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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1886
Page
4
Long excerpt covers party rivalries in Missouri districts, predictions on Speaker, editorials on Mormon questions and Shaker wealth, and commentary on John A. Anderson. Mentions Maj. Warner, Wilbon, Lowe, Baker, Burton, and Anderson with scattered notes on weather and politics and a critical jab at editor Tomlinson.
The legislature will be strong this winter with a skilled Senate and top House members. Notable new entrants include Ed Carroll of Leavenworth and Col Geo W Veale of Topeka, backed by J B McAffee former adjutant general and Gov Crawford’s private secretary. Lawrence gains J D Bowersock. Woodson County retains W J Slavens. Parsons replaces with Rev F R Morton.
A critic argues the Hawaii United States reciprocity treaty benefits Hawaii and a Pacific Coast rail freight system while harming American sugar interests. The author laments losses to U S revenue and industry, alleging a syndicate dominance and imperial power supporting a plantation labor system, calling for abolition and treaty termination.
The Garnett Journal reports slow county settlement with many claimants abandoning or offering claims for sale. Anderson cattle die from dry stalks. water shortages blamed. Waverly News publisher L. E. Smith wed Mattie Williams. Burlington man N libel arrest over four Nonpareil publications. Coffey county politics show strong third party, Humboldt rumor on Miss Chamberlain voting. Indians near Osage Mission to be moved. cavalry escort. disarmament of bucks required.
The Petersburg correspondent recalls Duff Armstrong a defendant in Lincoln's famed Beardstown murder trial of 1858. The narrative centers on the almanac gag used by Lincoln to cast doubt on moonlight alibi claims, the trial's outcome, and lingering disputes over the authenticity of the almanac used in court.
A New York bird shop owner explains a small, uncertain profession catching mealworms. Dealers supply tiny yellow and brown worms, boxed at about a thousand per box for a dollar. Workers harvest in grain warehouses and feed stores, earning up to ten dollars weekly. Birds with soft bills crave them. some say mealworms taste like shrimp.
A Detroit Free Press item narrates a doorstep encounter where a woman offers food in exchange for labor. The tramp proposes both wood sawing and piano playing before entering. The scene shifts to a luncheon setup as the conversation moves toward hospitality amid terse agreement. A separate Apalachicola sponge fishery report notes harvests at less than a quarter of normal due to persistent high winds.
A collage of quips from papers like Burlington Free Press, Boston Transcript, Philadelphia Call, and Peck’s Sun. Witty lines about poets, editors, and social mores mix with cartoonish exchanges. The snippets showcase light satire on culture, manners, and daily life.
An Arkatsaan schoolmarm confronts disruptive pupils in a tense classroom scene. Jimmie Smith resists authority while Willie Brown dodges tasks. The stern teacher alternates between scolding, threats, and affectionate moments as she tries to restore order in a chaotic lesson.
A puzzle recounts three boys selling apples. Two have 80 each, the third 60, equal to the sum of the first two. Pricing yields 15, 10, and 24 cents respectively, totaling 49 cents. The discrepancy prompts reflection on private financial applications and value.
Mrs Bagley Aurelia studies a geography book and asks for Boston but seeks a map of Canada. She plans to marry George Hopskip the banker and wants to become familiar with their future home. The exchange sets a scene of preparation and contingency planning.
A collage of jokes and quips about thrift, self reliance and social mischief. It includes lines about men needing to be useful, ice thickness jokes, a flirtatious quarrel tale, a New Jersey elopement with an Indian, a wash tub sold to riflemen and retrieved, a clergyman offering a church ride, and a Chicago wife confronting a Bible date mix up.
A farmer-looking man questioned a Detroit radiator shop about William, son of a local resident. The man suspected William visited recently, discussed a seven dollar painted radiator with a marble top, and left upset after a private chat about coal, boilers, and memory gaps. The exchange ends with the man deciding to reclaim the radiator and jesting about William paying in corn.
A South End colored woman, Hannan Williams, informs her mistress she has married last week. Her husband, a hotel cook, has left for a six week honeymoon in New York and Washington, with she staying on at the house for now.
Major Johnstone demands exact surname spelling, scowling at a hotel clerk in Dallas over a bill error. The clerk notes the name was billed without a T, prompting the guest to insist on an extra ten, fifty cents fee for the correction.
Calgary damaged by fire causing an estimated 100000 dollars in losses. Reports of labor unrest and a looming Chicago strike. A suspected negro insurrection feared in Grabali Texas? Washington County. The revenue cutter Manhattan arrived at Green Point, all aboard safe. Lake Michigan gales claim the Bessemer and Ironton. Five BC mounted police flee to the United States with pay. Trial of Cora Lee in Missouri slated for mid December. Ex-Cincinnati official Herron acquitted. Jockey Fred Archer dies by self-inflicted wound amid fever delirium. British bark Sarah Anderson confirmed lost with all hands. Anvil explosion kills two in Kentucky. Cardinal Lavigerie appeals to European powers to intervene for Central Africa missionaries. California telegraph reports Democrats winning four of six California districts. Milwaukee man Edward Hinton, 17, dies in flywheel accident at cement works.
Grain and provisions prices and bids for November 9 show steady to mixed tones across corn, oats, and wheat futures. Umpires note No. 2 and No. 3 grades with cash and December positions, while pork, lard, and bacon futures edge through varied levels. dairy, butter, and cheese quoted firm to high as supply tightens.
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