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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1885
Page
2
A Pacific Slope writer urges avoiding reckless economy that harms health and prospects. He argues true wealth comes from self care, warns against penny pinching to the point of degradation, and tells of two men choosing different levels of dress and lodging to pursue opportunity.
An 19th century column extols women’s quick observation and keen perception, claiming a wife can identify colors, objects, and events with instant precision. It contrasts a husband’s fatigue with a wife’s alertness during a Washington trip and a city parade, portraying female focus as sharper than any telescope.
Summary of Consols misperception explains that Consols do not equal the entire English national debt, noting they are specifically the consolidated three per cent reduced annuities totaling about £330,000,000. The text references stock exchange usage and the official debt designation, with garbled OCR fragments about locations and notices.
The article urges thorough cellar repair and cleaning to protect stored fruit and vegetables. It stresses sealing rat holes with mortar and glass, whitewashing walls, and using lime to deter rats. It also covers ventilation, moisture control, and proper storage practices including sorting and proper temperature.
A dense East Side block bounded by Fourth Street Fifth Street Avenue A and First Avenue houses six stories tall four family per floor totaling about seven thousand residents Germans Irish Poles and Americans predominate with no Italians Chinese or Africans. The scene contrasts with squalor elsewhere and notes a nearby savings bank and absence of pawnbrokers.
In China washing is a physical task and laundrymen occupy low social status with meager pay. In the United States laundry work becomes a skilled craft, with wages rising to around 15 dollars weekly. The Chinese migration to America grew with California gold and railroad demand, leading to thousands employed by the Union and Central Pacific before mining declines forced many to adapt as cooks, nurses, or laborers. Wah Lung of San Francisco started a successful laundry in 1852 by offering lower rates, inspiring others to follow.
Afghanistan correspondence recalls Persian bread as large, leather-like and tough, with butter appearing on the table and breakfast banter about East hospitality. The piece also notes Vienna carnival eccentrics and a cheeky staged quarrel with guests dressed as thieves and rascals, plus a Whitish medical ad fragment for children.
The article recalls a famous New York society figure who, after losing fortune, rebuilt life through Wall Street. Despite drastic changes, he remains beloved, with banker friends and racehorse owners greeting him warmly. He refuses offers, keeps club memberships, and adapts with dignity. Brooklyn Enquirer notes enduring social ties.
An ad from Mrs. Sam Smart seeks a fifteen dollar monthly colored servant with room and carpeted lodging to receive visits from men paying for service. The applicant hopes for Sunday church attendance and weekday signals, with meals arranged as she desires. Mrs. Smart prefers a servant to do work herself and discusses meals and coffee expectations. The text includes unrelated anecdotes about Prof Tyndall and Jenner, plus medical topics, ending with a stray note about bladder disease.
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