03 Jan 1884
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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1884
Page
1
A shopper-style notice invites visits to PaLace Clothing Store at the Broadway corner of Third Street to explore offerings. The message conveys urgency and a storefront address, urging patrons to come and see.
The Refiector wishes Abil citizens prosperity and notes Dickinson county growth. It recalls its own start on August 23, 1883 with under one hundred subscribers, now expanding to a large list and wider distribution.
The passage praises SONA FIDE subscribers and patrons as reliable and intelligent, notes steady advertising and subscription revenue, and expresses sincere New Year wishes for Abilene and Dickinson County. It emphasizes pride in past achievements and hopes for renewed spirit and prosperity in the new year.
A guardian consoles his niece amid a flirtatious moment as a fiancé declares his intent with a kiss. The dialogue moves to time and propriety with playful banter about behavior and a joking chicken-house remark. The excerpt blends holiday sentiment with comic intrusions.
A Scottdale Pa. correspondent reports a circulated anti Hungarian note across the Connellsville coke region from Uniontown to Latrobe. The letter denounces Hungarians as uncivilized and says immigrant workers are displacing American miners. It cites low literacy, immorality, and alleges protectionist politics fail to shield labor.
In a lively critique the piece laments the shift from birds on bonnets to kitten decorations as fashion drags humanity toward extinction. Citing Ruskin and Parisian authorities, it notes the cat replaces the bird, warns of vast kitten slaughter, and questions practical remedies amid a changing vogue.
An Oklahoma farmer vents about tariff policy and its impact on farm families. He laments lost profits from imported goods and duty schemes, argues Congress offers nothing to farmers, and accuses manufacturers of siphoning value while feigning patriotism. The piece mixes personal hardship with sharp critique of national economic policy.
A Philadelphia Call notes Washington’s bright season prospects as a saloon keeper shares a scene of a pale visitor from the West enjoying a free lunch and beer, while the bartender questions his unfamiliar face and origin.
Santa visited the White House and presented the President with six gold headed canes and silk umbrellas with gold handles. Personal friends in New York supplied most gifts. Nellie’s playroom looked like a toy shop with many presents. Chester Allan Arthur Jr. received Jones canes and umbrellas and a diamond pair of earrings for his daughter while his son got a $150 check. Each household employee received $15 and a Christmas turkey, and Alexander Powell, the private messenger, got a handsome gold watch and chain.
A Fort Scott masquerade featured Mrs. J. I. Sallee wearing a white tarleton gown split to show protection on one side. The costume displayed tariff labels for many goods with quotes arguing that protective tariffs favor monopolies and wealth, while taxing the poor.
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