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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1885
Page
3
An eccentric tale follows Mrs Clara Vere de Vere as she returns to town with plans for a brilliant match for her daughter. She surveys suitors and resists rich proposals, believing only a poor man should win her daughter’s favor, while lingering at springtime events.
In a garden at Elm Lodge, professor Bettinger and his pupil Madge Kirby face a sudden disaster as a fire consumes the mansion. They escape through flames, Madge survives leaning on Bettinger, who pledges to marry her despite ruined fortune. A carriage takes them away guarded by Madge’s astonished aunt, as they seek a new life together.
Mrs Netherton comments on Madge’s marriage to a man twenty years her senior saying she is glad of the match. Becanas notes the wedding morning and the union as a haven of love and joy despite the absence of her former lover.
A Cleveland Plaindealer account recalls a pioneer's battle clearing a southern Michigan swamp. Massaugas abound in the marsh, striking without warning. fires chase snakes from brush heaps, while fortitude amid flames yields a vivid, perilous frontier tableau.
Judge Alphonso Tait, former Ohio minister to Russia, shares impressions from St. Petersburg. He portrays the czar and court as civil, notes housing and ventilation practices, winter attire, and urban life. He discusses Nihilism, socialism, education, the army, potential constitutional reform, and vast Russian geography and resources.
Fragmentary text describes diminished American capital in the country, St Petersburg trade decline, an English colonial trading colony, a Baltimore railroad financier who profited then sold out, and the Russian government pressuring Jewish trade restrictions. It notes Jews seeking U.S. papers and outward migration amid policy hostility.
A remarkable identity confusion arose in Fitchburg where Adam W. Smith was tried for forging notes. Two experts linked his handwriting, yet Dutchess County witnesses placed him miles away, driving cattle, establishing a valid alibi and leading to acquittal. The article recalls similar misidentifications in Dr. Webster Parkman case and mentions Henry Irving’s dramatic response.
The Lampkin Georgia paper recalls General Gordon’s top rail order in a Valley of Virginia episode. Captain Harricon and the Thirty first Georgia report detail rail theft as soldiers tried one rail at a time, ending with the top rails at the bottom and a brief investigation closing.
The New York Sun notes Prof Ball argues shooting stars are periodic celestial visitors from fixed radiants while meteorites are rock fragments not tied to comet paths. He suggests meteorites likely originate from volcanic material ejected in ancient eras, later intersecting Earth’s orbit.
The scene centers on a ballroom where children use a haproom and a hundred white angels dance to waltz music. Mrs Astor's granddaughter Ethel dances with Freddy, a kiss occurs, and a mother rebukes her daughter while contrasting innocence and propriety in society.
The Ban Francisco Bulletin prints an excerpt from Robert Ingersoll's letter to Mrs. C on the death of her son. He cautions against fear of the afterlife, questions divine punishment, and urges courage under a hopeful arch of life beyond death. He emphasizes that nothing is known with certainty and that love remains constant.
A dealer describes the shift from old style legs to lightweight modern models, priced from 5 to 25 dollars for knee-down designs and 76 to 200 dollars for full legs. He notes enhanced comfort, mobility, and a spring system. Arms have also advanced, with synthetic wrists and fingers enabling eating, writing, and near natural use. The arm model sells for 100 dollars.
Miss Louise Da la Hame known as Ouida pens a sharp criticism of contemporary English fiction in the September North American Review. She praises Smollett Goldsmith Scott and Bulwer, Thackeray and Dickens but argues English writing has become diluted with prolixity and puerility, losing its former vigor. The piece notes English backlash against Ouida as part of the debate.
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