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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1885
Page
3
A Chicago News article surveys cake trends revealing a shift from heavy butter laden cakes to light feathery loaves and layers. It notes new fillings like pineapple and galnut cream, ornamental German confections, and rising demand for delicate, digestible sweets while warning ornamented cakes remain risky in taste and cost.
Miss Sartorins describes pigeon catching in the Sendan and Egypt. Pigeons are lured into mud cave like houses at dusk by owners. A cheater tries to nab extra birds by frightening flocks, while all birds return to a common house, where each is caught.
A writer recalls General Grant and a Michigan clergyman named Barnes who rushed onto a train, flushed and excited after learning his wife was near death. He told Mary to hold on until he reached home, prayed alone, and his wife revived briefly before he died in his arms when he arrived.
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