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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1884
Page
7
A quirky collage of home tips and farm lore from miscellaneous pages. Topics include grape training on elm, tender meat with vinegar, keeping ice from windows, poultry house cleanliness, paralyzed limbs treated with herbs, French cooking economy, spavins in horses, homemade yeast, storing age in dry ales, and a rustic long soup recipe.
A collage of brief items mentions a Georgia man harmed by a train incident, a Toronto store fined for selling bean guessing chances, a feathered-antics contest in Missouri, and a Georgia mulatto child’s birth. It also cites legal notes from Liverpool Assizes, Canadian labor moves, and oddities about a Madagascar firearms imitation.
The article examines how some composers of light songs gain wealth and fame while many talented writers remain obscure. It highlights prolific tunes by Irish-born and other writers, the lucrative royalties from popular pieces, and the contrasting success of plays and theatrical ventures, noting profits for figures like Bartley Campbell and Daly amid a flood of inexpensive, mass appeal songs.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a hotel guest who refuses to pay extra after a nightfull of disturbances. The clerk offers a two dollar bed and breakfast but the guest demands fifty cents and threatens legal action. She then storms to the depot, declaring she has been swindled and will not be swindled again.
Advice on making land productive by continuous cropping and smart use of every field. Emphasizes turning idle periods into fodder yields, enriching soil with manure, and plowing under residue for successive crops to boost long term wealth and farm value. Includes practical examples of rye, wheat, millet, and turnips.
A quirky piece describes XK as his own valet in a dry, self-parodic routine. He wakes at seven, dons an apron, boots and clothes are tended, and at ten he rings the bell with no response. He orders himself to finish tasks and draw the curtains, reflecting a playful loss of his valet.
Mrs Schaumbert complains to Moses about a visible advertisement for an enterprise by Isaac. He questions the costs and effectiveness, describing the ad as potentially exploiting others. Repecca insists the matter is troubling and hints at reconsideration. Sub 1 references people involved.
A droll Thanksgiving incident from a Wyndham stable is recalled by Dr Oo n in Hartford Times style. The tale centers on a turkey carver who, attempting to carve, displaces hot pudding onto a chair, then fixtures a second mishap with pudding and a greased tablecloth. The anecdote ends with the carver exclaiming I’ve done in. The item moves to a Marvel-like account of 19th century cures and patent remedies. A series of brief notes promote remedies such as St Jacobs Oil and Pike’s drops, with testimonials from Rev L Rs BranuaM and others.
The narrative recalls a crowded harbor voyage bound for a foreign shore that never reached port, fueling a deepening mystery of the City of Boston’s loss. Captain George Biddons Murray of the Alaska recalls the perilous night, the ice, and the fate that left the vessel unnamed and gone beneath savage seas.
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