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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1888
Page
3
The modern poet should mine the morning paper for subjects and use a lively eye. For beginners avoid melancholy themes as market demand favors humorous verse with crisp, fresh wit. A timely jest in merry measure can satisfy readers across ages and conditions. The right choice will sell if well crafted.
The item lists fashion accessories and jewelry as novelty articles including velvet and enamel flowers, silver decorations, walking gloves, ties, and various decorative pieces. It notes popular enamel pins, bowler bracelets, silver objects, and glass or ivory handles with varied prices from one to ten dollars, all styled in a late 19th century tone.
A London Daily News report describes the zoo's young gorilla in Regent's Park, noting his melancholy mood after a rough journey from Gaboan via Liverpool. The piece compares him with chimpanzee Sally, reports on Sally's tameness and counting, and highlights the gorilla's cautious, curious demeanor and the care by keeper Bartlet.
Wrapping wedding gifts in historic custom, the article notes ring and bride cake traditions, early gifts like butter for beauty and plenty, and old practices from Greeks to English Cumberland blessings. It recalls medieval offerings, knives worn as charms, and communal bride price customs that funded new households.
The Sing Sing prison graveyard holds about five hundred convict remains with near ten deaths annually. The old graveyard lies on a river slope, while the newer one shows better crosses and visible tomb markers built by prisoners. When death nears, prisoners may settle affairs at bedside, while a solemn prison funeral unfolds with bells, a chaplain service, and burial in the convict grounds.
A collage of quips and jokes quoted from various publications. The Texan boasts a large family and many dogs, while visitors remark on lifestyle and attire. the excerpts include humorous lines about dress, birds, and everyday life. Names and publications are cited in passing as flavor text.
An article notes how honest direct-to-retailer sales cut travel costs, citing Chicago cigar maker R. W. Tansill. It traces his success with the Punch brand and argues for straight advertising and fair margins as keys to distribution and trust in business. A humorous post office note from Monroe Democrat is also mentioned.
Fragmentary article warns a well known resident shows consumption symptoms including loss of appetite insomnia night sweats and hacking cough. It advocates Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and notes a warning that delaying treatment leads to death. It also mentions remedies and medical ads including Stomach Bitters and other patent medicines.
An 1880s newspaper snippet touts Niagara Falls scenery offered to passengers of the Michigan Central's The Central line with views of the Falls and rapids. It promotes Ash Bitters as a remedy and Maules Garden Seeds catalog boasting $2500 in cash prizes and illustrations, urging readers to request the 1888 seed catalogue by enclosing a stamp to WM Henry Maule, Philadelphia.
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