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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
2
Peter Petterson arrives in Prairie City to marry Mary, sends for her from Finland, builds a sod palace, endures a prairie storm and a wreck, and Mary arrives only to die in his arms. He sleeps beside her, heartbroken, as the couple leave together in memory.
A July 12 celebration marks Prairie City Dakota’s one month birthday. A crowd at the depot watches a long train arrive late while locals argue about Norwegians and Finns migrating west. Emigrants in native dress board the cars amid heat and rough humor.
A London Telegraph commentary extols pig intelligence, recounting stories of clever pigs from Pall Mall to Reading. It cites Erasmus Darwin on swine sagacity, notes pigs swim and form bonds with humans and animals, and laments the cruelty of judging pigs as mere gluttons.
Chinese laborers refuse work in the Cascade division canyon of the Northern Pacific due to deaths blamed on devils. Nine Chinese were killed by falling trees and ten coffins were sent up. A subsequent shooting and a belief that the coffin foul play would resume caused them to desert the site and refuse to return.
A playful essay tracing pockets from ancient wallets to modern hip pockets. It contrasts natural marsupial pouches with artificial ones, notes pockets as status and wealth buffers, and humorously critiques women’s behindhand development in pocket usage. It cites Barrington and Dickens while mused about future naturalization of pockets.
An overview of the Dunkard or Tunker denomination tracing its German roots, origins with Alexander Mack in 1708, and migration to America. It describes their creedless Bible-based worship, immersion baptism, female and male roles, revivals, dress, oath and war refusals, anti-slavery stance, and the ritual love feast with feet washing and communion. It notes strong local church presence in Washington County Maryland, including Antietam’s old Sharpsburg church, and mentions notable Dunkard descendants in the area.
A collage of aphorisms and humorous lines from New Haven News Detroit Free Press Boston Transcript and other papers. Quips about aging, pride, parenting and editors mix with jokes about taxes rents and a missing gas meter.
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