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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1887
Page
3
A fragmentary monologue portrays a wife trapped by bleak finances and a loveless marriage. She describes a grand wedding that failed to deliver, constant domestic toil, and a husband ear-marked by clubs and stocks. She challenges gender roles, insisting marriage should rest on shared love and mutual understanding rather than mere shelter and status.
In Maximilian’s doomed Mexico, Corporal John, a battle hardened American in a French uniform, defies orders to spare a Mexican hostage. A Senorita’s appeal and a river crossing lead to a mercy that echoes into a later Paris encounter where a Mexican diplomat reveals John’s inadvertent rescue became his wife’s salvation. The tale threads military duty, romance, and postwar reflection through John Conway’s earlier exploits and a fateful caveat.
Captain W F Atkinson recalls Fenian plans to invade Canada from Michigan shores after the Civil War. He describes drill routines in Port Huron, feints against Sarnia, a spying observer named Harkness, rocket signals, and a mock bombardment that sparked local excitement. The affair culminated without crossing the border, with U S authorities arresting O Neil and the battle at Ridgway deemed inconclusive.
A professor of music argues that ideal church music blends solo and congregational singing. He contends a trained quartet, even four voices, provides richer harmony and motivates the congregation far better than a large untrained choir or unled congregational singing.
A shopper from Long Pine Nebraska recounts years of neuralgia and failed medicines before using Athlophoros. He reports lasting relief for over two years and urges others to try it. Notes other local cures for rheumatism and endorses Athlophoros and Athlophoros Pills, with purchasing details.
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