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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1887
Page
6
Lawrence Kansas June 16 1887 a mild subdued rumor is in circulation that the Inter State Commerce Commission is not working in harmony.
Farmers in Trege county pivot to hog raising amid feed changes, using sorghum seed and alfalfa instead of corn to meet rising livestock needs.
A pensioner's $6 check issued by Pension Agent Glick in Kansas City was altered to $3,000 and cashed by a Kansas bank, triggering investigation into the impersonation and banking scam.
Greensburg Kiowa county will receive new water works electric lights street cars and artesian wells as the year progresses detailing a broad municipal development program planned for 1910.
The Atlanta Constitution urges southern railroads to provide first class accommodations to African American travelers who pay first class fare, arguing for equal treatment in rail service.
Linn County author Morey releases a poetry volume titled The Song of Kansas in four cantos. The work is praised as the finest ever written in the state.
The article by Tue Hon. Ignatius Donnelly in the North American Review for June asserts Shakespeare as a drunken poacher of Stratford. The claim is framed as strong language but stated as safe since Shakespeare is dead.
Tax JouRNAL acknowledges a card inviting attendance at Washburn College Topeka commencement from the 12th to the 15th inst with thanks.
The Atlanta Constitution notes with irony a compliment to our Minister to England praising him amid criticism of Phelps, described as a pestiferous toady misrepresenting the American Republic in England.
Frank Cusurne who stirred interest by joining the Zuni Indians and traveling east two years ago has returned to the Zuni country with his wife and sister. He has prepared a Zuni grammar and dictionary and now plans to explore the Zuni ruins.
Puslic patronage divides among Topeka Republican papers with the Commonwealth handling state and county printing, the Capital serving as the official State paper, and the Journal receiving city printing. The split appears more about distribution of work than a formal combine.
Special Agent High reports a settler in Aberdeen struggling with continuous residence for homestead proof as wind keeps blowing it away after claiming required improvements were done. The case highlights difficulties in finalizing land entries in the region.
Capitalists, corporations, syndicates, and the greatest of these are Trusts absorbing coal corn cottonseed flaxseed whisky anthracite coke and cattle. Trusts are not partnerships or small entries but agreements upon honor for the purpose of robbing other people.
General Fairchilds, commander in chief of the Grand Army, suggests fixing the Grand Army reunion and President Cleveland's visit on different dates to avoid unseemly demonstrations. He says this would amount to a Hibernian invitation of not at home to the President.
The Topeka trio of Geo H. Evans John A. McCade and Hon J J Cox secured the stone and iron work contract for the state house addition. The bid totals 422000 the largest bond for the state equal to the contract amount. Cox drew praise for helping raise 300000 of the bond among local supporters.
The Wichita papers revolt over a governor appointed police commission to enforce prohibition. The Eagle ridicules the law as infamous and accuses the Kansas City Times of instigation. Citizens who signed the commission petition are called leachers. The Attorney General is blamed for not backing mayoral enforcement. The Eagle vows to denounce the perceived insult and seeks to right the wrong.
The piece argues for supporting ambitious girls with guidance from businessmen, detailing how frank warnings paired with encouragement open careers in new fields. It cites examples like jelly production by a congressman's daughter and notes many home skills can become viable enterprises through diligence and strategic effort.
Frank Wilkeson of the New York Sun asserts that the winter wheat belt moved westward about three hundred miles in three years. He attributes this shift to climatic changes driven by extensive irrigation along the eastern base of the Rockies. The wind, he says, lifts moisture from large irrigation ditches and spreads it to regions where moisture was previously scarce.
The article notes Minister Poetts declined to extend courtesy to Alien Thorndike Rice due to publishing a critique by another author of the present administration. It questions potential impact of Blaine's visit on Rice, pondering if Rice will bow to his past bouts of weakness or refuse to acknowledge him for opposing Cleveland.
OxatueE decides to persevere in seeking gas with boring scheduled on what the Mirror calls a practical and common sense basis. The stance signals ongoing exploration efforts and a pledge to pursue feasible drilling strategies.
The article advocates creating a formal trust to bear coffee by abstaining from its use. It argues the move is timely and aims to promote restraint and possibly organize collective action among supporters.
A European scholar completes a rhymed Bible in Madrid with 259000 verses. Japan reports fear of dark and nightly lanterns. A swift marriage occurs after a restaurant misinterpretation. A kite saves a boy from a fall as a parachute. Monasteries used weight clocks since 11th century. Westminster’s 1290 clock and Exeter’s pre 1317 clock. Pinsk marshes span as large as Ireland. 4000000 acres reclaimed, wells and bridges built. Chinese gardening amid dense population includes cliff farming by rope suspensions. Australia’s rabbit destruction employs 2285 men, up to 852738 rabbits killed yearly, wages high as tradesmen leave to rabbit catch. Prospects for eradicating pests remain poor.
The piece surveys rainmaking balloon experiments in Australia, a drifting Registan desert, a 1653 Nuremburg velocipede, and German speedily powered balloons. It notes Monaco wins for Prince of Wales, Empress Russian repasts, peat burning on Russian rails, and Mos cow brick production. Farmers in London shift to shopkeeping, selling dairy, eggs, and butter with on-site cheese and cream production and a Danish cream separator showcased.
An article traces the spread of school banks in American education, noting Long Island City's Third Ward Grammar School as the first public school to adopt the plan in 1835. It explains deposits collected weekly, with pupils receiving a receipted savings card detailing date and amount for the year.
A narrative explains how pupil banks operate in American schools, with a pupil acting as collector, a principal as treasurer, and bank books tracking deposits.It notes growth of school banks in the United States and Europe, citing examples in Long Island City and Liverpool, and argues thrift education strengthens character alongside reading and writing.
The article argues barnyard manure improves soil beyond humus addition by accelerating soil decomposition and unlocking plant nutrients. It contrasts natural processes with commercial fertilizers, asserting manure increases available minerals and speeds soil chemistry, yielding long term benefits for crops.
The article extols sheep as a key farming adjunct citing high manure value and efficient land use. It recommends rye pasture in August September for early spring grazing and notes sheep immunity to contagious diseases, with pelts often covering costs after slaughter, as discussed in the Baltimore Sun.
A reflective line extols the home as a place of longing and heavenly ideal, urging that its character be elevated to draw people nearer to the eternal home above.
A Boston Herald interview with a Hanover street shoe store owner reveals a large thriving market in worn shoes and rubber goods. Collectors buy old boots and shoes for pennies, repair and resell to the poor, and even ship salvaged items to New York. Rubber items fetch three cents a point, melted and reworked by manufacturers. One collector reportedly owns a fine house in Somerville.
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