Lawrence Journal 1885 News Bits and Notices
Miscellaneous notices and short items from the Lawrence Journal include subscription details, personnel moves, and remarks on current events. It notes the Mexican veterans meeting in Indianapolis, a Kansas City man’s death, scientific and political musings, crop reports, and local reactions to Topeka press club chatter, all reflecting late August 1885 Orleans mood.
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Topeka
Kansas City
Lawrence
Opera House
Kansas City Times
Monument choices for Grant and public memory in cities
The essay argues monuments should be useful, proposing a funded institution or school named for General Grant rather than costly columns. It questions whether endowing a practical memorial outweighs erecting elaborate shafts, noting a nation’s desire to honor Grant via tangible public benefit rather than decorative statuary.
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Philadelphia
Moses Montefiore
National Capital
Washington Monument
Dentist to Close Office September Through March
Six years ago Chris had six miles of telegraph lines. A Cera will close my office from September 7 to March 2. Those who want dentistry before I go should call early to avoid a rush. Levi Howvoe, Dentist, daw 31 7 over Floke's Music Store.
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Chris
Cera
Levi Howvoe
Floke
Chinese Unfortunates Highlight Chinese Cripples Mystery
A Chinatown survey by an Alta reporter finds few cripples among Chinese residents. Observers attribute it to care of maimed workers sent home, strong hygiene, and risk avoidance, while Lee Yuen notes industry and communal support limit disability and prompt repatriation or light work for maimed workers.
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Chinatown
Alta
Noisesome
Leantel
Lee Yuen
Lea
Les
China
Lee
Bey Tan
The Turkey and the Ghasshopper and The Barrel and the Keg
A sententious tale from Alta California presents two fables. A hungry Turkey spares a Grasshopper after the insect questions the value of chasing small game, ending with a critique of chasing politics. In another vignette, a Barrel and a Keg argue over worth, concluding with the moral that combined utility outshines solitary value.
They Swear by Murphy The Senate’s Chief Stenographer Dennis Murphy
The New York Sun notes Dennis F Murphy is the United States Senate’s official stenographer. Observed during heated sessions he types with feverish speed, catching names as lawmakers clash and later cools with the debate. Murphy has served thirty years, amassing historical records in the congressional library.
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Murphy
Thomas Allen Reed
Phillips Brooks
Boston
England
United States Senate
Dennis F. Murphy
Mr. Murphy
Senate
Congressional Library
House
Dennis
New York Sun
Spend Wisely and Save for Hard Times
A fragmented 19th century moral about prudent living, warning that spending outpaces income leads to poverty. It likens small losses to a leaky barrel and stresses temperate, lasting attire over flashy fineries, with advice to live within means and save in youth. Includes unrelated quips and jokes from a humor column.
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Savings Bank
Benjamin Franklin as seen through Bill Nye’s eyes
Bill Nye in the Boston Globe recounts Benjamin Franklin's life from Boston to Philadelphia and New York. It covers his apprenticeship, print work, dual editorship of The New England Courant, his role as postmaster general, and his influence on science and journalism. The piece notes his marriage to Deborah Read and his lasting fame with Poor Richard's Almanac.
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Benjamin Franklin
Boston
B. Franklin
James
Franklin
Frenklin
The
New England Courant
Benjamin
Ben
Philadelphia
New York
Pennsylvania Gazette
Gajzette Olice
Express
Ben Franklim
England
Patrick Henry
Paris
America
Richard
William
Bill Nye
Boston Globe
Cincinnati
Louisville
Ohio & Missionippi Railway
St. Louis
Palace
Intel
Knoxvviie
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Savannah
Jacksonville
Lonaville
New
Cilangh
N.ys
Union
How Editor Dana Lives and the Noted Charles A. a
A fragmented portrait of editor Charles A. A in New York portrays him as a sturdy athletic man with a springy gait and a genial smile. The piece observes his strong individuality provoking curiosity and notes his age as August eighth next, suggesting he is near sixty six while still in his prime despite years of demanding editorial and public duties.
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New York
Emile
New Yorker
Charles A. A
Weither
Sulin
Diet, drink, and exercise views from J H Connelly
The Cook interview with J H Connelly covers diet rules based on experience, avoiding gout with dry champagne, and preferring simple foods. He lists desires for two meals daily, limited coffee, no tobacco, and wine choices. Exercise shifts from horseback riding to billiards and walking for mindful activity.
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Gould
Kling
Whaehington
Burgundy
Corton
Musigny
Avena
Mr. Dana
Dickel
Green
Palomino
Mons
W J. H. Connelly
The
Cook
A Cheerful Visitor Visits Mrs Moon in Illness
A Detroit Free Press fragment portrays a cheerful visitor urging Mrs Moon to remain quiet and hopeful while recounting concerns about neighbors and a girl named Liddy Ann Crozer. The talk covers family woes, social gossip, and coping with long illness. The tone mirrors a local column’s intimate bedside missive.
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Liberty
Liddy Ann
Philander
Liddy Ron
Moon
Debby Ann
Mr. Moon
Josie
Detroit
Ree Press
Culture and happiness in a cultured life
A reflection on how culture shapes happiness and distress. The piece argues that culture heightens sensitivity to discomfort but deeper culture equips individuals to endure trials and devise remedies, preventing wretchedness. It notes Schopenhauer’s view that culture can increase unhappiness yet also provides resources to surmount difficulties.
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Schopenhauer
Hoston
Too Far Off Man Pleads Innocent At New York Justice
A man charged with theft from a frontier store faced a New York justice. He protested his innocence, claiming the alleged items included unusual attire. The proceedings were held as the defendant set forth his case.
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New York
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