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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1887
Page
8
A visitor recalls Edinburgh’s Greyfriars Bobby statue and fountain near Greyfriars Churchyard. The tale describes the faithful Skye terrier’s life beside his master’s grave, the memorial’s inscription, and the public affection that kept his memory alive beyond death.
A Pittsburgh Commercial Gazette excerpt describes Ben Ford, a Burly ex‑Civil War refugee living near Sewickly who, believed he was conjured by a voodoo spell, wears gilt chains and altered clothes, wanders at night, and slowly loses his mind under the spell. The piece notes his wife’s worries and local regard. The report also references milk diet warnings and a joke about a Chicago woman's foot resurfacing in period literature.
A survey traces playing cards from uncertain origins in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, noting possible beginnings with the Crusaders and early card makers in 1390s France. It covers card designs, suits across nations, printing links, royal usage in England, and later color and back design innovations.
Journalist G Martin attended a funeral but mistook a coffinless graveyard scene for the burial of a male friend. He complimented a stranger as a good fellow, only to learn the deceased was a young woman, the stranger’s niece, forcing Martin to flee before the real funeral.
Nashville American correspondent describes the Old Curiosity Shop, John Hancock’s historic hostelry on Pennsylvania avenue near Thirteenth Street. The walls hold Washington and Jefferson letters, revolutionary autographs, apparel, and relics gathered by a patriotic founder. Descendants keep the site intact, refusing many offers for prized items like Washington’s slippers and a Revolutionary soldier’s hat.
Henry Flowers fourteen of Jafferston Indiana displays extreme appetite at a Marinsville hotel. He eats a large lunch and dinner for fifty five cents then returns to a friend's house and to a bakery. The boy is very lean, about three feet tall and forty pounds with hollow cheeks and sunken eyes indicating constant hunger.
A Chicago Journal report cautions about wintergreen and peppermint lozenges causing constipation and sickness. It warns against using flavored confections as medicines, recounting a man discarding lozenges after warnings. The text also explains manna culture in Bolivia and notes royal interest in poultry at Sandringham. An example Burlington couple’s rapid courtship and marriage follows.
A collage of brief items recounts peculiar tales and stray facts: a three year old heifer weighing 1530 pounds killed at Lake’s ranch in Nevada. a Montgomery resident jailed fifteen years for drunkenness. a palmistry priest’s quip about truth. a Chicago Inter Ocean note on a train arrival with seventeen babies. Athens Georgia subscriptions paid fifty years in advance. a hawk versus owl feeding habit. a tall-men birthplace in Philadelphia. desert cold between Painted Desert and Wells. Hanover Kansas mail box routine. a pistol fight in Tin Cup Colorado. a Connecticut murderer’s burial instructions. Vanderbilt paying 2.5 million for Iron Mountain railroad. deer bone-eating habit. a lawyer missing his own wedding. Mrs. Howe’s ear injury from a match. heirloom linen sheets from 1809 Vermont governor. tax mislocation discovery in Washington County Pennsylvania. Linnaeus on flies devouring a horse. a ninety-two year old man’s belief he will never die. a Boston Post anecdote of a seemingly immortal candy seller.
GresenaL Newson A. Mrs, famed Indian fighter, described as the handsomest officer in the U S army. New York society writers cited. Roscoe Conkling questions lawyers defending clients. Miss Apa Kugtz reappointed deputy sheriff of Franklin County Pa. Rev Dr F S Norton's mother dies, leaving son wealth. Cabinet members from President Arthur era noted as dead or active. Monroe descendant disputes debt tale. estate in Loudoun County Va cited. Mr and Mrs Thompson of East Bridgewater marked seventy-second anniversary. Mr Thompson aged ninety five and readers without spectacles.
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