Face to Face and a Fairies Tale In Abilene Reflector
A serialized dramatic piece features characters including E K E Francillon and Farmer Blackthorn. A soldier recalls Talavera and Travers while Patience Blackthorn faces marriage to Enoch Marrish amid debt, deception, and shifting loyalties as Patience resists public scrutiny and Tom Blackthorn negotiates mortgage pressure threatening Leys Croft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Farmer Blackthorn
Ceil
Talavera
Dirk
Marrichhall
Marwish
Dye
Enoch Marrish
Gomlas
Travers
Richard Blackthorn
Old England
George
Tom Blackthorn
London
Amd
Patience
Hell
Patence Blackthorn
Enoch Mur- Fish
Montderaga
Marrish
Thorn
Blackthorn
Tule Enoch
Patience Blackthorn
Stephen Harlow
Prince of Wales
Leys Croft
Lewys Croft
Enoe
Enoch
Tom
Hanchester
Lee
House of Blackthorn
Stephen
Postmaster letter stirs Republican frustration and political theater
A confidential circular from the Postmaster General to Democratic Congress members provokes GOP protests. Hatton resignations and talk of purging partisan postmasters highlight tensions as Virginians recall Mahone era postal misuse and efforts to root out adversaries. The piece frames the letter as a potent political weapon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Hatton
Virginia
Vilas
Mahone
Post office bully threat to Virginia voters
The piece condemns a postal service pressure campaign that browbeat voters into approving a resolution praising a Virginia senator. It warns such organized partisans pose a lasting menace to Virginia and calls for the Postmaster General to restore justice, noting Virginians have long sought relief from the intimidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Iisfer
Richmond
Debate on Treasury cash counts and book keeping ethics
The piece analyzes alleged mismanagement in government spending, arguing that pure cash counts do not prove book honesty. It cites the Agricultural Bureau as an example, where large expenditures and overpriced seed purchases suggest deeper issues. It critiques Republican triumphalism over cash accuracy and argues for thorough overhaul of the books to reveal true government finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Cleveland Elseters
Republican Party of
Lynchburg
Mahone
Goold
Washington
United States
Treasury
Agricultural Bureau
Internal Revenue Department
Detroit Free Press
Pendleton
New York
Evarts
Senate
Sree
Frye
Maine
House
Repubene
St. Louis
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E. K
BTR
Fable
Prestons
Millport
Farmer Blacktorn
Harlow
Trever Leatch
Sophen Harlow
Firs
Clay
M&n
Macedonia
Paul— Christian Union
Ross
Ross & Cish
Physicians and Surgeons
Hawk & Thelssner
S. M. Hunter, M. D
Grovirs
Draggiais
W. P. Leeds
Abilene, Kansas
Stambaugh & Hurd
Attorneys AT Law
ENEE
Onebrake
Pres
Theo
Mosher
First National Bank
Abilene Bank
Ellepold
J. M Fisher
Heri Propetore Na Iaust
Cashier
Incorporated Danka
Thomas Kirby
All Business Promp
Lyete
Ines W7 Cigar Factory
Meyer
Kirby's Bank
J. L. Potter
Woodbine P. D
Kansas
Cc. W. Liggett
Frank A. Smalley
B. Wilson
W. W. Wilson
F. B. Wilson & Son
Fireman's Fund, of
California
Union, of
North German Insurance Co
Merchants’, of
Newark
Mattoon Life Insurance Co
Ilinois
Hartford Life and Annuity
Hartford
Connecticut
Western Home Nursery
PriOr, Kansas
Vermont
Eicholtz
Detroit
Kaa
Eee Peete Enterprise
Holdsworth
Barton & Wachenfelds
East Third Street
Confectionery
Sewell
Mason & Hamitm
Western Cottage
Eldridge
White
Estey
Singer
T. E.sewell
Bill Heads
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