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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1887
Page
2
A long mixed dispatch summarizes subscription terms for the Lawrence Journal, plus diverse editorials and notices. It covers Kansas politics, education, temperance, and frontier teachers, with references to Governor Leslie’s address, prairie dog bounty costs, and Mrs. Hendricks’s forthcoming biography of her husband.
Col Ritchie, long a Topeka landholder and staunch Free State figure, died at age 70 after a life of vigorous action. An Ohio native who moved with his Indiana family to Kansas in 1855, he supported the Topeka constitution, aided fugitive slaves, and helped found Washburn College with substantial land gifts. His death marks the loss of a lifelong advocate for liberty and state building.
A New Yorker who hires shorthand writers for years notes many who can copy fast fail at practical tasks. He cites needed tact in drafting polite refusals, NCAA-style notes, and appropriate interview replies. He demands writers who know people, places, and world facts, not just typing speed. Youth's Companion.
Practical farming education starts in the field with boys learning by doing. Explain the why behind actions, foster interest, and build trust through patient guidance. Praise effort, correct gently, and progress gradually to develop competence and confidence in young learners.
The Metropolitan Tabernacle reports a membership of 6351 with 231 new baptisms over the past year. A theatrical aside mentions Miss Robinson praised as a fine pianist, while a playful quip references a line about Tompkins and a “Wedding March.”
Frank G Carpenter in Washington Critic recounts Waite's Toledo meeting with ex congressman Hill, Waite's humble beginnings, low fees, and rise to Chief Justice. The piece notes his probity, late career health, and retirement plans, plus a tongue-in-cheek line about Texas mules.
L S Pierce offers all kinds of feed wood and coal on Vermont Street north of Court House. Orders promptly filled. Telephone number 127.
Local industry headlines report all ambrosia makers in Ohio and Sillaoin entering a drying period and undergoing a deteriorating liquidation process amid drought conditions.
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