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Lawrence Weekly Journal

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 01, 1886

Page

8

A Queer Colony of Dusky Men on Lake Borgne

A vivid sketch of the Malay lake-dweller village on Lake Borgne near New Orleans. It notes eight pile houses with no women, a patriarchal rule, primitive gambling, a single unusual card pack, and a growing community of about fifty Asian-descended men living amphibiously along the marsh edges.

Puttadelphia Press Lake Maracaibo Venezuela Asia Africa Cara New Orleans Jackson Lake Borgne Hunting and Fishing Club Bhell Bayou New Orleans Levee Aanlanet

Mothers Advice and Patent Medicine Ads Dominate Local Page

A cluttered notice page reports debts and school plans in Crawford County alongside multiple patent medicine pitches. Promotions include Mrs Winslow’s teething syrup, Ayer’s Pills, Electric Bitters, Dr Bigelow’s cough remedy, Parker’s Tonic, and Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, with testimonials and free samples offered.

Final Tax Notice for Wakarusa Township

Public tax notice lists multiple parcel descriptions with owner names including Sev T D O Gellogg and Caldwell. Descriptions reference begins at specific lot corners and boundary lines along Kenap River Kaw River and local sections, noting detailed bearings, distances, and adjustments for each parcel.

Wakarusa Sev T. D.O Ty Speer Lot Kenpao Lecompton Townshdp Boise Actake Willow Tree Kaw River Caldwell Douglas County Midland F. Flelachman Anderson J. Clark Mitchell

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