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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1887
Page
2
The Daily Journal outlines delivery terms for subscribers and details payment methods. Carriers collect monthly fees, specify routes, and set replacement policies for missed copies.
The Lawrence Journal Company announces weekly publication details and remittance options including money orders or registered letters. The paper highlights its long history in Lawrence and notes competitors, circulation, and editorial stance while touching on national issues and local court and political matters.
Dr William Witgon reports Cipriani swallowed a fork while imitating a juggler. After years of misadventures and pain the fork moved from stomach to intestines and was finally extracted via a periumbilical to pubic incision. The 22 cm object caused thickened tissues and a small fistula remains.
A San Francisco Chronicle tale from California describes newlyweds from Illinois arriving in Yosemite with trunks and entertaining notions of lavish spending. A hotel porter is paid in two pennies by a Gulf girl as tears of joy flow from the scene. The piece mocks Western prodigality and laments misperceptions of the Far West.
The tale recounts Abraham Lincoln as a dry goods clerk who overcharged a customer by 6 1 cents. He tracked her down at night, returned the extra money, and delivered the worm the bill had warned about, then went home fulfilled by his honesty.
L S Pierce operates a feed wood and coal business at West ride of Vermont Street north of Court House. Orders filled promptly and a telephone line is listed as 127.
A correspondent describes the Carbon river region near Mount Tacoma with bears fishing hook nosed salmon. He recalls witnesses of bears feeding on the fish, their abundance from river source to lower reaches, and hunters from Wilkeson who killed nine bears in January. Hunters report danger and rugged, wild country with few people.
A New York Str. report recounts a chaotic scene at a Conesland party where Mrs. Billings and guests watched red dye wash from a Japanese paper dress. Water colored by the gown sparked panic as onlookers cried for umbrellas and improvised rescue. The dress dissolved to pulp, souvenirs collected ashore.
A San Francisco Chronicle reader essay shares humorous memories of failed plans and embarrassing moments. The narrator recalls a theater invitation declined for illness, a lost letters mix up with a jeweler’s dunning note, and a prankster’s pawn ticket mishap. It touches on fragile happiness and human folly without moral judgment.
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