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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1886
Page
4
The Lawrence Journal Company outlines subscription options by mail in advance with yearly and half yearly terms and weekly rates. It specifies payment methods including money orders and mentions that address changes are sent to the old address only for the remaining time of service.
Lawrence Kansas reports New York state assessment of 1 206 112 404 and Berlin population near 222 000 living at around 100 dollars yearly. H B Claflin's son gives Henry Berg 25 000 to aid the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Confederate bond holders seek U S recognition. California shipped 2 145 car loads of tropical fruits to eastern points in nine months last year.
The government lifted the quarantine on Canadian passengers and goods entering the United States except along the Richford Vermont border. Atchison plans police force reductions and cuts to street lighting due to saloon closures slashing city revenue.
An exchange states Senator Aldrich's bill to prevent frauds on customs revenue is as intelligent as possible, but notes Congress can legislate indefinitely yet frauds will continue while dishonest men remain in public service. It argues current laws would work if administration were consistently in the hands of the right people.
The piece argues for plain speech in money terms and criticizes gold and silver valuations. It then lists Kansas post office changes for the weekend ending January 23, 1886, including establishments, name changes, discontinuations, and new postmasters in multiple counties and towns.
The second daughter of W H Vanderbilt and her husband Mr and Mrs Stoane offer to erect a twenty five bed maternity hospital on land donated by Dr Vanderbilt to the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Tenth Avenue and Fifty Ninth Street. They will also establish a trust fund to cover maintenance costs. The city lacks a free maternity hospital and accommodation is scarce in existing facilities.
The Tur New York Tribune argues the President cannot evade responsibility for Cabinet actions and contends the Attorney-General Garland faces serious charges. It claims his private financial interests and ties to the Bell patents show corruption, urging dismissal and a clean administration.
The Commonwealth says Walruff decision limits brewing rights in Kansas. It holds Walruff may manufacture beer but not sell within the state without a permit others may require. The lawmaker may appeal. temperance advocates see no serious setback.
A circus troupe manager recalls Snowy a famed trapeze performer with white hair. In a town of echoes and secrets he witnesses jealousy and danger behind the scenes. A young naval cadet and a wealthy girl stir a perilous love triangle that ends in darkness during Snowy’s final dramatic leap.
A chaotic crowd panics as a gas leak endangers a trapeze act. A naval hero climbs the rigging to save Snowy and a sister’s lover, dragging a dangerous chain of events into daylight. The rescue ends with Snowy's survival and the revelation of his troubled past.
A Lyon school in Lander becomes the scene of chaos when several rattlesnakes slither into a classroom. An 8-year-old boy opens his lunch basket to find a milk bottle and a strike of rattlesnakes. the fright drives the teacher and girls to scramble atop desks as pupils flee.
A rattlesnake incident at a rural school ends classes after a 5.5 foot, 14-rattle serpent invades the doorway. A ranchman calmly defeats the creature with a boulder, stopping the frightful scene as the schoolmistress enforces daily searches of the premises.
The Philadelphia Record weighs shifting standards of female form and the idea of a perfect figure. It cites Baron von Humboldt, critiques fashion’s impact, and notes modern tall, slender ideals vs classic sculpture. It dismisses strict measurements, urging that true beauty lies in genuine affection over rigid dimensions.
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