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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1884
Page
6
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On a sunny Sabbath two messengers heard bells toll announcing a scene of regret and joy. Each noted the other's joy while the dirge-like chimes rang, and a whispered authority reminded that wiser words came from the bells above all human speech.
A Maine farm parlor hosts a faded four-ounce bottle labeled Tom's revolver. Tom recounts a spring trip to Pineville for medicine, a bear encounter, and using ammonia from the bottle to scare it away. The tale ends with Tom selling the bear-scarred bottle's skin for twelve dollars.
Ranch notes describe breaking wild horses using rope, lasso work, and careful handling. Techniques include coaxing, rubbing, and controlled rope pulls, with emphasis on avoiding injury and using patience. A seventeen year old boy reportedly broke a large four year old in two hours, while others pursue rough methods leading to exhaustion. author claims success with steady, humane handling and harness training.
Cautions for location and warmth to begin early chicken raising. Guidance covers housing, nesting, brooding, feeding, limiting interference, and disease avoidance to improve egg and chick quality, with tips on timing February to March hatches and safe coops for young chicks.
A Tennessee citizen visiting New York discussed financing a proposed two hundred mile railroad in his county. He stated the company is organized with officers elected and has raised about $300 in stock, seeking fifty million capital. He implied more stock sales will follow to complete the venture.
The piece surveys Catholic orders in France rising from $8,600,000 to $142,507,200 over 35 years, notes 170 colleges with 35,000 students including 14,000 church members, and highlights church membership as a measure of religiosity in Richmond, Virginia. It also mentions Boston missionaries for India, Palermo guild fundraisers for church repair, and various Protestant missions in Utah and Nordic Lutheran efforts. It describes John Hopkins University library’s newspaper bureau and clipping workflow for topical budgets.
A collage of short items and quips from various newspapers. It mocks social habits with lines about saying no, women smokers, meteoric iron in snow, and a humorous dialogue about pretend domestic life.
An older Austin socialite Mrs Newyears visited Mrs Fizzle Be wearing an elegant silk dress that drew admiring comments from onlookers and prompted Mrs Fizzletop to quiet a curious boy observer named Johnny who praised the outfit as becoming despite jokes about wrinkles.
A short poem about Little Mischief who stirs the household yet charms her carers. It describes her quiet schemes and attempts to reclaim mischief through playful acts and teethy smiles. Sarah and Fastman note her as the comfort of life in Golden Days.
A commentator explains why Chinese sons are favored over daughters, noting surname inheritance, parental obligations, and honors accruing to the father. It contrasts daughters’ costly, divergent lives with sons’ expected duties and warnings of punishment for neglecting elderly parents. It describes a son’s birth name rituals, the shaved crown ceremony, and astrologic name selection by elder male relatives, as observed in a nineteenth century American essay on Chinese customs.
A dated exhortation urges boys to honor mothers, showing tenderness and obedience. It contrasts rough masculine pursuits with care for a mother’s sensibilities, urging repayment of care and devotion, then notes social quirks and a brief miscellany of society notes and prison dress change.
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