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Newspaper

Lawrence Journal World

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Nov 08, 1885

Page

3

Good Night Poem Lines Stop to Fragrant Hand

A poetic farewell laments parting at night to a beloved hand and eyes. The speaker bids good night to delicate rings and the month’s sweetness, noting the snowy hand detains them before another farewell.

Laura and Alfred's Flag of Truce in Laura's Peace

Laura and Alfred Hillier settle hostilities after a day of pranks and friction. Laura tissues between pride and affection as Aunt Letty sprains her ankle. A mountain market trip softens the feud, yielding a budding friendship and a promised peace finale at Miss Southwell's.

Laura Alfred Misa Southwell Miss Southwell Sophie Higley Mr. Palmer Mary Shaw Sophie Maria Piazza Laure Katy Aunt Letty New York Lani Letty Alfayly Ransoms Mrs. Ransom Ermas Miss Higley George Lane George Jack Jill Ara Miss Higiy

Faith and imagination in medical cures described

The passage recounts cases where belief and suggestion produced cures or relief, such as a patient feeling warmth and a sense of boiling water during imagined treatment, a banker mistaken for a draft from a window, and a woman cured by a prescription tied to her neck. It notes faith cures in nervous disorders and make believe remedies like bread or sugar pills, as recorded in The Gentleman's Magazine.

Mr. Loutherbourg Sydney Smith Rogers Sigmond Gentleman's Magazine Charles Ser Scvis Thie Medical Colone Nervana Avery Posixi

Scow Loaded with Hoop Poles Sinks on Natchez River

Sailors spot a leaking scow drifting near Natchez with a man and wife aboard. The crew beg for passage to New Orleans, offering ten dollars, while the captain demands a hundred. The pair insist they are “as good as anybody” and ready to work their way downriver.

Natchez New Orleans Orleans Detroit Free Press

Impressive Appearance of Judge Hancock in New Suit

The Albuquerque Democrat reports Judge Hancock purchased a stylish suit and polished boots, appearing markedly fine while visiting a private residence at the city outskirts. A young daughter answered the door, misidentifying the visitor as God, causing the mother to question who was there.

Albuquerque Democrat Hancock Outakirta Highlands Mamma

Appetite for smoked meat and bear trap tale from Mississippi

A Detroit Free Press piece recounts a planter’s Mississippi night incident. A bear-trap captured a burly slave who pleaded to be freed after a chain groan and a brace of hogs were found. The colonel jokes about the man’s appetite returning if ever free.

Nebber Kurnel

The Pistol and the Dirk in California Courtship Fashion

California women adopt pistol and dirk as part of courtship style. A Hyde Street streetcar incident reveals a dirk dropping and a companion’s insistence on moving on. Also describes an electric counting machine by Chas. B. Pidgin that automates addition with a nine-dial census device powered by electricity.

California San Francisco Hyde Street Adolphus Genevieve Dolphie Iiun Chas. B. Pidgin Massachusetts State Bureau of Statistics

New South Wales Tin Deposits and New England District

Colonial geologists estimate tin deposits in New South Wales at 5 440 000 acres with potential for more as new finds appear. Richest mines lie on Vegetable Creek near Glen Innes in New England, a vast tableland of 10 100 square miles with mild climate and a population around 17 000. A railway to the Queensland border and shipping routes via Brisbane are noted. A mackerel shortage is reported with 14 000 000 fish remaining.

New South Wales Vegetable Creek New England Glen Innes Sydney- New England Colony Queensland Bidney Brisbane

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