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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1885
Page
3
Readable fragments indicate a public notice segment with unclear timing details and a local administrative reference. The text mentions a schedule or page notation but lacks complete names, places, or actions. Further clarity is needed to identify the event, authority, and deadline.
The page lists services at The City Unitarian Trinity First Presbyterian First Methodist and St. Luke's Chapel with sermon topics and times, plus notices of Sunday school and youth meetings. It shares a runaway incident near Abe Levy’s shop and promotions for leather goods, footwear, and haberdashery, along with local notices of art etchings and newly available goods at various Lawrence merchants.
A fragmentary line echoes a meditation on time and distance guiding onward along a shining path. The text evokes longing and forward motion with elevated cadence.
A country family with three rough brothers and a loyal dog Tige faces a sheep killing farmer. The youngest boy defends Tige during a tense confrontation and earns respect, revealing he grows into a fair, humane farmer famed across the county.
A survivor recalls the 1865 execution scene on Bolivar Heights Harper's Ferry where two deserters were to be shot. A telegrapher’s delayed message reprieved one man and saved both, with Gen Sheridan and Gen Breyson involved. The account frames the moment as a stark moral lesson amid war.
A New York based Buffalo Courier writer details the tragic life of Marcus Cicero Stanley a gifted masician who died by suicide in a Gra mercy park flat house. The piece contrasts his gentle nature and professional success as a young doctor with his ignoble criminal parentage and the haunting stigma it caused. He fell in love but in despair over his birth he shot himself.
Washington columnist recalls Dolly Madison’s courtship maneuver during James Madison’s Philadelphia visit. Dolly, then a buxom widow, enlists Col. Aaron Burr to craft a persuasive letter after misdirecting a philosophical book, prompting Madison to propose upon his return. Her social influence and extravagant fashions defined her era.
The finest opals come from Hungarian mines. When first mined the gems are soft and easily broken. Expose them to air and light for days to harden and develop color. Drying must be careful to avoid cracking. Excessive heat risks iridescence loss and total devaluation.
A health note explains how sudden temperature changes cause colds and how woolen undergarments protect the body. It contrasts wool with linen and cotton, recommending woolen fabrics worn next to the skin, especially for Arctic or tropical exposure, to insulate and prevent rapid heat loss.
A valued exchange condemns using papa and mamma for the elderly instead of father and mother. It notes regional differences from New England to the West and South and compares languages that use papa and maman for tenderness. The piece leans toward preferring paps and mamma as terms of endearment for parents.
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