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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1887
Page
7
The article argues exercise works not just muscles but the body’s recoverable faculty. It contrasts rapid repair by nutrition with fatigue resistance, advising moderate, progressive work and avoidance of nervous exhaustion. It warns stimulants mask fatigue and urges disciplined self-training for lasting strength.
The piece discusses inheritance and longevity, citing Louis Cornaro born 1467. It recounts his early riotous life, then a deliberate temperate regimen starting at forty, reducing food intake and abstaining from excess, with health restoration and extended life demonstrated through gradual discipline and moderation.
Comic anecdotes show Pat Mahoney at a Civil Service board, dodging slang questions about distance from Boston to Constantinople and how to act if a man fell overboard. Another Irishman, Malhune, faces a sea scenario and humorously suggests reporting a drowned man to friends. The piece ends noting vast volumes cataloging the Easter expedition’s scientific contributions.
A profile of Jay Gould portrays him as a frail yet driven financier. It notes his intense will, limited public speaking, and focus on family. It details his cautious lifestyle, abstention from tobacco, limited alcohol, and reliance on strategic stock and bond maneuvers to rebuild failing companies. It mentions his son George J Gould as a cautious, capable heir being groomed in finance.
The report cites James James, aged around 173, described as the oldest man, a former slave born near Dorchester, South Carolina in 1752. He lived in Santa Ross, Mexico, aided Fort Moultrie’s defense in 1776, and later moved with his owner Henry James to Mexico in 1853 to ensure freedom before death. He suffers rheumatism but remains capable of short distances with reasonable health. A note adds San Diego city site history and a land sale from twenty years prior.
A chaotic, fragmentary column blends a Verbena Alabama depot scene with a federal agent hunting colored marriage certificates and a joke about Uncle Moses. It shifts to a Chinese laundryman tale, then a string of medical ads and quips, ending with scattered jokes about barbers, digestion, and social customs.
The notice states an appropriate diet for oarsmen is oysters in the shell from Lewell Co with Taxsitt & Co of Chicago. It mentions four times as in Tan sill's Punch and notes limited weekly supply with limited case availability and reference to Tomes Drogeiet.
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