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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1886
Page
2
A collection of household tips covers cleaning glass with hot sharp vinegar and renourishing faded aniline dyes with chloroform. It advises drying starched shirts before ironing, curing hiccups with lemon juice and coffee, and using starch to clean plaster ornaments. Also included are tips on drying tin vessels, siphoning pipe vapors for relief, and preserving canned fruit by dark storage.
A San Francisco Chronicle anecdote describes a social scene where a young woman travels home with a Jeroboam of Scotch Whisky mistaken for a bric a brac treasure. Laughter and embarrassment follow as host and guests realize the misfit item, a comic end to a farewell visit.
Joaquin Miller writes to the Chicago Times detailing a Mexico City hotel experience he calls dark and dirty where Americans crowd together and critique Mexico while barely seeing it. He notes a lengthy butter delay, a barefoot Indian delivering grass wrapped butter, and a gaudy two story inn’s miseries in a city claiming half a million residents.
A jury summons appears. a fisherman explains his business prevents service. The judge jokes about adjournment to join the trip. The man recounts catching a giant bass with a broken troll and a pistol, leading to a $100 fine for not revealing he would be fishing. The tale ends with a humorous punch about adjourning to fish.
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