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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1889
Page
2
Poem memorializing Cornelia A. Gleed who died January 9 1889 after twenty years of illness. The verse describes nature battering a storm scarred home, patient watchers, and the struggle between life and death with love as a guiding force before surrender. Written by W H CannuttA.
The Kansas Tribune notes an upcoming February Century article by Laurence Hutton about The Portraits of Mary Queen of Scots. Yates Center edition under editor W H Jones wishes readers long life and luck as the prose references a forthcoming feature.
Two panes of glass, 4 by 6 inches each, and one sash were installed yesterday at the public building. Work is rapidly moving toward a successful conclusion, and the local building interests show continued activity and progress.
It is claimed that the commissioners used the $100,000 appropriation for the Hutchinson reformatory in a way that forces a larger later expenditure to finish the project. An investigation is called for and will likely have substantial tasks to cover.
The Kansas City Star jokes to a columnist that Kansas City's population is about 175,000 and accuses Sam Jones of not giving 2000 dollars to the YMCA, calling the claim an open secret and noting the initials spinoff as a pseudonym for the paper.
The Lawrence Journal warns of potential ice crop failure from a mint julep lens while Emporia Republicans mock the term. An old Webster dictionary defines mint julep as a brandy and ice drink flavored with mint, cited in a humorous exchange between editors.
The Beloit industrial school for girls is poised for state recognition with little opposition. The Beloit community already runs a school, making it reasonable for the State to assume liabilities and equip the institution for full service. The Journal endorses the move, noting Beloit’s merit and suitability for patronage.
The Lyndon Journal reports Douglas County attorneys favor the district plan but warn local feuds may push nominations to politicians like George Barker, Mr. Summerfield, or John Hutchings. They prefer keeping Judge Benson able to continue court duties across the three counties.
The Journal reveals a hurried compilation of potential Lawrence post office candidates. It notes no single winner yet and invites readers to submit missing names, promising references furnished and urging the paper to pull its candidates through.
A state needs an asylum and west of the sixth principal meridian is urged as a candidate. A committee should inspect cities, buy land outside town limits on a hill, ideally forty acres, with water by slough or city connection. Emphasis on heating, lighting, and enduring prominence with Kansas heroism memorials to follow.
Memorial Hall notes praise a Rankin bill in Kansas to fund a university library and future campus buildings. The author lauds the plan as pivotal, combining a library facility with a broader, monumental scheme to elevate the university into a coalition of colleges and grand structures. The piece emphasizes inspiration and lasting impact for the state and its educational heritage.
Mary L. Lewis describes two days at Versailles, seeing the palace museum, the Grand Gallery, and the rooms of Louis XIV and Louis XVI. She recalls Marie Antoinette confronting the mob, the queen’s escape attempts, and the palace’s history from royal splendor to its hospital use, with vivid on-site details.
A reader recounts art and palace visits in Paris including Napoleon and Josephine at Notre Dame and the Trianons, with notes on Marie Antoinette, Robespierre, and historic documents. The letter then covers H B Richards at the Sandwich Islands describing arrival at Honolulu, plantation life, climate, people, and travel by sugar plantations, plus a brief volcano note.
A reader pays $150 for a one year subscription covering the Weekly Journal and the Detroit Free Press. The offer combines two local papers in a single annual rate, simplifying renewal. Subscriptions continue through the year with standard delivery.
A Knoxville woman over fifty with six years of head catarrh and a harsh cough sought help from a doctor who could not cure her. After using a medicine bought from Raymond & Dick in Lawrence, Kansas, she improved and claims full cure after four bottles.
Helene Hasuras dissects a widespread scam that lures homeowners with art pyramids roses and other pricey hoards offered in installments. The reader recalls letters from past victims describing debt, broken promises, and false claims of exclusive access. The piece warns against mortgage schemes and urges skepticism toward quick lifetime opportunities.
In the February Forum Judge Alfred Combling Coxe proposes a plan to relieve justices from circuit duties and reduce written opinions to focus on core work. Senator Morgan discusses the Negro problem and the Marquis of Lorne addresses Canadian annexation. Jules Verne offers a satire on a powerful American editor imagining 1889 with pervasive telephones and instant news.
An old physician retired from practice presents a formula for a speedy permanent cure of Consumption Catarrh Asthma and all throat and lung affections plus a radical cure for nervous debility and all nervous complaints offered by an East India missionary.
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