Abilene KS shines as a railroad hub and boom town
A bold sketch praises Dickinson County’s wealth and Abilene’s growth. It notes Abilene as a forthcoming railroad center with Union Pacific, Santa Fe, Rock Island, and Chicago lines. rapid real estate, mills, elevators, a planned hotel, canning and packing facilities, waterworks, and an electric plant. Dickinson County is described as fertile with wheat and corn leadership, iron-clad growth, and welcoming settlers.
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Chicago
Omaha
Southern
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Southern Sea Board
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What Education Has Cost Us Kansas
Kansas has progressed in popular education and wealth with large public school expenditures since statehood. From 1861 to 1885 common school spending rose to 2,256,479, and total 1850–1885 investments reached 12,630,490, totaling 30,219,202 in 25 years. An 8,219 strong teaching army in 6,673 school houses costs nearly two million annually, funded mainly by self tax with a state permanent school fund of 3.5 million, plus land to grow it. The three state institutions—University, Normal School, and Agricultural College—remain part of free public education under state control.
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Our Marvelous Growth of Kansas State
An 1860s Kansas narrative outlines rapid growth across population, land, and industry. It notes population rise to fifteenth in the Union, expansion from 243,712 to over 14 million cultivated acres, livestock value growth to 117 million, sharp railway expansion, gains in schooling housing and city populations, and Kansas’ reliance on fertile soil and mineral resources for future prosperity. It questions future yields as more of the vast 52,288,000 acres come under cultivation.
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Ilinois
Colorado
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Isi
Topeka
Leavenworth
Atchison
Wichita
How Kansas Looks After Her Poor
Exemption provisions for homesteads up to 160 acres and town lots, plus household and farm goods, livestock, and tools exempt from seizure. Missouri and Kansas Farmer notes the Topeka Capital on woman suffrage, arguing a wife's vote aligns with family duties and responsibilities. The piece contrasts historical Bleeding Kansas with booming Kansas.
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Topeka
Kansas Beckons with Growth and Abundant Land
A Kansas promotional essay highlights 1,765 post offices, 1.5 million inhabitants, 6,060 miles of rail, 13,475,493 acres of land under cultivation, and strong education. It extols land policies, mineral and agricultural wealth, and Kansas as the leading western agricultural state, urging settlers to consider moving for opportunity. It cites praise from notable papers and notes immigration and irrigation of vast tracts, while praising the state’s climate, schools, and markets.
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Union
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What the New Voters Say
A Reflector interview of Abilene women on the new voting law shows mostly opposition. Of 37 ladies, only five intend to vote, with remarks ranging from indifference to strong anti-suffrage views. The piece also notes Kansas real estate prospects and a southern minister’s warm reception among colored communities.
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New Jersey
Brudder
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Massachusetts Ploughman on state’s wealth and promise
The quote envisions a state long guided by prophecy becoming the first in wealth and importance in the Union. It frames Massachusetts as advancing toward a premier national role, signaling optimism about economic and political prominence.
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Massachusetts
A Big Time for Abilene in 1887
The article predicts 1887 will be a big time for Kansas and Abilene Dickinson County. It cites population growth toward 2,000,000, and notes Dickinson County may gain over 10,000 residents as visitors and new Kansans come from across the state and region to invest in Abilene. It extols Abilene as a thriving retail center in central Kansas with optimistic momentum for the year ahead.
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1887
Sunflower
Maine
Georgia
Talking World
Prairie State
Corral
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IKKT
Mince Pie Marking Trick From Teatime Debate
A young couple recalls a clever household ruse to tell mince pies from apple pies. The wife stamped pies with T. M. for taint mince and T. M. for its mines, aiding quick identification thereafter.
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