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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1886
Page
7
A fragment from the Abilene Reflector presents a devotional meditation on motherhood. The narrator praises the newborn’s beauty and the joy of new life, describing the mother’s coronet of happiness and the transformative blessing motherhood brings to the speaker’s future years. The verses mention Walter and Ingleside in a reflective, lyrical tone.
In a rural tale the celebrated Old Paul, once a brutal drunkard, dies as a respected figure after a lavish funeral cortege. His wife and the community recall a former love, a girl named Polly, and a reformed husband who found dignity through a saintly influence. A later auction uncovers a hidden room that reveals a gentler memory and hints at redemption through an angelic presence in the past.
A Chicago Herald editorial condemns General Logan's proposed commission to study the "mental industrial and physical progress" of the colored race since 1865. It calls the measure paternalistic, arguing it undermines black citizenship and equality, and urges resounding resistance to perceived race-based oversight.
The piece attacks James G. Blaine as evasive during a 1882 committee cross examination while praising Perry Belmont for standing firm. It accuses Blaine of misusing diplomacy to favor a private claim in the Chile Peru dispute and questions missing State Department records.
The piece cites Democratic commentary on the Ohio Supreme Court returns and Civil Service reform. It quotes Governor Hill endorsing merit in public service while stressing loyalty to the Chief Executive. It notes discussion of executive policy and clerical qualifications in civil administration.
A Rochester physician describes a years long struggle with Bright's disease, failing health, and multiple misdiagnoses before recovering in three months after using Warner's Safe Cure. He warns that kidney disease often causes death under many labels and urges early treatment and awareness.
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