13 Dec 1890
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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1890
Page
1
Marvin describes four American Garden hoes with double points that penetrate soil as easily as single pointed tools. He notes they reduce backaches and tedious work by allowing quicker cultivation and reduced effort in turning soil with the double pointed blades.
The article describes finger hoes as efficient weed cutters that cut roots cleanly and stay sharp with a file, plus uses for Nos. 2 and 4 hoes in close rows. It then shifts to farm slaughter setup including a smokehouse, drying racks, and meat preparation gear, stressing self-sufficiency, cost savings, and proper meat handling. It also touches fodder cutting for livestock, notes on straw and hay feeding, and yields for corn and potatoes across regions with new squash introductions.
A small coop design for twenty five birds priced at 18 to 20 dollars, expandable to hold fifty, with advice on isolation to prevent disease. Also discusses bee queens, their age, fertility, and misbeliefs about royal control of the hive, noting queens live about three years and workers rear a new queen when needed.
A mixture of brief anecdotes notes James Russell Lowell's country house in Massachusetts, Willie Schaeffer’s size and age, tributes to Kepler and Lauret, gifts from John Hicks to Lawrence University, and a wealth of short sketches about public figures including Harrison, Chamberlain, Blaine, and Otis. The piece blends trivia on wealth, careers, and aristocratic lineage with humorous asides.
A collage of entertainment notes from the era mentions Mrs Potter in a grand production of Hero and Leander returning to America, John L. Sullivan predicting twenty dollars in season receipts and vowing not to fight again, and Mme Patti deferring farewell tours. It also notes Bronson Howard sending word from London about a new play’s difficult, deeply American subject, Maida Craigen suing Miss Mather over early season leave, and Mozart focused opera plans in Salzburg.
City office provides time, rates, and route info. Call for schedules at 1 4aT op. mi. tram is the only line with full connections and accurate reporting. Local tickets to many points available from Mass Avenue Massachusetts street Jl dridge House block. J.P. Ross, Agent, Telephone No. du.
The page lists westbound and eastbound trains on Union Pacific and the Santa Fe lines. It names services including Night Express, Eastern Limited, Kansas City Fast Line, Pacific Express, Mixed trains, and various westbound and eastbound departures and arrivals. Lawence area service shows No. 214 accommodation on Sundays except noted cases.
Druggists report Restorative Nervine sales surpassing previous records across many outlets including L. Burton & Co Troy Ambery & Murphy Battle Creek and C B Woodward & Co Fort Wayne. Free trial bottles and a book on Nervous Diseases offered by Geo Leis Drug Co. A notable testimonial recounts Mrs Curtain’s recovery from l lung consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery with ten bottles, now fully recovered and performing housework. Also an impersonator from David Copperfield to perform next Monday night. free trials at Barber Bros. drug store.
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