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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1886
Page
4
The Journal notes a planned pace for Lawrence with street parking and attention to schools and church grounds. It foresees a stronger business year, promises grit for grading Oread Avenue, and hints at a winter recovery if Orexl Avenue grading proceeds. It also mentions a forthcoming tariff measure and a new boom in electric street lighting, likely to reach a favorable outcome soon.
The statement declares that survivors and sufferers waited twenty three years for their due victory. It frames the win as a long awaited justice claim and notes the duration of the delay.
The note explains a field guide rule: young quails have black bills and yellow jess, while adults show blue legs and white bills. It serves as a quick identification tip for hunters or observers.
In Lawrence rates and taxes are very reasonable. Some newer towns are beginning to groan audibly. Lawrence has been there.
In Nashville Tennessee on Tuesday last a sale of imported Holstein Friesen cattle brought thirty five head totaling 3225 dollars with an average price of 99 dollars per head.
City leaders press to begin mining on a local coal shaft. Residents urge speed as the valuable black diamonds are found near Lawrence, touted as the state’s best and brightest town.
Official figures from Virginia indicate an opposition majority of 20,859 versus a Democratic majority of 16,064 last year, a change of 36,893. The result signals a possible break in the solid South and implies a significant political realignment.
This week a large potato exhibition is held at St Stephens Hall Westminster with a discussion of unsettled questions about potatoes. The event is billed as a noticeable convention.
A brief note suggests the city may receive electric light from Representative Bowersock this winter. It hints the arrangement could influence his re election chances, proposing a rate of 3.00 dollars per day for services rendered.
The Utica Observer notes Boston has six editors over eighty and the New York Sun replies that age can bring vitality. It cites figures like David Dudley Field, Peter Cooper, Ferdinand de Lesseps, and Henry B. Stanton as examples of enduring engagement in the profession.
Frank Gintett of Kingman county seeks speaker of the house citing extensive legislative experience and parliamentary skill. Observers say the west and southwest are likely to claim the speakership this winter, aligning with regional balance among states.
Rev A H Stote will give the first Home Course lecture for the Library Association at the opera house Friday night on Contrasts of English and American Life Admission 35 cents for non season ticket holders Doors open 7 lecture 7 30 M W Reynolds will deliver a lecture on Aaron Burr at the same venue December 28 Judge Thacher will also lecture in the Oswego Course later in winter
The record rejects Col Anthony’s claim that more liquor comes from Topeka drug stores than Leavenworth saloons. It notes Leavenworth’s monthly saloon revenue at $27,000 and Topeka drug stores at $9,000, and cites penitentiary pupil data and Shawnee county population to challenge his figures. It ends with a humorous plea to “put these frozen facts in his pipe and smoke.”
The text notes widows of presidents receive yearly annuities of 5000 dollars each for Tyler, Polk, Grant, and Garfield, and Lincoln’s widow stopped receiving a similar annuity years ago. Mrs Tyler and Mrs Polk survived their husbands’ administrations forty five and forty one years respectively.
A Watertown New York voter E E Carter who voted early returned to the polls later in the day to cast a ballot for a different ticket. Attorney General O'Brien ruled a voter may cast from sunrise to sunset and he was allowed to vote the omitted judiciary or county ticket on the same day.
The Board of Regents seeks a new Chancellor’s residence at the university arguing it preserves grounds, reduces fire risk, aids visitors access, and aligns with state solidity and intellectual worth. They advocate a neat, ample building, not gaudy, to reflect Kannas’s real wealth and avoid shoddy expenditure. They also urge adoption by the legislature of a proposed engine house relocation.
An local writer laments neglect of church and school grounds in Lawrence. He argues grounds should be fenced, platted, and ornamented with flowers and rose bushes to reflect culture and taste, asserting that bare, paintless, unbounded sites offend religious perception and community refinement. He urges trustees and boards to act.
A Philadelphia Press excerpt recalls Hank Smith, once a Wall Street millionaire, who after a big fall sits at a Cedar Street lunch counter. It contrasts him with rival figures like J P Morgan, James R. Keene, Daniel Drew, Jacob Little, and others, noting their rise, falls, and enduring reputations in the era of the Erie troubles and 19th century speculation.
An old German pretzel and lager seller had his liquor license revoked by district commissioners appointed by the president, who argue the saloon is too close to the rural mansion. Saloon keeper John Schumann protested, while Tenallytown road residents urged buying the president out to keep the business.
The Hiddinite, a new precious stone found in Alexander County, North Carolina, by William Earl Hiddin. It resembles emerald in color but is denser and has a distinct chemical identity. The largest specimen to date weighs over eight ounces, with value above 1500 dollars in uncut form. The mine also yields emeralds and other gemstones and is associated with a Duke of Devonshire quarry nearby.
James Kennedy, once manager at George Stephenson's works, died at Newcastle on Tyne. He planned the first three locomotives for the Stockton and Darlington Railway in 1825 and built the Liverpool locomotive with high cilinders.
In Chicago 1871 and across Michigan Wisconsin forests and fences suddenly ignited without visible sparks. The Michigan Wisconsin and Chicago cases likely resulted from long dry heat and porous wood near heat sources. A lab incident in Paris and Passy showed heat from air holes near stoves can carbonize wood and trigger ignition, explaining the autumn fires and drought conditions.
A historical note on parchment materials from sheep to calves and goats, citing Knight's Mechanical Dictionary on coarse parchment for drum heads and the skin processing steps. It mentions the horse frame, a hoop method, and the durability of skin parchment versus vegetable. A brief Chicago anecdote closes with a child pleading for attention while his mother writes.
In Philadelphia on June 1 1885 Hol A Picketts reports his daughter Lydia Ann suffered a running sore under the chin that resisted treatment until four bottles of Botanic Blood Balm were used. He notes all ulcers have healed and she now enjoys good health and a strong appetite, attributing the cure to B B B.
The Maine Central railway company has made an offer for the perpetual leasing of the Portland and Ogdensburg railway. The black flag was displayed at St Louis' part of the day yesterday. We have heard many old friends say Salvation Oil cured rheumatism. Our druggists sell it for twenty five cents a bottle. A large number of people from Eudora were in the city yesterday.
An advertisement promises a free remedy for nervous weakness and manhood problems, billed as a great cure delivered by a missionary in South America. Readers are asked to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Josefh T. Inman, Station D, New York City.
Fragmentary report discusses a retired practitioner who claims radical cures for consumption using a vegetable formula. It mentions experiments, international language notes, and aims to aid sufferers, with references to European and German influences and a promise of humane aid.
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