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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1886
Page
6
Two thirds of Butler county ballots were tallied in a local election. The piece discusses bloc voting, political tensions, and potential shifts in presidential electability, noting possible state-by-state implications and a cobbled coalition in Colorado if party lines shift.
The ex president Arthur died at his home 128 Lexington Avenue New York City at 5 a m He was 56 and regarded as a masterful party organizer with a long track record in New York politics His conduct in office was dignified with a reputation for honesty and upright administration.
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes an opening for a political editor amid editorials on Miller and a vacant U S Senate seat. It also invites Prof Canfield to discuss protection questions and outlines potential debates with Thacher and the Journal regarding a new protectionist stance.
A Kansas year of strong newspaper growth with new papers starting in many counties. The Topeka publications improve notably with the Capital and Commonwealth creating metropolitan editions. The Lawrence Journal thrives, paying over $1,000 monthly for labor and supporting fourteen families while expanding circulation and job services.
A comic tale follows Jotham from Way Back Connecticut as he meets strangers in fine clothes in New York. Mistaken identity, wealth promises, and a courtroom fine of ten pieces of silver lead to a grim denouement and an orphan asylum receipt for the uncle con artist.
Betsy Jones in Farm Journal outlines a cheese making sequence starting with heating milk to 849, adding rennet to coagulate in twenty minutes, cutting curd finely, heating gradually to 98, holding then testing by squeezing, draining whey at 91 92, letting curd set, and pressing at 80 with room cure at 65 to 70.
A visitor questions a penitentiary official about a man sentenced to two years for stealing books. The official explains the crime as plagiarism after the man took an armful of books from a public library. The exchange highlights the unusual charge and punishment.
Newport cor report on Lieutenant John F Meigs at the Naval War College discussing the three naval weapons gun ram and torpedo. He argues weapon choice depends on ship duties and predicts torpedo and ram could erode heavy ironclads while rapid fire guns shift armor calculations.
The text recalls Fort William Henry on Lake George with its pine-log square design and four bastions, noting a 1756 massacre and 1754 clashes during the struggle for Quebec. It also links to Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain, detailing Abercrombie’s 1758 failed expedition, Lord Howe’s death, Archer’s 1759 success, and the colonial fight that shaped early American history.
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