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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1884
Page
7
The Abilene Reflector prints a Leap Year themed poem about women's autonomy in romance and social customs. It presents a dialogue of a woman encouraging bold love and a timid suitor Jack, with Valentine wishes and social expectations shaping their actions. The piece notes a festive mood and the era’s attitudes toward courtship.
In a Chicago street scene, aging shoemaker Anthony Marshall learns his daughter Sara, now a famed singer, is alive. Tim, his orphaned ward, and Marshall's second wife shape a night of opera and reunion culminating in Sara recognizing her father at the Grand Hotel, restoring a fractured family.
A Springfield Mass Republican editorial argues that leniency for embezzlers and other trusted thieves worsens youth crime. It calls for punishment and public repentance, with a return to home and ordinary law, to restore moral footing and deter repeats. The piece condemns soft reform and urges equal, just administration of law.
In 1861 a landmark well on a Rouseville lease produced on a schedule tied to Sabbath observance. Drilling used spring poles and drive pipes, yielding up to 100 barrels per day at $10 a barrel before a tank was built. The mystery ended as Curtis realized surface water from surrounding pumps shut the Sunday well, causing predictable feeds until the sand was exhausted. Oil price later fell from $10 to 25 cents a barrel as exploration continued without success beyond the first sand.
A travel stained tramp visits an old negro requesting food after chopping wood. He insists he has chopped enough but must be offered shelter and a bed. The exchange centers on accommodation and the implied promise of lodging in return for work.
A businessman seeking guidance questions futures dealing in a broker's office. The man condemns speculation as hazardous while discussing a hypothetical son, then a comic interruption occurs as a bachelor is swept away by maidens, ending with a startled journalist’s quip about a rider.
The essay argues mourning customs burden women with costly rituals of dress and social signaling. It promotes plain attire to align with grief while warning against forcing others into conformity. It cites that duties of the living compel behavior and urges influential women to set sensible examples. Jenny June in Albany Journal.
Advice to mothers on preventing and treating child colds through better air, bathing, and daily routines. Emphasizes avoidable causes like greasy food, poor ventilation, constipation, and improper clothing. Recommends airing bedrooms, regular baths, outdoor play, warm clothing, and avoiding chilly rooms.
The item covers religious education and church life including a prize offer from the American Sunday-school Union, anecdotes on a Carl Indian school teacher, Sun. Church scenes in Savannah and Boston, reflections on Chinese reformer Sun Chang, carpentry classes in Cleveland public school, Dr Williams’ long pastorate, gambling sermons in New York, Moody-like Boston church, and a Georgia Bishop’s persistence in preaching despite rain.
A miscellany of sharp witticisms and brief exchanges from various papers. Snappy quotes include jests about dogs and sharks, a child’s clever retort, and a cab driver pun. The snippets reflect humorous observations and social commentary from early 20th century press.
Dr William Bruce of Missu Fla reports a dream in which his wife's brother dies in a deadly combat. The vision matched the exact manner and hour of the actual death announced by the next mail. A sister, while at breakfast, shared similar dreams that eerily aligned with the events.
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