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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1886
Page
4
A note from the Abilene Reflector reports an Anti Plumage league forming in England to curb feather fashion by pledging members not to wear plumage and to discourage its use. The piece also surveys varied topics from a Bible mark in the US Supreme Court to Kansas growth and Neal Dow's withdrawal from the Republican Party.
Horatio Seymour has been gathered to his fathers at an advanced age. He was a Democratic leader rooted in Jefferson Madison and Jackson. A statesman of broad conservatism and integrity, he twice served as New York governor and in 1868 ran for president against Grant.
The Pan Electric Telephone Company and Bell Telephone Company face United States court suits tied to Rogers patents and alleged monopolistic practices. Attorney General Garland General Joseph E Johnston and other prominent figures hold stock, provoking conflicts over officials with private interests and the scope of patent claims and injunctions.
The article outlines Democratic positions on tariff revision, arguing for two main points: repeal of duties on life essentials and raw materials where revenue is unnecessary, and reducing other duties to balance labor costs. It defends such aims as boosting workers’ purchasing power and preventing monopolies, while praising healthy foreign competition. The note ends with a local appeal to Pennsylvanians to register.
Friends mourn the sudden death of C B Merrill from venous obstruction in the left leg leading to extensive inflammation and death. He leaves a devoted wife two sons and aging parents. Rev. Malbert led funeral services at Mt. Pleasant church with pallbearers Strahan Knapp Stein Koe nig MecBoyle and Kindness. Continue reading.
The column notes church accessions and mayoral race talk. It mentions a deputy sheriff serving subpoenas, new sidewalks ordered by city council, a growing census curiosity, and ongoing wedding gossip. Market prices for butter and eggs remain steady while corn and fats show harvest potential. reports of severe cold and scarce food accompany the season’s hardships.
A quirky item notes a fashion trend where a young woman gives her beau a bracelet to bind his umbrella. Aunt Tabitha comments on a cotton story from New Orleans about not making intoxicating lickers, signaling evolving local chatter.
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