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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1888
Page
8
During a tiger hunt in India Mr Barras narrates a rare scene where a gigantic snake swallows a stag. The creature’s inflated front resembled a deer barrel, with the stag’s legs protruding from its mouth. After failing to dispatch the head with a knife, the narrator finally killed the seven foot serpent and recovered the stag, both left to scavengers.
Wilson Miller, a Plumb Township farmer, tried skunk farming to earn pelts. He started with six animals, then twenty seven, but all the young skunks escaped overnight. He plans to restart in fall and remains confident it can become profitable.
A Vienna Presse writer computes annual expenses in the Austrian capital in fees and estimates total more than 4,000,000 florins. The piece outlines the method and highlights the scale of city financial outlays for official charges.
The Globé-Democrat notes steeragehouse keepers can learn to clean paint by washing with a sponge and pure castile soap, then rubbing with a cloth to restore polish. A steamboat cabin, initially dirty and black with soot, can appear freshly painted after careful washing and rubbing, lasting four to five years with this method.
A fragmentary dialogue shows Tandlady praising a new boarder with a cheerful greeting. The scene hints at social courtesy and house dynamics but lacks clear context or complete names and events.
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