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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1886
Page
5
Oxianosa draws attention in Congress again as Coxenrxss presses to present the Interstate Commerce bill as a Christmas gift to the people, signaling renewed debate over rail and freight regulation.
Fourteen United States Senators have sons serving in their offices as committee aides clerks and private secretaries. The pattern shows familial staffing across the Senate, reflecting the practice of relatives filling auxiliary roles within members teams.
San Francisco reports 300 young unmar ried ladies who are heiresses to $500,000 or more each, a social note on marriage market wealth and debutante expectations.
The remark suggests the brief congressional session could redeem a reputation for inaction by delivering decisive policy. It frames the short session as an opportunity to address urgent issues and set a productive tone for governance.
Senator Ingalls is hailed as the best dressed man in the Senate even as discussion turns to the wild and rowdy west. The remark highlights contrasts between formal polish and untamed regional image within political discourse.
Lawrence presents timber quality remarks to the Ways and Means Committee as Speaker is urged to consider the material for potential use. The exchange hints at legislative discussion on material supply and policy needs within the committee.
A question arises about the president's rheumatic attack and whether the rheumatism is catching in Kansas. Senator Voorhees in Washington this winter notes in the House the episode tied to John Quincy Adams’s era when he was nominated and elected president.
In a sharp party dispute Senator Mackes proposes expelling Mr Randall and fellow Democratic protectionists from the Defeocratc party, a move seen as Arctic amid the Morrison proposition vote.
Chester A. Arthur during his sophomore year at Union was forced to quit college and teach a village school at Shaxyhiicoke in Rensselaer county for fifteen dollars a month. It is noted how many presidents served as pedagogues prior to their political careers.
The piece notes Mrs Joseph E McDonald as a notable beauty in the Indiana senatorial discussion. It questions if she is a candidate for United States Senate while hinting that he is not for Joseph. The vignette mentions her average height, figure, prematurely white hair, and dark eyes under defined brows in a dated voice.
Tur editor of the Vrainie Farmer distributes high priced seed corn free to readers enough to plant half an acre. Each reader receives 25 bushels or more for the coming summer. To learn details, send a postal card for a free specimen to the Prairie Farmer or Orange Judd in Chicago, IL.
The Wisconsin Central railway raises wages for porters and dining car staff to ensure fair compensation and bans tips from passengers. Porters may only accept ten cents for shoe shining when requested, a policy aimed at ending fee demands and blackmail.
The article notes winter focus on state legislatures and Congress with scarce news matters. It promises significant attention to debates and deliberations, aided by daily telegraphic reports from Congress as the Journal covers these centers of interest.
The Jour NAL commits to daily letters and telegraphic updates detailing the inns and outs of the legislature. It will report what is to be done, what should be done, and what the lawmakers have accomplished each day to keep citizens thoroughly advised.
The Hon. Mr. Hatfield of Wichita has strengthened his bid for the speakership in recent weeks. A young, energetic, well–presented legislator with experience, he is expected to lead a Western or Southwestern favorite. The contest may pit Hatfield against Smith of McPherson county as eastern voters show acceptance of either candidate.
A social gathering is planned by Scandinavians at the old Odd Fellows hall opposite the courthouse on Christmas night December 25. The event invites members and friends for an evening of fellowship and celebration.
A 1886 Palmyra Nebraska notice argues internal origins of rheumatic pains, touts Athlophoros as a cure based on testimonials, and notes a sale of Athlophoros and Pills with prices. It cites Rev E J Bro and Mrs George Hoffman from Cedar Falls Iowa and mentions real estate transfers at Huron Dakota for November totaling $415,000.
An old advertisement touts Buckien's Arnica Salve as best value for cie bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions with piles cure guaranteed or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by barber Braz seawty.
A flawed promotional fragment advocates B. B. B. as a tonic and regulator for children and adults. It targets neglectful caregivers and prays on sickly, weak, or feeble health, claiming benefits for wives and husbands as a general tonic and appetite stimulant before breakfast.
A card offers a free cure for youth errors, nervous weakness, early decay and loss of manhood. The publisher claims the remedy was discovered by a missionary in South America and asks readers to send a self addressed envelope to Rev. Josefh T. Inman, Station D, New York City.
An old physician who has retired from practice claims to hold a simple vegetable remedy for consumption bronchitis catarrh asthma and all throat and lung diseases and nervous debility. He offers to mail free of charge the recipe with full directions in German French or English to any suffering reader who writes with a stamped self addressed envelope to W A Noves at 149 Powers Block Boston.
A Daily Register advertisement from NY LAW OFFICE 71 requests an experienced attorney at five dollars per week. The item notes that “five dollars a week” is not unusual for the town and remarks that many law offices in New York are overrun with applicants, making delivery carriers more in demand.
A collage of brief items lists: Miss Heaven confirmed by a British Bishop at Lundy Island. Samuel B. McCullach, vanished Wheeling clerk, found in Montana posing as Samuel Brown. Mrs Gould’s hired girl strike would push breakfast bills aside. John D. Taylor of Pennsylvania Railroad signed a record thirteen million dollar check for control of the PW&B line. Captain M. W. Lancaster of Belfast honored by China. a miner escapes a Birmingham mine by lifting a heavy iron door from a shaft rope. debates on American humor markets. Miss Nellie Nevada Moore of Swissvale adopts male dress for comfort. two Federal veterans wed Virginia ladies near Appomattox.
A collage of brief humorous quips and light misstatements from late 19th century papers. A dentist sign joke, a sugar-in-coffee miscue, Mayflower and Washington references, language play with German names, a Bar Harbor basket note, a Parisian vanish trick, boarding house chat, and a boy expelled for humor, all rendered in period tone.
A satirical critique of American women abroad who mingle with men at foreign watering places. The piece mocks bold, attention seeking behavior as un-American and treasonous to the flag, highlighting contrasts with more discreet, well bred peers in Rome, London, and Hamburg. It laments the rise of adventuresses and implies national reputations suffer as a result.
A Brooklyn Eagle interview with an insurance official argues that check size no longer dictates success for life agents. He notes the rise of the “quiet racket,” patient persuasion over bold salesmanship, and that ingenuity beats large checks in the long run. He says many salary earners are ideal clients, young couples especially, and that notes with good indorsers can replace cash for policies. He warns current rates are high for laboring men but foresees cheaper life insurance in the future.
A woman claims that nine of ten croup deaths could be prevented by applying a hot roast onion poultice on the throat chest and feet with goose or sweet oil then giving a teaspoonful of ipecac every twenty minutes until vomiting. This account appears in the Chicago Journal.
Directions for farmers to build a carp pond with deep center for winter refuge and shallow edges for fry protection. Includes excavation steps, outlet screening with multimesh frames, and use of wire netting or slats. Suggests well or brook water, depth to prevent freezing, and notes carp varieties and taste based on Seth Green.
Practical guidance on fattening turkeys for market by selective confinement. Emphasizes freeing market-ready birds, feeding with morning vegetables and meat, noon and night corn, and light corn boosts if birds wander. Also advises against thick leaf cover on plants to prevent mildew and recommends sun protection and earth covering for tender fruits.
Indiana farmer discovers a man with both legs broken in his barn. The stranger, nibbling or holding a pleased expression, dies within days after revealing he did not know the weapon was loaded. Detroit Free Press reports the odd incident with sparse remarks.
Farmer Jones and his wife entered a theater and watched many men leave after the first act in which a shooting occurred. The husband urges leaving to avoid danger but decides to return to see the injured man, fearing the victim may be dead and that remaining is unsafe.
Attention to student fitness rises in the South as gymnasiums become connected with nearly all first class schools, signaling an broad push to improve physical development across districts.
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