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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1884
Page
7
A partial farewell notice from the Abilene Reflector features Mary G. Creeker’s closing lines and reflections on friendship. The fragment hints at lasting memories, forgiveness, and the bittersweet tone of parting while acknowledging future noble work apart from the shared path.
On the steamer Tasmanian a tall Western traveler with a moist eye captivates a widow and others with quiet talk andpolitical opinions. In Honolulu and Auckland he shuffles through drink and flirtations, while a wily Hebrew bartender schemes to move contraband. At San Francisco a sharp Colonel ODriscol handles baggage and a delicate station with wit, revealing a ruse about a wife to aid a traveler.
The piece discusses barn design from forefathers to modern farmers, urging more windows for light and sunshine. It notes cattle health and milk yield improve with better illumination and ventilation, while arguing against dark damp basements. It cites risks of broken glass and suggests wire netting for protection.
A Detroit Free Press critique argues that Republican headlines about looming danger to business under a Democratic Congress are unfounded. It asserts Republicans cannot claim credit for prosperity or blame for declines and insists Democratic House will curb government waste and protect taxpayers.
The article condemns the Attorney General for pressuring a federal judge in the New Orleans lottery dispute, arguing the Republican party consistently defies law and public opinion. It warns that executive overreach threatens constitutional liberties and federalism, urging vigilance against despotism.
A Boston Herald corresp describes Mexican Central track laying near a camp with Indian laborers. He notes disciplined work, cross ties, rails, bolts, and ballast, detailing gangs, spike work, gauging, and early readiness for flat cars, with ballast trains following and a well built road-bed using broken rock ballast.
A wholesale city druggist describes a theft scheme where drugs worth thousands were loaded onto a two horse truck by his own porter and driver before shipments to the West. He notes collusion with clerks and porters, the ease of pilfering drugs, and the difficulty of identifying culprits in drug houses.
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