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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1886
Page
10
A farmer narrator pines for a maiden with half brown half auburn hair as suitors arrive to woo her. A poet and an artist compete in verse and paint, but she ignores their advances, her gaze returning only to the farmer whose simple words move her heart. The speaker remains certain his honest affection outshines art and praise.
A reflective essay on forest immersion and human fear of woods. It contrasts how trees shelter and reveal, detailing wood inhabitants, eerie sounds, and the deep, ancient atmosphere. The piece links forest fear to traditional lore, Shakespeare’s forest scenes, and The Tempest as a lens on awe, reverence, and our bond with nature.
A brief, cryptic quotation fragment credits Sophia Airk of an Atlantic Monthly-like publication, musing on memory and truth lurking both in sunlight and shadow, urging acknowledgment of overlooked realities.
In a Nineteenth Century essay, the bond between science and fiction is praised for mutual benefit. Science fuels novels with new facts and dramatic contexts, while fiction popularizes discoveries, guiding public interest and inspiring future work. The piece notes medical advances and potential avenues for storytelling, urging careful, evidence-based imagination.
Readable excerpts describe the Circular Church ruin in Charleston as a landmark soon to disappear. It notes its 1861 fire destruction, its circular teles, and its history from 1680 to 1787 with ties to Presbyterians and Congregationalists. The piece mentions a proposed new building on the old site and cites Savannah News. The Philadelphia Call provides a short humor note about a magistrate and a tramp.
In Napier's Peninsular War account the Light Division including the Fifty third Fifty second and Ninety fifth were seized by a sudden unexplained panic with no enemy nearby. The piece notes their discipline and prior courage, then recounts other panics such as at Ixand-Thwana and Tel el Kebir and ends with a marquee alarm during the Tel el Kebir bivouac caused by a dreaming soldier.
The passage urges writing a brief abstract after reading to crystallize ideas. It cites Lord Stafford, Gibbon, and Daniel Webster as examples of prewriting questions and stresses rereading, letting intervals pass, and avoiding half baked conclusions. It warns against merely skimming and copying others’ thoughts.
Practical notes on keeping roots above freezing and preserving apples, feeding horses with small sound potatoes, using washing soda for cleaning vases and cisterns, and preparing fall squash with butter and cream. Also guidance on sheep breeds for barren hills, Scotch shortbread recipe, cream air interaction, earthenware storage risks, lye baths for tainted items, and calf milk feeding schedules for orphans or damless calves.
The article from Good Housekeeping advises medical supervision for solid food in illness, stressing digestible appealing meals during convalescence. It urges hot foods hot and cold foods cold, attractive tableware, and careful presentation to stimulate appetite, with special care after typhoid fever.
Practical tips warn against using lard on wagons as it seeps into hubs and spokes. Tallow suits wooden axle trees while castor oil works for iron hubs. Use patent greases for convenience and cost. Apply light coats to spindles, wipe clean first, and oil before wheels run dry.
A Philadelphia suburban shed housed two Formica Pennsylvanica colonies whose nests faced off in a five hour battle. Thousands of workers and hundreds of soldiers clashed on a raised floor, with fighters tearing jaws and antennae, many ants slain or maimed, until invaders prevailed and the defenders were driven to the post ledge. A witness notes strategic, almost forethoughtful troop movements and volleys ending in rout.
A study notes only thirty male Americans named Shakespeare, most married with families. Researchers find origins trace back to England, with little genealogical detail available despite correspondence and expert help. A Philadelphia barber quips that a lawyer in town embodies the “meanest man” stereotype.
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