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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1887
Page
6
L.H. Litts & Co presents a fragment from James Whitcomb Riley in Cent, describing a lover recalling a past embrace. The narrator longs for the tenderness of a departed beloved, imagining her return and the warmth of her presence in memory.
A Mexican traveler named Juan Suarez is jailed after being mistaken for a murdered stranger found in a ditch. Witnesses misidentify him due to a bloodstain and money on his person, but a careful trial reveals the corpse lacks his facial scar, leading to a verdict of not guilty. He later emigrates to Brooklyn.
A Cassell Family Magazine item exposes hawker deception with a tale of a spectacles salesman who pairs danger with a gleaming pitch. An elderly purchaser is duped into exchanging a flawed set for a supposedly safer one, only to find the replacement useless. The piece ends with brief notes on threats from coal gas and other hazards.
The Albany Argus editorial rails at the Republican Party, arguing it has become corrupt, intolerant, and monoplized by elites. It cites Chandlerism, labor rights, and New England defeats as proof of decline, contrasting with Democratic reforms and trusted governance.
In a Atlanta Constitution commentary the author condemns Senator Ingalls and other Republican leaders for declaring the colored vote a failure. The piece argues such views push toward disfranchisement, while noting evolving black voter independence and the Democratic party’s supposed defense of Negro rights.
The Graphic argues against restoring flags to Southern states, noting the Civil War is over and memory should be oblit erated. It praises Grand Army of the Republic veterans but questions the need to archive or return the flags, suggesting magnanimity and unity over relics of a dead issue.
Quotes from Chicago Herald Cincinnati Enquirer and Governor St Jon illustrate partisan use of the bloody shirt. References Bill Chandler revival in New Hampshire and Republican voices praising Secor Robeson Boas Keifer Powell Clayton and Steve Dorsey amid wartime memory.
Notes on summer materials like Pongee and ivory-white satin, trends such as scarf mantles and gimp trimmings, and evolving dress styles including shirted belted waists for thin fabrics. Describes hats, traveling bridal suits, low-cut shoes, and yachting outfits, with import patterns from India and Persia featuring Oriental motifs framed by light, spaced contrasts.
A barrel of flour yields 270 to 285 five cent loaves. Bakers blend brands from Minnesota and Indiana, or use single grades to craft fancy breads. Yeast evolved from malt and hops. today patent yellow compressed yeast is common. Alum is not used. New York hosts about twenty large steam bakeries employing hundreds. Vienna bread uses milk, airtight ovens, and a rich aroma. Steam bread is baked in airtight pans, in its own steam for a distinct flavor. One large New York bakery specializes in aerated bread, a steam product light and spongy. The process involves carbonic acid gas in airtight cylinders for lightness without sacrificing nutrition.
A Harper's Bazar article argues that in many well to do homes the wife has little access to spending money and knows little of her husband's true business state. It contrasts thrifty poor households with wealthier men who spend lavishly while questioning wives about small purchases. It highlights gendered financial control and the disparity between incomes and household spending.
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