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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1885
Page
2
A chaotic mix of reports covers a pending cattle case in which the Jullian cattle teases are challenged. The piece also notes a thunderstorm in Denver Colorado and references to a controversial election, with mixed commentary on General Grant’s burial and European reactions to his death.
The article asserts General Grant surpassed Wellington in scale and success, claiming he fought twenty Waterloos and won them all. It contrasts Grant’s Potomac campaign with Wellington’s Peninsular and Waterloo era campaigns, arguing Grant’s resources and results crown him the greater soldier.
A long critique of state legislatures handling railroad regulation. It argues that railroads shape national commerce and that legislators lack the expert training to manage rail traffic without causing harm. It urges careful, informed, fair lawmaking protecting both railroad securities and the traveling public.
The piece argues that American youths favor white collar ranks over trades and warns against pride in manual work. It cites a starving New York lawyer as cautionary proof and urges boys to pursue fitting trades rather than self- limiting careers.
The Century for August notes that revision of early Protestant Bible versions and broad interest across social classes show Scripture’s continued influence. Comparative religion deepens respect for the Bible, while readings of the Koran intensify appreciation for prophetic writings. Heathen texts fail to rival the Bible’s spiritual wealth.
Poem lines describe a figure who bides his time and gains fortune slowly. Refrains emphasize patience bringing wealth, joy, and eventual triumph, with praise and symbolic imagery of honey, laurels, and a kingly status. The piece appears in the Indianapolis Journal ascribed to W. Riley.
Frank Curtis plans a wealthy marriage for his sister Clara to Lizzie Cutler while Clara blossoms as a violin prodigy under Professor Max. Clara faces a conflict between family ambition and personal longing as Max urges a Europe study, hinting at a secret romance that unsettles the Curtis household.
A miscellany of old fashioned bake and cookery notes with cakes cookies and pies. Recipes include raised cake striped cake custard pie lemon pie macaroni and cheese plain cake and various meats and puddings with step by step instructions and measurements.
Frank and Lizzie Curtis confront Clara Anselmo, now renowned violinist, who reveals a profound partnership with her husband Philippe Noel. Clara recounts a decade of practice, debut triumphs, and a marriage that fused her art with her life, while Harry Bennett faces the distance of unattainable love.
Clara departs with her husband amid cold realpolitik talk about atmosphere and opportunity. Noel, Harry, and her brother bid her safety and blessing as she leaves to join Art. In private, she blesses Max Heldmann for arranging her path to love and a new life.
Washington readers note a rise in horseback riding across classes and the growing trend of women wearing riding pants. Tailors report many ladies are measured and fitted like men, with skirts shortened to touch the ground and pants worn beneath. Average price for a lady's riding habit runs around $100.
A London Truth spoof recounts Gen Gordon proposing that Edenic fruit in humankind’s blood can be neutralized by frequent communion. He supposedly planned to drink the sacrament repeatedly on a single Sunday by attending multiple churches from 6 a.m. to noon to expurgate the virus.
The account recounts Gen. Thomas J. Jackson riding ahead of Elzey's brigade at Gaines Mill when he found 15 to 20 Union soldiers on outpost duty. He charged without warning, ordering surrender, a feat witnessed and later confirmed as true by Major T. O. Chestney.
The article surveys various practices in Asia. It cites Javanese systems where a wife may divorce by paying money, Thibetan norms requiring mutual consent, Moors allowing divorce if the wife bears no son, and Chinese laws permitting divorce for crime or temperamental disagreements with certain restrictions on the husband’s rights. It notes parental and tribal influence on divorce outcomes.
London churchgoers offer prayers for editors of the great papers asking for guidance from Divine wisdom. The observable impact of such petitions remains unclear to observers.
A veteran miner on an east bound train recounts a harrowing mine collapse. He and a companion were trapped about a thousand feet underground for years in a narrow chamber and never escaped. The tale ends with the chilling line we never did get out.
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