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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1888
Page
2
In a tale set around July and village visits, Katie Rinway and Spencer Sherwood confront misunderstandings over flirtations and a mysterious note. A mistaken inference, a windborne note, and Katie’s wit resolve the tension as plans for marriage emerge, hinted by Katie quitting teaching.
Lieutenant Schwatka recounts a humorous Eskimo episode involving a medicine man who survived a dramatic explosion from a tin can filled with “black sand.” The tale recalls meeting a disfigured man, a lamp-lit snow-house accident, and the masster’s dramatic subsequent appetite, with the party ultimately removing the disruptive figure by a risky powder incident.
In a Christian Union perspective, the article notes Chinese girls between six and eight undergo foot binding to conform to aristocratic standards. It details gradual binding, ongoing pain, and lifelong dependence, yet asserts fashion and social pressure keep them from resistance. The piece contrasts Chinese female life with American freedoms while denying full liberty.
Katie Rinway travels to Engleside to rest after illness aided by Madge Wilding and Jack Wilding. A torn note found on a train hints at flirtation rumors while the couple plans a peaceful summer with twins and a future wedding trip, shaping a domestic drama.
Natural gas safety tips from a gas expert urge residents to light flame separately, ventilate stoves, and keep damper settings high at night. If ignition fails, turn off gas and wait for unburned gas to clear, then retry after ventilation. Ensure valves are closed, odors detected mean immediate evacuation and company notification. A Springfield couple welcomes a week-old baby weighing one and a half pounds.
An essay from a Chicago Times column urges farmers to expand their table beyond staple fare. It argues for broader foods like fresh fish, melons, rhubarb, grapes, and leafy vegetables, grown at home or nearby, to improve health and pleasure without added cost. It notes melons’ city prevalence and suggests horse-made bread and buttermilk need not dominate farm menus. It also covers cooking methods, recommending broiling over frying and using charcoal fuel for better flavor and digestibility. It ends with brief, varied clippings about social scenes and curiosities.
A survey of farming tips covers poultry care from ducks to turkeys. Advice highlights feeding, housing, and seasonal timing for breeding, with emphasis on brooding methods, early hatch weight benefits, and the Bronze turkey as hardy stock. Includes practical kitchen recipes and discipline in husbandry.
A collage of humorous quips and literary one liners from various papers. Jokes about weak spots, diaries, whisky from rags, fashionable earrings, editorial exchanges, family talk, toboggan dangers, a Scottish vocalist, wealth pursuit, and proofreading mishaps highlight human foibles with sharp wit. Multiple named papers referenced in snippets.
A Rome letter describes how the Pope entertains guests after the morning mass with coffee, a separate small table, and a communion by the Pope. Dinner at one includes soup roast meat vegetables fruit and Bordeaux wine. The Pontiff naps after, then walks in the Vatican gardens when possible, never leaving the precincts. Leo XIII visits the Vatican vineyard, chats with diligent workers, and shows cultural interest. A Remarkable Texas Plateau near Columbia is described for its fertile soil, mineral shale, and seismic origins with potential lime production.
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