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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1885
Page
7
A detailed account from New York tracing Robert Heller's second sight act, Haidee Heller's responses, and the methods used to read objects, pages, and cues. Eyewitness tours with Mr. Livingston and Mr. Dale describe memory-based systems, hidden assistants, signal techniques, and disguises behind the famous illusions.
A Washington correspondent reports on a Baltimore type setting machine advancing via a keyboard. Stenographers and Congress members invest, predicting dustless parlors and paperless presses. The piece envisions editors and authors aided by mechanized toiling in a luxe, upstairs office setting.
A Detroit story describes a young man in tears on Grand River Avenue after being “busted in love.” A fortune teller predicted marriage to a six child widow, leaving him with four dollars, a buffalo coat, and plans to face poverty and a night at the opera or roller rink. The piece echoes editorials on journalism and rival papers with terse, wry color.
The Springfield correspondent reports Blaine’s influence over Republican factions as a leading figure aiming to control national strategy. Articles discuss Arthur’s standing, factional strife, and anticipated 1888 dynamics, with commentary on the party’s future strength and internal attacks.
The piece critiques Republican National Committee pursuit of a scapegoat in Sidol while accusing them of bias and false probes. It notes a five hundred dollar Prohibitionist reward for proof against St. John remains unclaimed and questions the integrity of recent charges and letters.
A Chicago era editorial criticizes Secretary Chandler for treating Congress as subordinate. It argues officials like Chandler assume control over Navy needs and urges that Congress, not the secretary, directs appropriations. The piece cites Detroit city attorney and county boards as similar overreach examples, urging the people to rebuke such official arrogance.
Eight Bedford hunters chased a wounded deer on Buffalo Mountain. The trail led to a farmhouse where a girl with a revolver and an armed mother repelled the party. The men debated force, then retreated as the old woman signaled the male kin coming to defend the deer.
The article reviews native alum sources in California and Colorado, noting limited bulk quantities and doubtful commercial value. It contrasts natural alum with manufactured alum, citing 1880 US production near thirty million pounds and 1882 artificial alum output of 16,000 to 20,000 tons. It explains the simple production process and lists major U.S. producers in New York City, Buffalo, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh.
A Times report recounts Old Isaacs, a notorious New York figure, aiding a young woman sentenced for drunkenness by paying her five dollar fine. He produced a folded bill from his dirt navy wallet and whispered there the fine for her. The scene shows a long street line and a sparse town nearby. A Colorado note mentions a hundred hot springs near Glenwood, Garfield County, one forming a pool several hundred feet long used for bathing.
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