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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
4
The column blends local tidbits about the coal shaft and water works with playful asides on weather and town life. It notes a cool, clear sky, mentions Amy Deceden of Switzeland, and comments on public figures, college oratory plans, and the Grant monument project awaiting funding.
The Milferites gather in Chicago to hear Gabriel trumpet tones said to awaken the dead of nations. Attendees expect Chicago to be the final city on Earth to hear the gentle intonations.
The piece notes widespread use of natural gas by about two hundred families and business leaders, praising its comfort and cleanliness. It includes a Topeka Journal remark about Jacob Stottler and a broader defense of Kansas journalism, stressing pride in the state and the editors’ role in promoting Kansas.
The Scientific American outlines a diffusion process for sugar from cane. Cane is chopped into eighth inch slices and steeped in hot water for two to three hours to extract juice. The warm juice is heated stirred with lime then boiled and drawn into vacuum pans to sugar. Refuse from tubs can feed cattle. Apparatus cost is small.
The list records new establishments Elm City Lavette county Zachariah 11 Reberson and name changes Kennth Sheridan county to Hoxie Maud Kingman county to Calista plus postmasters appointed at Burdgeville Henryburdge Calisto Coventry John O Dell Holly rood Hope D C Bell Hutton James McFinney Neuchatel N J Joyce Noble Edgar Upderwood Ogden Theodore Wichselbaum Protection Thos J Patterson Santa Fe Finney Mack Iighfill Woodruff Reynolds Johnson. Discontinued Baden Kingston Smithton Topsy Upland Wilkie.
The Charleston earthquake sparks debate on sex phenomena and Major Powell will address geologic conclusions in December. The December issue will feature Stock ton’s new story and a Mrs Burnett serial, plus L C Kimberly’s The Royal Singer and Francis J D Craig poultry manual. Public Opinion of Washingtons first volume appears, James B Fry writes on Grant and Halleck, Wood resumes novel writing, and a Grangerized Gil Blas catalogued. Old pill boxes and Prickly Ash Bitters are noted as medical remedies.
A whirlwind of short items from many places covers curious tales from Chicago to Washington. Notes include fashion trends, geology theories, travel claims, and local curiosities such as a Grant monument in Missouri, a curious alum rock well in Georgia, and odd inventions like potato celluloid.
The article traces Halloween origins in Druid and pagan rites, noting belief in spirits on October 31 and lingering customs in Scotland and Ireland. It contrasts Protestant regions, cites Burns as key evidence, and weighs whether Halloween will fade, while preserving communal traditions like nut roasting and apple ducking.
The Severn Tunnel under the River Severn estuary on the Great Western line has been finished after thirteen years of construction. The tunnel proper spans about four miles with the line and cuts extending to more than seven miles. It passes under the estuary for over two miles with water about one hundred feet deep at high tide. The tunnel is twenty six by twenty feet, lined with vitrified brick, driven through hard pennant stone, and the project cost about £2,000,000.
A letter argues the U S public debt burden is smaller per person than most nations. It cites Austria Hungary France Germany Britain Italy Spain Russia and estimates for 1886, noting Germany's relatively low burden, France's large debt, and the U S annual interest around forty-nine million dollars.
An advertisement extols Athlophoros as the sole reliable remedy for rheumatism neuralgia and nervous headaches. It cites testimonials from Englewood Kansas Cedar Rapids Iowa and others and notes prices of 1.00 per bottle and 0.50 for pills with ordering details from the Athlophoros Co New York.
The list of uncalled letters for the week ending Nov 24 1886 at the Lawfeasts Kansas post office includes gents list and ladies list with names such as Anderson J M Brooks Bird Bern Fleming Joe Garitner Jas Hegan Emery Johnson AW D Nes? D V Knapp Arthur Kelser Herman Marney K Mason Matlock D Patterson GW Russell SsiAi Tush J W Sweeney John Sheldog Leclair Burrouds Green Wilkes Jordan Klaus Angels Hunebeck Mise Atina Startridge Bey Misa Eva Yobsoo Mrs HW Slaughter Ann Minnie dorden Mrs B Persons must state advertised and provide proper info.
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