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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1883
Page
7
Compilation of household notes from various papers detailing simple recipes such as rice boiled in milk, white soup with potatoes and milk, and late pears preserves. Includes care tips for feathers, rust removal, carpet cleaning with ammonia, and guidance for poultry to lay eggs.
Instructions on transplanting trees from forests to grounds or nurseries. Details root preservation, top pruning, and staged removal over two years. Notes success with maple, elms, ash, and lilac, and recommends root preparation for shrubs. Also mentions a horse that counts and reasons in New Brunswick Home News as a separate item.
A Tribune report quotes a leading bridge company detailing the cantilever design used for the Niagara River crossing. The piece explains two opposite brackets resting on piers, with a central span extending over the water, and outlines construction steps, advantages, and architectural parallels in Europe.
A three story Silver Street house near Rinwon Hill, occupied by Mr Roberts, long reportedly haunted, saw increasing disturbances as items vanished at night. After door openings and piano tunes, a medium convo with an unseen intruder failed to end the raids, with jewelry, silk, and small valuables later taken amid a quiet, unrewarded police effort. The phantom thieves remain at large.
A historical discussion argues that cold and heat affect felicity through bodily circulation and mood. Dry cold sharpness heightens nerves and blood flow, while dry warmth braces the mind. long warm humid periods may dampen vitality. Purity of air and outdoor living are linked to serenity, contrasted with crowded indoor spaces. Diet, stimulants, and beverages influence happiness. excessive tea can ease mood briefly, but many factors may cause persistent melancholy, especially among poor industrial women.
In this account from M. Y. Tins, the author argues roads must be straight, level, smooth, durable, and well drained to minimize load waste and repair costs. He cites Roman roads as a model, notes railroads dominating modern transport, and urges crushed stone and thorough drainage to improve local roads across America.
The long row of offices on Fourteenth Street opposite Willard’s hotel housed famous papers like the New York Times and St. Louis Globe Democrat. Many have moved. notable visitors such as Secretary Folger and Senator Hawley still frequent the scene, though the telegraph erodes writing and a revival of letter writing may restore reader interest in Washington’s real workings. A testimonial from Chas. G. Addison cites St Jacobs Oil as relief for a sprained knee while praising its cure.
An OCR fragment shows numerous ad blurbs and health remedies. It names products like Dr Scott's Coca and Iron, Ely's Cream Balm, Swift's Specific, Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Hale's Honey of Horehound, Durang's Rheumatic Remedy, Bruden’s Bronchial Traches, and Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The text weaves medical claims, testimonials, and stock phrases from a late 19th or early 20th century periodical.
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