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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1885
Page
2
Fragmentary verse speaks of swift hours and longing to keep a loved one close. The speaker notes the impossibility of holding back time and asks if constancy can prevail, concluding that humans must accept limited chances and choices.
A dreary transfer at a Wisconsin depot leads a weary group of travelers to pass time in reflection. An elderly man and a lonely woman share conversations about life, love, and a hoped for future as a misrouted train forces them to rethink paths and possibilities.
From London Daily News a bride drowns herself after gambling away £1000 left by a German clerk for her, a tale used to illustrate rumored female recklessness at gambling tables. The story voices critique of Monte Carlo temptations and a failed honeymoon ending in tragedy.
Private advices from San Francisco say that sex senator Sharon is breaking down under troubles pushed by Sarah Althea and lawyers. The old man was weak physically and mortification from relations with Althea worsens as Flora Sharon cuts off contact. Sir Thomas Hesketh is reportedly angered and the marriage of son Pred Sharon to a wealthy heiress, then divorced wife of J W Breckenridge, adds to the scandal.
A Western railroad president is pressed by two directors about cutting rates between unnamed points to gain nationwide advertising. The president claims heavy snow last week halted trains, arguing the missed move was a costly moral lesson on prioritizing earnings over public benefit.
A Wrench magazine piece recounts George Washington shooting an apple off his son’s head by royal command during a tyrant’s era and locates the event near St. Louis.
Nassir-u-desa Shah of Persia lives a restless life of constant travel from Teheran to royal palaces. He escapes assassination attempts by Baabi fanatics and pursues hunting with a disciplined court entourage surrounding his every move. He dresses plainly, rides superbly, and relies on a French doctor for health care while enjoying long days and a ritual shampooing routine.
In an April Century War Papers excerpt by George W. Oabdle the scene before the capture of New Orleans is vivid. Crowds, fighting, and a mob threaten Jeff Davis supporters as U S Navy officers walk unguarded to City Hall amid artillery and bayonets, with Mayor Monroe facing the crowd and New Orleans ultimately not surrendering.
A German immigrant in a Northern Ohio city rises from clerk to a $1,400 salary in charge of the print department and then builds a thriving dry goods business in New York. Starting with $3,000 cash, he orders goods on credit, grows yearly sales from $25,000 to $254,000, and shows a cash capital of $72,000. His success rests on unwavering honesty, rarely making shortages and often correcting errors in favor of suppliers. General McClellan will speak at Antietam on Decoration Day.
An elderly father in Mansfield makes annual two day journeys to visit John Warren at Willimantic prison. Warren, condemned for life for murdering his young wife twenty five years ago, remains a favorite with guards while his father brings fruit, baked goods, and keepsakes from home, reflecting on his boyhood and the past.
An Irwinton Appeal recounts a Louisiana tale of a man living on Mr John McCullough’s land who is half white after five years of change. He weighs 180 pounds, works on the farm, and has declined offers of $1000 a month to join showmen. He swears he’s no fool and will not go to be displayed, calling those proposing the scheme Yankees seeking profits. The piece also describes Bismarck’s speech as soft voiced and measured, contrasting with his large frame and stony presence.
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