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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1886
Page
9
A Philadelphia Times reprint describes ants as meticulous cleaners their bodies and nests kept pristine. They remove dead companions to buried heaps or water-pails and defend colonies with barricades. Combat between colonies is intense lasting hours with formic acid jaws and stings as weapons, sometimes annihilating whole armies.
A wedding ceremony in Brooklyn, New York, featured a novel arrangement with the groom and best man near the chancel, the bride entering with her father still holding her arm. At the moment of giving away, the father bowed and surrendered the bride to the groom, who then led her forward as they faced the minister, a change praised as beautiful and fitting by Christian Union.
A Seattle advertisement warns the public that the man has left his wife and her household, claims attachment to another and a more attractive woman, and pledges to pay his own bills without objection from the former spouse. It presents as a legal or personal notice regarding marital separation and financial responsibility.
Scott Way in Tid-Dits recounts Slabside’s complaint about prepaid letters and the two cent stamp rule. The tale contrasts stamping delays with government inefficiency as a resident recalls a sour appleville postmaster and a comically costly misrouted parcel.
In a humorous lecture from Limekiln Club, President questions Pardon Johnson about studying medicine. Gardner warns the student to look dignified, not reveal secrets of practice, and avoid quick judgments in cases. He cautions against admitting inability, urges secrecy about prescriptions, and jokes about drugging, fraud, and unethical practice while urging cunning as a path to success.
An article by William F Clarke of Canada argues the bee sting's key role is finishing the honeycomb. He compares the sting to a small trowel that caps cells and infuses formic acid, making honey keep. He defends bees as industrious and peaceful, contrasting sensational doom myths.
A reader describes tobacco withdrawal and seeks a moistening chew. The piece urges medical help and proposes chamomile as a safe oral tonic, noting withdrawal harms vary by temperament and that Americans with refined nervous systems may suffer more. It advises using dried chamomile flowers in small frequent portions.
Winnipeg cor respondes to London Times describes St Boniface in Manitoba across Red River from Winnipeg. It notes two Winnipeg men Sir Donald A Smith and Archbishop Taché shaping policy and settlement with Riel objecting to subordination to Canada. It highlights St Boniface cathedral academy and the grave of Louis David Riel with a plain wooden cross and no grave markers, and mentions his widow buried nearby. The piece reflects on French half breeds and English Canadian authority in the Northwest.
The piece notes widespread formation of agricultural clubs in South Carolina. It covers farm concerns, methods and tastes from various domestic and chancy sources, referencing eggs, mutton age, orange county apples, insect losses, and home recipes. It mirrors early 20th century rural newspaper flavor with diverse agricultural tips.
The article outlines theater goer etiquette with playful, biting satire. It suggests arriving late, creating noise, demanding programs, sneering at performances, exiting and reentering during acts, loudly praising or criticizing, using opera glasses vigorously, and finally leaving before the end. It notes the old Lancaster Harrisburg turnpike as historical context from 1734.
Practical guide on fattening swine in mild weather using pumpkins and roots to aid digestion and flesh gain. Recommends pumpkins or winter squash, grass like clover, warm shed at night, and grain mixes of oats barley rye with pumpkin. For pure pork, corn with pumpkins or roots. notes barley as a British substitute and charcoal or rotten wood for teeth and health benefits.
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