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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1887
Page
2
The item outlines subscription terms for the Lawrence Journal and Lawrence Daily Journal, notes its long history in Lawrence Kansas, and recounts varied local paragraphs including railroad progress, political opinions, weather, and anecdotes about historical artifacts and events. It presents a mosaic of 19th century news, opinions, and community notes.
Changes show new establishments including Fagan Graham county Mary Minor Ogdensburg Ness county John A McKeever Smolan Saline county and Col P Mattson Names changed Bates Pratt county to Isabel Barber county Dresden Kingman county to Meat Reno county Larimore Franklin county to Imes with names supplied by Wm Van Vieck of the postoffice department
A Berlin newspaper crowns Blately as winner in a long word contest. The entry Transvaaliruppentropan transporttrampel theirtrei boertranngs thranen tragedie is read as a tale of a tearful marriage tragedy aboard a transport of Transvaal troops. A second entry Mekkam uselmannenmissenmenchelmord ermhrenmuttermarmor monumentenma cher aims to describe a marble monument maker for a controversial Mecca figure.
The report surveys innovations from mining dust suppression to textile preparation, pig iron fuel efficiency, and new textile fibers. It notes a Chinese grass fiber ramie, scrap tin recycling for sash weights, a chimneyless petroleum stove in Frieberg, and sugar industry growth in Louisiana aided by fertilization and experiment stations. It also reflects on leather waste use and historical shifts toward widespread machine use in furniture making.
The Lewiston Journal recounts a dining table superstition about thirteen guests, noting no causal link to disasters. It follows Mayor Cowan’s remark during a prior feast, and links the anecdote to an oblique sense of fate and superstition in public life.
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