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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1887
Page
2
A dramatic recounting of close quarters combat with giant octopuses aboard a Spice Islands schooner and a near-tragic reef encounter. The narrator, a former mate, describes relentless suction cups, swarming tentacles, and a brutal rescue of a wounded sailor amid chaotic deck mayhem.
Step by step directions for constructing farm cisterns with soil removal to prevent frost and heat. Describes egg shaped excavations eight to ten feet deep, cement floors, brick or stone linings, manholes, and drainage. Emphasizes proper cement mix, wall support, and anchoring against water pressure.
A crew member recalls an octopus encounter near Samarang Java, where a monster with arms up to eighteen feet surfaced and grabbed for him. He describes the creature as dangerous yet not predatory toward humans, noting sustained proximity and the danger of a second attack.
A playful survey of unusual foods and culinary bravado from around the globe. The narrator recalls wild experiences in Florida tasting wild cat and alligator, mentions locusts on toast in China, Frenched couch in Florida hotels, and notes on Swedish and Scottish dinner peculiarities. The piece highlights cultural tastes and culinary curiosity with tongue in cheek remarks.
Theodore Winton reports a Milwaukee talk where a bright speaker argues that lasting love depends on persistent pursuit and affirmation. She claims men seek and win by steadfast effort, while women rarely choose a humps or flaws, noting attraction deepens after marriage when affection endures.
A young woman with a basket campaigns toward old brush owners for a rebuild business. She buys used brushes at five cents, rewires and rehabs them into fresh items to sell for sixty cents each. She reveals a troubled past, an insane asylum discharge, and a drive to earn independently by trimming barbers’ stock. World.
A long survey of fashionable trends lists monkey fur muffs and boas long pile furs and seal wraps bold Meisen and Meeced cloth trimmings, conical seal turbans and the Durango whispering of white wings. It cites pieced gowns coats and ulsters, new hats from London, and modern accessories including crystal beads and jet.
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