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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1887
Page
8
A 25 year butter maker shares practical dairy techniques. He describes a cellarless dairy, a sunless spring house alternative, and an underground milk room with drain. He details milk handling, chilling by water, churning timing, salt levels, washing, shaping into blocks, and storage. He argues against creameries, endorsing careful hand-made butter for modest farms.
In faraway Alaska a Chicago Times correspondent describes Sitka and its Russian-built capital as striking and picturesque. He notes Greek Church, totem poles, Chinook attire, and a thriving Presbyterian mission with 150 children. He observes Indian family structures, cremation practices, funeral processions, and the need for a Sitka hospital as disease and colonial changes threaten native life.
A playful anecdote contrasts a devoted businessman with an old Prussian general who scolds a eager aide at sunrise. The exchange highlights humor about private matters and social foibles among officers and acquaintances in a lighthearted vignette.
Yellowstone shows a new geyser outracing all, Garfield County hosts a large pool of unmarried women and a thousand men, historic trees are aged wonders, a string of marriage delays in Ohio, a multi-headed kitten tale ends in death, a hawk guides a guinea by tail to its nest, Buffington's machine gun carriage showcased, a dog survives dam flood after twenty one days, Mexico railroad expansion boosts economy, electrified streetcars reduce horse use, cows on roads defy prediction, Roman soldiers vs modern troops debated, Pyramid agency names Indian children after public figures, including Mark Twain and Emma Nevada.
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