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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1883
Page
6
A maiden gazes west over snow hills while a forgotten book rests in her lap. Poem evokes mountainous red and gold light, a fiery steed, and a lover true. dreams of a knight assault the pane as the street below fills with hurried feet. A voice whispers farewell as evening calls.
Nathan Holloway faces displacement as a mortgage defaults threaten to force sale of the old home. His wife consoles him while a lawyer negotiates privately with a future buyer, offering a way out without public bidding as Walter and the boy confront an uncertain future.
A grandson saves the family farm by amassing 125 dollars and fifty cents from small errands over a year. A wealthy neighbor offers to fund the grandson’s education and ensure the couple’s lifelong home, blessing the grandparents with stability and a hopeful future. The scene closes with grateful prayer and a joyful New Year.
Emerson argues that classical study ruins common sense by consuming youth with Greek Latin and mathematics while yielding little practical benefit. Dr John H McCrary suggests funding a monument to Thaddeus Stevens in Harrisburg to honor the free school memory amid calls for civic education.
In 1882 a Swiss diamond shipment valued at £6,400 from Chaux de Fonds to Bucharest via post was insured by La Baloise and La Suisse after exceeding foreign post limits. The box vanished at Bucharest customs, a clerk Sperlich confessed theft, and Bloch was jailed. The Swiss firms then sued for the insured value, a case tried in the Seine.
The Corion Times notes that Switzer need not understand Arabic or Eastern coinage. a Geneva jeweler in receipt of an order only asks about the customer’s solvency, believing that once that check is made, all further duties are fulfilled.
An essay portrays Naples street peddlers as deceitful and bold, comparing their lies to a virtue and detailing bargaining theatrics. It contrasts street trade with rare honest shops, noting frequent swindles, inflated prices, and the seller’s delight in deception.
An English traveler recalls a Washington encounter with Thomas Jefferson. A country merchant challenges rumors by agreeing to dine with Jefferson, later becoming a friend. The tale emphasizes candor in discussions with strangers and enduring respect between adversaries. Also noted are Lord Coleridge avoiding portrait sittings and brief state legislative facts from Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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