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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1884
Page
6
A collection of fragmented poetry appears in the Union Signal with lines urging timely virtue and contemplation. The text alternates between seasonal imagery and moral exhortations about charity, unity, and perseverance, ending with a brief note of source.
Mrs. Tipton secretly funds her daughter Anna’s graduation dress through a rag-bag economy. She scavenges papers, posters, and family items, evading her husband’s scrutiny while secretly plotting to keep public shame from her beloved child. Her scheme backfires when her husband learns the true source of the funds.
A Philadelphia Call report tells how fellow worker Dennis was tasked to break the news of a death to Mrs. McFadden. He was told to break it gently as a train ran over and killed her husband, Dennis noting the sorrowful moment with tears.
A doctor recalls a strange hydrophobia case where a boy rushed in to report an old man in pain. Investigations reveal the man had been bitten by a mad dog sixty years prior, yet showed no symptoms because he had never attempted to drink water. The story ends with a paradox and a teaser about New York widows’ fortunes.
A writer argues that professional gamblers lack true honor, linking gambling to moral decay and crime. He notes common myths of square dealing, explains the advantage of splits and capital, and claims brace games attract crime, asserting gambling ruins sensibilities and social standing.
A detailed, era biased survey of the Poncas and related tribes describes purity of blood, language shift, schooling, farming capacity, livestock shortages, and limited railroads of two but six half breeds remaining in the Powcas. It covers clothing, blankets, and weapons, judicial gaps, salt rations, land holdings, and a leasing arrangement with J H Sherburn. It also discusses polygamy among the Kaw Osage Poncas and Otoe, with anecdotes of marriage pricing, feast customs, and contested unions, plus sensational funeral rites and a separate Otoe schoolgirl marriage scandal. Further notes include steam plowing experiments near Frederick, Maryland, and a rattlesnake anecdote from Texas.
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