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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1884
Page
2
Fannie Boltonin Chicago Inter-Ocean urges readers to mind their own business and tend their own fields rather than gossip about neighbors Jones and his planting. The piece mocks meddling, extols practical labor, and warns against judgment while praising self-reliance and honest work.
Letters from 1861 to 1882 reveal Fan Howard’s yearn to visit Jim Fullerton in Colorado with trips toward Denver Wide Awake and Cowboys country. Beside romance, anecdotes show Miss Howard aiding a mine worker, social mixing with miners and local society, and gossip about Miss Gordon and Miss Campbell amid frontier notes.
Joaquin Miller recounts a female lawyer who arrives with confidence and eloquence to address the Mormon question in Congress. Her initial command wanes as she forgets her piece, debates morality and the Constitution, and ultimately loses control, drawing impatient laughter before the chair ends her fifteen minute extension.
Four Hamilton County residents and Cuvier Club members swore a sworn statement about a November 21, 1834 whist hand at the club rooms. Partners were Jeremiah Kierstead H Clay Culbertson E G Webster and Alexander Starbuck with two pest cards used and each player dealt thirteen of a suit. The witnesses and context suggest no collusion despite the extraordinary dealing details. The Cincinnati Three-Star notes the tale amid other items from old papers.
An in depth report describes corruption and misrule in Egyptian provinces south of the Mediterranean. Egyptian officials allegedly plunder caravans, profit from slave trade, and fail to protect traders amid Abyssinian tensions. The piece cites massowah governance, slave export taxes, and clashes over territory, with broader claims of ministerial incompetence and discontent among Abyssinian and Egyptian actors. It also notes religious zeal, mercantile losses, and regional instability affecting Egypt’s government and its southern hold.
A New York Sun item describes a street scene where a grocer sells brushes for ten cents a dozen. The conversation covers costs to produce each brush, totaling one and eleventwelfths cents, and estimates earnings for the brushmaker family who work indoors at home, with the remark that many in New York are worse off than they are.
A countryman wanders Alabama streets seeking a State road depot. He asks about the telephones while a merchant points the way. Misunderstandings arise as they attempt to communicate across class and dialect, ending with a courteous exchange.
A historical document calls for a decisive change in party control, citing abuses in public service and scandals like the Star Route frauds, Belknap trading stations, whiskey ring, Credit Mobilier, and expanded federal costs. It argues for reform, accountability, and a shift of power from a long-ruling party to protect citizens and maintain liberty.
The piece argues that Democratic success next fall hinges on unity harmony and concerted action. It condemns a few House leaders tariff stalemate as undermining party prospects while urging friendly conference and disciplined, collective leadership to rally support and defeat Republicans. It also notes Sargent’s proposed Russia assignment and the administration's handling of his letters as part of political maneuvering.
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