The Journal Seeks Public Service and Independent Policy
The Journal of Lawrence Kansas traces its long history from 1657 as Lawrence Republican to State Journal and then Lawrence Journal. It claims the telegraph franchise and dispatch rights and affirms Republican alignment while pledging fidelity to public welfare and individual rights.
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Jowrman
Lawrence
Lawrence Republican
State Journal
Lawrence Journal
Lawrence Fribunz
Journnat
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Journal Subscription Rates and Address Change Policy
Dally Journal and Weekly Journal subscriptions offered with city delivery or mailing options. Payment methods include draft, post office order, express, money order or registered letter. Address changes require old and new details. Remittance covers the period of service. Address THE JOURNAL COMPANY Lawrence Kansas.
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the Journal Company
Lawrence
Kas
Night Gift of Sleep and Rising Shadows
Fragmented lines describe dawn and night as symbols of triumph in a bleak, lyrical scene. Smoke, golden haze, and shining spires set a mood of transformation as day gives way to night. A lark and sun appear briefly before darkness settles, bringing sleep as a benediction.
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Atare
Vine adds its horrors in old year’s memory
Fragmentary lines describe public fatigue from burdens and a weary Missouri. The text juxtaposes seasonal gloom with a lyric reaction, mentioning Trudy and purple imagery as reflections on hardship and endurance. The source appears to be a poetic or reflective slip.
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Vine
Trudy
Christmas Eve Tollling Death Brings Mourning Home
A dire winter tragedy swept through the coast as the death angel claimed many in chilly waters. Ten days ago a deadly incident left a fearful harvest of holiday victims, casting a sadness over households during Christmas.
Lawrene Journal hints at gifts and mischief in rural Arkansas City
The Arkansas City Traoper and Journal contain scattered remarks on beavers, a Setter, a coyot, and a mix of humorous prophecies. The piece oddly promotes a yearlong subscription to the Lawrene Journal while lampooning planful ventures and matrimonial jokes among local figures.
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Tuy Lawrenc Journal
Walton
Amos
Arkansas City
Lawrene Journal
Railroads face stove law dispute sparks centerline alarm
The New York Attorney General orders immediate enforcement of stove and steam heating rules on the Illinois Centre line after a steam pipe burst injuring passengers and frightening travelers aboard the train.
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Attorney General
New York
Illinois Centre
Deadlock Fears in Election as Parties Near Tie
The text notes rising tension over a likely near equal party split in the election, recalling Elijah M. Haines who built a national reputation as speaker. The prospect of a deadlock returning to the office unsettles voters.
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Elijah M. Haines
Elijah
Riddle to preside over Kansas Senate session
The present Lieutenant Governor A P Riddle will chair the new senate session from January 8 to January 14 following a constitutional clash with the state. He disclaims any plan to appoint committees or act beyond ordinary chairman duties, as the organization passes to the new Lt Governor Felt.
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Kansas
A. P. Riddle
Senate
Felt
Tariff Fight Burden Faces Democratic House
Democrats in the House resist a new tariff battle, lamenting the heavy reprise of last summer’s arguments claiming people’s verdict against robbers and farmer uprisings. The party faces a demoralized political moment amid calls for victory.
Forum to Open Year with Morrill on An nexation of Canada
The Forum will feature Senator Morrill of Vermont discussing the annexation of Canada prompted by Mr. Butterworth’s Congress resolution. President Angell contributes an historical review of ministerial recalling and dismissal. James Parton writes on defeated presidential candidates and Max O’Rell teases a book on American manners.
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Morrill
Vermont
Butterworth
Congress
Canada
Sackville West
James B. Angell
James Parton
Henry Clay
Max O’rell
America
Christmas Diagram Reveals Shadowed Likeness of Christ
The Kansas City Times offers a forgiving note to readers and presents a Christmas diagram that hides a silhouette of Christ when cut out. The artful lines form a delicate, recognizable likeness that evokes surprise and delight among viewers who see the shadowed face on the wall.
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Kansas City Times
Christ
The Credit of Chemistry to Modern Civilization
Prof William Crookes credits chemistry with establishing key notions such as the permanence of matter the gaseous state atmosphere combustion oxidation elements and compounds decomposition and organic synthesis He notes chemistry as teaching the art of systematic inquiry and experimental investigation guiding modern civilization.
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William Crookes
A Christmas Sermon Reflections on Joy and Morality
Stevenson argues Christmas invites joy over stern moral self-denial and urges gentle cheerfulness as a supreme duty. He cautions moral obsessions cause bitterness, urging personal reform to spread happiness rather than harsh virtue.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Nolile
Kingdom of Heaven
Smiters
Christ
Learnard chosen to head Haskell Institute in Kansas
Ex-Governor Robinson resigns as superintendent and recommends Col. Learnard of Burlington Vermont for the Haskell Institute post at Lawrence. Learnard, a veteran Kansas leader, who has served as state senator, railroad official, and Lawrence Journal publisher, will devote himself to Indian education. The piece praises education for Native Americans and discusses cultural challenges and opportunities.
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Cleveland
Charles Robinson
Haskell Institute
Lawrence
Col. Learnard
Kansas
Burlington
Vermont
Coffey County
Learnard
Grasshopper Falls
Territorial Council
Ossawatomie
Republican Party
Territory
Southwestern
Oscar E. Learnard
Douglas County
Southern Kansas Railroad
Lawrence Journal
Times
Thachers
Beatty
United States
Santa Fe
Brown County
de Lette
Rio Grande
Red Man
Arkansas
Father Schoenmakers
Osage Mission
Indian Territory
Wide Awake holiday number praised by readers
The holiday issue of Wide Awake is highly praised for its rich content and popular authors. It notes contributions from Boyesen Susan Coolidge Trowbridge Burks Fremont Anson and General Howard with artists Pyle Harper and Hirschburg. Pansy for December adds Christmas and New Year gloss.
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Boyensen
Susan Coolidge
Trowbridge
Burks
Mrs. Fremont
Anson
General Howard
Pyle
Harper and Hirschburg
Uneq
D. Lathrop & Co
Boston
Road Improvement: From Farce to Systematic Reform
The piece argues for replacing the old flawed system of "working the roads" with professional road engineering and businesslike contracts. It recalls past abuses, highlights mud and rutted highways hindering trade, and notes a state act favoring better highway improvement while urging consistent, accountable execution. It cites outdated overseer practices and humorous, wasteful scenes as examples of the former method.
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Falstaff
Leech
Baird
Knave
Syrup of Figs Advertises Natural Laxative Remedy
An aged market-style claim touts Syrup of Figs as nature's own laxative. It promotes quick, gentle cleansing for bilious or constipated states, headaches, colds, fevers, indigestion, piles, and related ailments, urging its wide efficacy.
Lessons of Christmas and the hope of universal peace
The article reflects on Christmas as a call to Christian love amid centuries of conflict. It notes progress in church, pulpit, press, and schools fostering tolerance and unity. It envisions a connected world with railways and telegraphs hastening enlightenment and urges individual kindness to brighten Christmas Day for all people.
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Christ Jesus
Christ
Universal Brotherhood of Man
Jerusalem
Asia
Africa
Church of the Sepulchre of Our Lord
Mount Zion
Edward Everett
Jesus of Nazareth in Christian Register compilation
A compilation of remarks praising Jesus, quoting scholars and theologians such as Whitmore Everett Parker and Maxoomdar. The text extols Jesus as a unifying spiritual force guiding daily life and world peace, with references to Christmas reverence and universal brotherhood.
Quotes on Jesus Christ by Renan and Caird
The text presents two quotations praising Jesus. Renan claims Jesus' greatness and enduring tears, while Caird argues moral beauty reveals the unseen God. Both cite Christ as a moral mirror and manifestation of God.
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Jesus Christ
God
Christ
John Caird
Cunning organ dealer charms buyer in Bratzeboro shop
A brisk scene unfolds as a crafty dealer touts Estey Organs from Bratzeboro Vermont. The buyer listens to the instrument while the salesman plays, and the music secures the sale. The tale frames the buyer as gullible and highlights the dealer's aging musical cue.
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Anon
Estey Orcans
Bratzeboro
Century Magazine Adapts To New Volume With Noted Features
The Century opens its thirty seventh volume in November, promising Lincoln history by Nicolay and Hay and Siberia and the Exile System by George Kennan. It highlights future art features by Timothy Cole, new geographical papers, Bible scene illustrations, and fiction by leading writers. The magazine costs four dollars yearly, with The Century Co. of New York offering a prospectus on request.
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Christian Union
Lincoln
Siberia
Messrs. Nicolay and
Hay
White House
Siberian
George Kennan
Chicago Tribune
Europe
America
Asia
Russia
Timothy Cole
Irenexa Uwland
George W. Cable
General Grant
The
Century Co
New York
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