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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
4
A local retailer announces heavy reductions in the clothing department to clear stock for the balance of the year. Overcoats will be slaughtered with 500 units offered at reduced prices. Shoppers spending $5 earn a ticket toward a grand piano drawn on New Year’s Eve.
Abilene Reflector analyzes Republican and Democratic stances on tariff policy as the 1888 election approaches. It cites praise from the Chicago Tribune for President Cleveland’s tariff handling, notes Democrats push for revenue-based reforms while preserving whiskey and tobacco taxes, and highlights Iowa Democrats as firm advocates for tariff reduction. The piece contrasts party positions and urges candor in confronting economic questions.
An initial brisk item extols Green's August Flower as a remedy for dyspepsia and general indigestion, urging readers to ask their druggist. It also lists small ads for Havana Buds and a farm produce sale, followed by several legal notices and sheriff sales in Dickinson County Kansas from 1887.
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