoping to steer them toward better books. The approach, called Dime Novel Illustrated, gains traction and sparks talk of patenting the method.
The article recounts Carlyle's early and mature tobacco use, noting his family's smoking habits, and a humorous tale of him directing a tobacconist to the proper “veracities” tobacco, reflecting his precise tastes and wit.
From Gen Dedeau's Biography of Grant this piece lauds Ulysses S. Grant for relentless advance through repeated failures of allies. It likens his endurance in the Wilderness and the May 1864 death stroke to steadfast courage amid unprecedented carnage shaping the Civil War outcome.
A 1453 paper, recently examined by a gentleman, remains in perfect condition strong flexible and pearly white with a clear water mark. He doubts modern hand made paper will age 400 years as well due to chloride of lime. A Santa Barbara County tribe once 4000 souls fifty years ago now has only one elderly squaw left.
The speaker recalls early life with limited education and few books, writing for love rather than reward. He contrasts his lack of discipline with Otson and Longfellow, notes constant rewriting by peers, and laments the market for anti slavery era writing being bleak. He recalls editors, the Hartford Review, and the Democratic Review.
Josiah W. Alcott of Philadelphia interrupted a service at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in Evona to announce that Miss Nellie D. Taylor later known as Mrs Dashiell is his wife and the daughter of Rev Dr Taylor. He recounts a 1879 elopement and subsequent alleged separations and legal disputes, claiming Dr Taylor aided but later abandoned his daughter. Alcott pursued reconciliation, confronted Miss Dashiell at Plainfield, and faced resistance. He says he cannot afford a suit, while Miss Dashiell hints at legal redress if wronged.
Milwaukee's new census shows a population of 158,365, up 42,780 since 1880, averaging about 8,000 more residents per year.
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