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The Abilene Reflector

Location

Abilene, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 27, 1887

Page

6

Paper Carrier Test Comes Under Fraud Claim

A court considers whether a person who handles newspapers from the post office or delivers them is evidence of potential fraud. The issue hinges on intent and responsibility for paper distribution.

Tea in England and China A Chronicle of Taste and Trade

A historical note traces tea from mythic Chinese origins through its introduction to Europe and England, detailing early perceptions, social adoption, and literary reactions. It covers import patterns, prices in 17th century England, notable tasters like Dr. Johnson, and the evolving terminology and varieties such as Pekoe and Gunpowder, plus notes on cultivation and quality.

Darma China England Garraway Coffer House Shadwell Dryden Steele Gentleman's Magazine Dr. Johnson Colley Cibber Waller Ami Ana Otal Pury India Company Johnson Assam India United States Celestial Empire

Hatching a Fortune from a Failed Chickening Venture

Two young men in a New Mexico mining region built a heated incubator for six thousand eggs hoping to supply broilers to the growing towns of Socorro and Chloride. After costly setup and promising early results, market price undercut them, forcing a hasty retreat to new work in Butte. The tale ends with both men found at other jobs in Butte, unchanged in spirit but wiser in venture.

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Plantation Philosophy from the Kansaw Traveler

A quoted dialect warning that a business guided by drunkards succeeds only when the sober leader anchors restraint. It contrasts a bookish man’s polite in parlor wisdom with his ineffectiveness in the woods, implying practical judgment differs from learned theory.

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