07 Jan 1886
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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1886
Page
1
Thursday December 31 1885 Abilene Kansas Dickinson county prospers in 1885 and pledges a brighter 1886 The Refeector editors Mesky W Strother and Litts extend thanks and greetings to readers praising Abilene as the Queen City of the Plains with rapid growth and strong circulation
The Grant Monument fund has collected 111,728 dollars. A letter from the Chinese minister reports Viceroy Li intends a 300 dollar donation, plus 200 from the minister and a 500 dollar check. Secretary Bayard responds with thanks and confirms forwarding the total to New York.
A banquet at the Kimball House honored 300 Constitution correspondents from across the Union on the 29th, with expenses borne by the paper. Nearly every state was represented and 350 plates were laid for the meal.
John G. Goodridge Jr proposes a Scientific American plan to block the Straits of Belle Isle to alter Atlantic currents. Geographers describe a cold wall formed by a split Arctic current, with one branch neutralized by the Gulf Stream, potentially easing winter conditions for the North Atlantic states.
The State Teachers association held at Topeka last week was the largest west of the Mississippi. Gov. Martin gave a Welcome address. sections met with strong attendance. A full account will appear in January in the Western School Journal. Teachers should organize study plans, be cheerful, dignified, impartial, and firm. A quarterly exam will be held January 30 in Abilene. Third grade certificates require physiology and hygiene testing, especially about stimulants. Dr. J. J. Williams, noted as an Institute conductor, will lead the Dickinson county Institute. a teachers institute is planned for Willowdale township January 9. A provision mandates physiology and hygiene exams for teaching certificates after January 1, 1886, with instruction on alcohol and narcotics.
A brief dated closing note expresses continued goodwill and an invitation to share future trade communications. It signs as a courteous closing from the writer, indicating ongoing professional respect and a pledge to stay in touch.
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