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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
6
In a Brandon Illinois church, a correspondent recounts the search for a pastor. A mysterious stranger overhears a heated debate about wages and doctrine, sits in on services, and triggers a conflict culminating in the rejection of Mr Grant as pastor. The church remains without a shepherd as tension over fees and personality clashes persists.
The First Church at Brandon sought a new pastor after dismissing Mr. Barnes seven months earlier. A parade of candidates from old school to modern free thought filled the pulpit, but none satisfied. Deacon Grimes and others rejected many for quirks, leaving the congregation weary of the endless search.
A Cosmopolitan description of Turkish women detailing attire from simple cloaks to veils and elaborately worn jewelry, foot fashions, and headgear. It portrays harems, pace of vanity, smoking, and social roles, noting that women are owned from adolescence and live under male authority.
An item notes the Queen would not relax court rules barring divorced women from attendance or presentation. Legal authorities, including Lords Cairns and Selborne, advised against exceptions. Judicial separation by misconduct allows court attendance. otherwise divorced status remains barred. A light joke about voice control follows from Miss Chestnote and Prof. Pianissimo.
The piece lauds President Cleveland for curbing railroad indemnity land withdrawals and restoring lands to settlement. It argues earlier misuses by railroads and Congress were corrected, calling his administration the first to aid the people since the Civil War and warning against future reversals amid political shifts. It cites the Guilford Miller decision as paving the way and notes enduring public sentiment against land grabs.
Analysis argues that opposition to change shifts as the public grows content with the Democratic administration. It notes Republican voices once citing safety of continuity now face the paradox of supporting a party that once warned against change. The piece observes timid voters and mild Republican approval of Cleveland as factors shaping the 1883 political landscape.
A review of Republican criticism of the Cleveland administration, attacking John Sherman for partisan demagoguery. The piece argues the Democratic leadership is stable and popular, while Republicans face a public shift toward the current administration's honesty and progress. It predicts voters will judge by the record of the Democratic administration rather than past stances.
A collection of editorials and comments from multiple papers debating the 1884 U S presidential scene. Blaine Sherman Gould and Bragg cited in opinions about electability and party alignment across states. The remarks touch on methods of counting votes and allegiance to parties amid national campaigns.
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