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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
7
The article describes latest gowns in striped Bengaline and gray silks with polonaises, passementerie trims, black lace, and high collars. It notes heliotrope and green striped silks, bow accents, and new color combinations, plus styles for both heavy and light figures and regional fashion nuances.
The United States Commissioner of Pensions reported 365783 pensioners costing over 63 million dollars for the year ending June 30 1886. New pensioners reached 40857 with 2229 restored and 22089 dropped. The office processes vast mail and uses divisions to record and adjudicate claims, noting both honest applicants and frauds among widows, soldiers, and dependents.
A Journal of Education excerpt analyzes nuances among adjectives used to praise appearances and character. It contrasts pretty, graceful, well bred, beautiful, courteous, benevolent, charitable, lovely, and faultless features, noting how usage reflects duties to others versus self-respect and judging conduct rather than outer form.
The article traces early natural gas use starting in 1821 in Fredonia New York where a 27 foot well supplied gas for illumination. By 1824 Lafayette’s visit lit the town with gas and the 1850 well served until 1858. It notes later developments in Kanawha salt wells producing gas for brine boiling and the gradual rise of gas use, with 1885 estimates valuing gas heating at over 4.8 million dollars and overall 6 million dollars reflecting coal displacement.
Upwards of one hundred thousand insect species are recognized with some estimates reaching 150000. Beetles form about half of known forms, butterflies and bees, wasps, ants together number around 200000 total. Insects thrive in tropics and survive in polar regions, with fossils dating back to ancient ages. Squire Whitaker of Waverly, NY, aged eighty three, once blind, has regained sight after a severe illness.
An old Western Dakota scene features a town talker explaining a saloon shooting mixup. A city marshal fled, a coroner charged, and local men debate who acted first. The piece blends anecdote with advertising for Prickly Ash Bitters as a cure-all. It cites blood purity fears and medical claims alongside testimonials about Cod Liver Oil emulsion and liver health products.
A woman asserts that she does not use Procter and Gamble’s old Soap, arguing it is outdated because modern users can obtain Lenox soap instead. The remark contrasts brands as a sign of being behind the times.
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