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The Abilene Reflector

Location

Abilene, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 26, 1888

Page

3

Farm and Fireside Notes on Crops and Hints

Baniles of eornstalks make good banking for the cellar. Salt dissolved in alcohol removes grease spots from cloth. Bent whalebones can be restored by soaking in water. New oak barrels should not be used for vinegar due to tannin. The country needs men who teach science of common things. Ginger soaps and pickled oysters recipes appear along with farm mishaps and pruning tips.

Telole Blai Robertson Canada Brooklyn Eagle Kennebam Teow Ithost Chicago Dicrali Theresa W. P

Deceiving Doctors and Opium Slaves Hypocrisy of Toppers

An excerpted critique from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat on opium and alcohol deception. It argues opium use erodes truth, patients feign symptoms to obtain drugs, and doctors must detect concealment in hospitals, dispensaries, and homes amid widespread indulgence and imitation.

Nna St. Louis Pierce Womentt Duce

Rules for Winter Health by Saxarian

This piece offers practical counsel to avoid illness in cold weather. It emphasizes eating breakfast before travel, dressing the back and chest adequately, breathing through the nose in cold rooms, keeping feet warm, maintaining regular bathing, and avoiding exposure after exercise. It warns against hoarseness and exposure to cold wind and cautions warming the air through the nose when moving from warm to cool settings.

Got Used to Him Happy Man Ceremony Query

A fragmentary dialogue describes a widow asking who should perform a ceremony, noting they are not particular and usually rely on prior arrangements. The text shows informal speech and missing names, reflecting a damaged OCR excerpt from a social note.

Air Bey

Fragmented humorous quotes sweep the nation in classic wit

A collage of quips and debaters spans satire on money gentleness law and daily life. From pompous judges to silly myths, brief captions lampoon commerce and manners. Notable lines mock newspapers food fashion and public virtue with playful punchlines. The collage reflects early 20th century humor and magazine culture.

Aluminum plans at Rhine Falls meet Swiss opposition

The Rhine Falls near Schaffhausen, Europe’s largest cataract, could power aluminum works under a proposal by J. G. Nethers, Sons & Company. They seek a dam from Laufen Mill to the railroad bridges to supply 75 cubic meters per second and employ 600 workers initially, with a 1,400 horsepower plant and a 12 million franc capital. Hotel owners and tourist interests oppose, arguing damage to the falls and local tourism.

Felitzine Constance Schaflhiausen Rhine Schafthassen Europe Lake of Constance Messra. J. G. Nethers, Sons & Company Schaffhausen Laufen Switzerland London Times

A Wave Power Motor in San Francisco

An engine driven by ocean fluctuations is erected in San Francisco by ET Steen. A bridge spans a rocky chasm with a paddle moved by waves. A nine to twelve foot plunger pump draws water into a suction pipe, lifting water up to 350 feet above tide level for various uses.

San Francisco ET. Steen Demorest’s Monthly

Wall Street Leaders Fall to Rumors and Woes in 19th Century Tale

A chaotic report describes Wall Street figures like Commodore Vanderbilt and Henry Smith facing mental strain, physical decline, and public downfall due to speculation. It cites a banker, E. Evans of Tonawanda, who credits Warner's Safe Cure for relief, warning financiers to curb excesses and protect kidneys to avoid a total collapse.

Wall Street Ouse Commodore Vanderbilt Henry Smith Wallsreet John Pondir Wallstreet E. Evans Lumber Exchange Bank Tonawanda N. Y Warner

Tennyson and Victorian Era Ads In A Fragmentary Page

The page fragment blends literary references and old advertising copy. It mentions Tennyson and a warner in prose, with notices about Demorest magazines, travel health tips, and patent medicines. It references Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, Stomach Bitters, Prickly Ash Bitters, and Tansill’s Punch Cigars, plus catalog-like product pitches and subscription appeals.

Dante Teud Pitas Dr. Pierce

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