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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1887
Page
7
Abilene Reflector prints a fragment of a poem titled The Song of the Clock. The verse urges steady virtue, warns against wrong, and touts time's reminder to do right with repeated pleas to master and friend. The cadence reflects a moral meditation from a bygone period.
Verseuil, a young cavalry lieutenant, falls in love with Ernestine Barville in Chalons. After a reckless toast and a hostile duel demanded by the aging Chevalier de Montluc, Verseuil seeks reconciliation. The conflict deepens until Montluc learns of a late-arriving inheritance. he pardons Verseuil, approves the union with Ernestine, and the pair wed after further campaign success.
The item compiles brief snippets from various papers and a column on throat care. It riffs on humorous sayings about newspapers and writers, then shifts to health guidance advising scarf use and wind protection to prevent winter colds, with anecdotal evidence from a milkman and postman.
The article stresses proper care for colts during winter to maximize future value. It warns against exposing colts to cold and feeding sparingly, urging coarse quarters, ample nourishing food, and regular exercise. It advocates well ventilated, clean stables and a sheltered yard adjoining the stable for daily runs when weather allows, citing the National Live Stock Journal.
A Boston invalid came to Florida for health and, after initial bed rest, recovered enough to take a ride in a hired hack. The polite driver helped him out at the hotel and the man quipped that he would need the driver again soon, joking that he drives the only hearses in town.
A Berlin lady and her daughter swap duties with their servants every other Sunday. They perform all housework and host the servants and friends in the drawing room. The servants entertain with piano, singing, knitting, sewing, while the ladies serve them, and they all share cheerful hospitality, even cooking and washing up.
Readable fragments describe a brief item from 1887 with unclear context. The text mentions goods and a glove, suggesting a short historical note or catalog snippet lacking complete details. The readable portion provides minimal facts about an old period item.
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