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Newspaper

Lawrence Weekly Journal

Location

Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 30, 1886

Page

6

Lawrence Journal subscription terms and local notices

The Lawrence Journal Company announces mail and carrier subscription rates for daily, weekly, monthly, three and six month, and one year terms with advance payment. Notices reference Lawrence, Kansas history, local rail speculation, political races, a slave-born woman’s death in Indian Territory, Atchison extension talks, tax payment promptness, and various editorial remarks on regional topics.

Lawrence Journal Company Lawrence Kansas

University Education in the West and Growth of Civil Society

The article argues that university education has a tangible presence in the West, growing with immigration and the development of communities. It frames the university as a complement to past civilizations and notes how education, church, and organized society accompany frontier expansion and capital-brain collaboration.

Boston Daniel Boons Vicero Wifveraitas University of Paris Abelard Champarans

Western universities and the future of the state college system

The essay extols the university ideal in the West arguing that a true university will rise with wealth and time. It cites Michigan Wisconsin Missouri and Kansas as seeds of higher education and urges liberal appropriations. It claims the university elevates all citizens and remains a public, aristocratic venture for civilization.

Paris University of Michigan University of Wisconsin University of Missouri Young Kansas Michigan Wisconsin Missouri Minmesa Williams Town Kansas Aristus Michigan University

Curious watch dial by Boston man hailed as unique piece

A Boston gentleman owns a rare watch dial with minute marks forming Shakespearean lines from King Lear. The dial bears the inscription Fatt par Justin Raymond painter St dinier Canton Berne Suisse and the motto God Save the Union. Edward Huntley’s name appears in the X hair stroke and two other names lie under XI and VI. Artist Mr Raymond worked ten days, two weeks in part hidden. Competent judges call it the country’s best workmanship.

Boston Justin Raymond St. Dinier Canton Berne Suisse God Save Raymond Calden

Ancient Schools and Institutions Across New England

The Boston Latin School dates to 1634 as America's oldest such institution. Charleston Massachusetts reports the First parish Sunday-school marking its seventieth anniversary as New England’s oldest. Cornell no longer grants honorary degrees, and to be a doctor of laws requires examination. New Jersey State Scientific School adds marksmanship to military drill. Canadian Methodists list three local preachers who are millionaires in Ontario and New Brunswick.

Boston Latin School America Boston Globe Charleston Mais New England Cornell University Ithaca Journal New Jersey State Scientific School New Brunswick Methodist Church In Canada W. E. Sandford Hamilton John Macdonald Toronto G. A. Cox Peterboro

A Bold Adventuress in War Times Georgia Mountains

A Georgia Mountain tale follows Jinnie a sixteen year old girl in a North Georgia village during Sherman's raid. Captain La Rue courts her and hides in her home, later driving rumors across Mexico and Paris. Eugenia La Rue, famed adventuress, is traced from Washington scandals to a faded public final appearance.

Atlanta La.Rue Sherman Blankville North Georgia Jinnie Captain la Rue Nener Maximilian Mexico la Rue Georgia Prince Galm-Salm Europe Beale Eugenie la Rue Paris Washington North Adventuress LaRue Wall Street Philadelphia Eugenia la Rue Continents

A Good Law for Jersey Parson DS Sen

The new marriage laws of Pennsylvania to curb rash marriages have operated a year and raised Jersey parsons near the state line. In Camden Roman Catholic clergy refuse to marry hurried couples from Philadelphia, but many are not so scrupulous. One man earned about three hundred dollars in fees during a summer. another distributes cards with his address and directions to ferries between Philadelphia and Camden.

Jersey Pennsylvania Philadelphis Camdes

Rolands Reed Mixes Court Mixup in Lewiston Tale

Actor Roland Reed, touring in Lewiston, Maine, is mistaken for a defendant and taken from the Dewitt House to the courthouse. A deputy, court officers, and Judge Clipper improvise to place him in a jury, sparking a comedy of errors that lasts two days before a verdict.

Bon Jolly Holand Reed Javor Rochester Post-Express Roland Reed Lewiston Reed Dewitt House Roland RK. Reed R. Reed Reuben Reed Court House Fisst Harry Hine Harry Ile Charley Hombog

Malmaison Revisited Where Napoleon and Josephine Lived

J Edward King visits Malmaison, Napoleon and Josephine’s former home, noting the ruined, dilapidated library, faded grounds, and a park being sold off. He recalls the imperial museum era, the wartime desecration by Prussian troops, and the once brilliant salons that now echo with desolation.

Jozephine Jedward King Boston Journal Malmaison Napoleon Josephine Sycamore America

Georgia fence law debate noted in constitution piece

A Georgia law discussion appears in a Georgia Constitution context, focusing on the fence law and its interpretation. The brief notes the legal framework and potential implications for property boundaries within the state.

Georgia Atlanta Constitution

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