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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1886
Page
7
A child narrates gender bias at home noting that boys are blamed for wrongs while girls receive favorable treatment. She recalls punishments and restrictions placed on boys, the perception of cowardice when adults discipline, and the belief that boys will grow to powerful roles. The piece critiques social double standards.
Estelline Bell from Estelline Dakota recalls a personal note from a Washington correspondent. He reports Congress adjourned and plans to close his bureau briefly while seeking rest from the wear of capital reporting. He jokingly asks for a ten cent payment and offers help with water, press work, or delivery upon returning to duty. He recounts meeting the President and Mrs Cleveland and notes brake men watching the city.
A child mishears a lesson and asks what a wooden Injun and wooden Jew could be. Parents and narrator discuss the mix up after the Sunday school talk about goodness versus badness, ending with the mother forgiving the girl. The item reflects quirky humor from Texas Siftings.
A young wife reads aloud a note asking if her husband loves her as much as at their wedding. He quips and teases, promising she will not get more from him, while the scene unfolds with light humor described in a Boston Budget style.
A Helena correspondent reports numerous bear sightings and encounters across Nevada Creek Valley and surrounding ranches. Bears attacked livestock, were poisoned, chased by loggers, and captured or killed amid frequent uprisings and dramatic escapes. Local sportsmen note the bears’ abundance this fall.
A sixty six year old widower planned a grand wedding in an inferior Georgia village. The bride, clad in farmer’s dress and jewels paid by the groom, disappeared briefly and returned with a young husband. The banqueting continued as the jilted suitor endured the scene, dancing with the bride at the end.
On October 2 a bailiff sent by Landlord Hyland Kilkenny to serve a writ on Michael Kelly at Slievebeg was seized by Kellys wife and two women who held him and forced the notice down his throat to make him swallow it.
In Corydon Texas last Saturday night the Harrisons County Regulators raided the home of William R Williams in the county’s southern part. They dragged him from bed tied him to a tree in his yard and whipped him severely leaving visible lash marks after Williams refused to work.
An old advertisement urges readers to purchase a piano guide offering rapid learning. It claims one day of instruction far surpasses months of study and promises a sample copy mailed for 5 cents in stamps. WEARNE & CO., publishers, 59 Broadway, New York.
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