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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1887
Page
2
An excerpted Christmas hymn praising Christ's birth and shared sorrows. It contrasts heavenly glory with humble earthly beginnings and urges the toiler to seek love of God through love of others. The poem laments hardship and offers faith in salvation and heavenly homes for the humble.
A penniless ward marries a steward at Norlington Farm to escape an uncle's tyranny and secure a secret union with William Mapleson. After seven hard years, the uncle dies and the will disinheriting her upon marriage is revealed, forcing Norah Glinnie to confront loss and a life chosen for love over fortune.
A New York stationer reports rising demand for miniature portraits affixed to the bottom of letters and notes to remain pictured with signatures. Fotografers say mostly young patrons order many dozens, some in color, despite cost. A humorous exchange from Puck ends with a joke about a girl who carries flour for meals.
An American home advice piece on preserving pictures and chromos. It urges careful handling, back covering, dusting, and proper hanging for oil paintings chromos and lithographs. Clear steps cover removing frames, dusting, resealing backs, using wrapping paper, and securing cords, eyes, and nails in beams.
Ancient sport sees renewed but limited interest with attempts to revive falconry in England. Noted birds include herons and gyrfalcons, with falconers using hoods jesses bells and lures. success remains scarce amid modern fast-paced life. Colonel Wilson maintains a substantial heronry along a river, attracting falconers who wait downwind to intercept returning birds.
A historical recipe describes a long lasting whitewash mixed from lime, salt, glue, whitening, and water. It notes that green color causes cracking and that the mixture can coat exterior walls, with a pint per square yard outside. The article cites Good Housekeeping and a quip about time being money.
A collection of practical rural tips from early 20th century agriculture columns. Guidance covers feeding livestock, water and cleanliness, water use for horses, simple meat and baking recipes, and methods to mend china, with notes on wool and butter shipping, hog preparation temperatures, and organizing work routines for better efficiency. The items reference multiple papers like Boston Budget, Indianapolis Journal, and St Louis Republican, reflecting period farming wisdom and domestic science.
Dr Sturtevant, at the Society for the Promotion of Agricultural Science, presents experiments showing weeds injure crops primarily by robbing soil moisture rather than depriving nutrients. He cites corn, vines, and vineyards, noting drought and water use as key factors and contrasts between clean culture and letting weeds grow.
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