Abilene Reflector Economist Notes and Oddities
The Abilene Reflector cites Whitman near his 68th birthday and reports on earnings gains at Pennsylvania Railroad. It quotes jokes about homes, church gifts, and a cabinet baby, and discusses rail policy, inter state commerce law, and protections. it criticizes city governance, railroad executives, and tariff principles with regional commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abilene
Kansas City
Denver
Texas
Junction City
Moistening the Air of Rooms
A scientific writer notes that in closed unventilated rooms impure air is more easily tolerated when dampened, but with constant fresh outdoor air in every apartment any added moisture is unnecessary and unlikely to help health except in rare cases.
A Deception of the Senses and Phantom Limb Pain
The piece discusses rheumatic pains in amputees and the phenomenon of phantom limb sensations. It explains how severed nerves cause pain perceived in missing limbs and how nerve irritation can misdirect sensations to related body parts such as a facial flap nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marryatt
Toast as a hazard in digestive illness, Dr Hedges warns
Dr Hedges of Plainfield New Jersey argues toast can harm the digestive tract not only in general illness but especially in convalescence from typhoid fever dysentery and other intestinal disorders. He cites cases where feeding toast caused severe relapses and even death due to abrasive charcoal particles scratching inflamed mucosa and promoting perforation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hedges
Plainfield
N. J
Troy
Peter
Let Them Come Together Across Classes for Labor Peace
The author urges a broad alliance between labor and capital in a free society. He argues the working masses seek fair rights, condemn anarchism, and should unite with employers to advance national prosperity. Broad cloth or dollar-a-day workers alike have a stake in directing the labor movement rightly.
Money to loan and cedar street drawing
Various small ads offer money to loan on real estate and land trades. Hoarding notices advertise James Adams Cedar Street house and lot drawing at $2.50 a ticket with a March 1887 date. Also listed are farm wagons, hoes, cultivators, and barbershop remodeling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Brapy &Co
Battle
C. Stevens
Cedar St
James Adams
Abilene
Kas
Grand Cedar St
HIL and Southworth
Kirby's Bank
Jim Adams
Hodge Bros. Hardware Store
G. W. Carpenter
Dickinson County
State of Kansas
Traveler's Insurance Company
David McCoy
Susan McCoy
George W. Carpenter
W. E. Bomgardner
C. C. Hall
Samus N. Hitt
Alfred W. Rice
Henry I. Floyd
Rice
A. D
Court House
Dickinson
State of Kanene
Georgy W. Carpenter
Kansas
Kan
Istrict
Ickinson
Kanaan
Therts Insurance Company
David McLoy
Samuel N. Hitt
W. Rice
H. H.urd
Rice & Floyd
Will
State of
George W.carpenter
J.J. Miller
District Court
Travelers Insurance Company
C. O. Hall
I H L. Floyd
Hice
Dounty
Kapsis
Eixty
Niga
Union Fae
State of Kan
Sherif
Pas Court
Thomas E. Weller
Seth Cowpertwaly
Deenatewete
J. 5. Hall
Public Interest in Pacific Railway Funding and Corruption
The Pacific Railway investigation reveals a broader public wrong beyond money. Taxpayers lose earnings portions to fund government loans, while railroad magnates use lobbyists and political influence to protect subsidies. The World warns that campaign finance and corruption threaten democracy as executives and agents steer policy to favor corporate interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Huntington
Central Pacific Road
United States
Pacific Railway
Huntington
Washington
Stanford
N.Y. World
Local merchants hawk goods as spring trade thrives
Berry Bros. and Bonebrake & Rice advertise crowded stores and carloads of farm implements, seeds, and pumps while Berry Bros. promises low prices and wide selection. Farms seek workers. Mary and Charles Young offer fruit trees from Cutter and Son's nursery. Also listed: Berkshire stock for sale, buggy purchases, and barber shop services in Abilene area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Berry Bros
Mae
Berry's
Charles Young
Abilene
Cutter and Son
Semstion City
Kan
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Henry Litts
Wr. Whitman
Pennsylvania Railroad
Cleveland
The
Daily Democrat
Grand Rapids, Mich
van Buren
Robinson
Lighthead
Lamont
Hill
Hoffman House
New York
Hill Toran
Farmers’ Review
Bourkon
Cherokee
Cowley
Ellsworth
Leavenworth
Mitchell
Montgomery
Edwards
Davis
Clay
Brooks
Bush
Woodson
Reagan
Republican Committee
Senate
Cultom
Illinois
Cincinnati
Eaier
St. George’s Church
New York City
Julia Elizabeth Forveret
Potter
Episcopal Church
America
Pacific Railroad Commission
Pres. Adams
Canada
N. Y. World
Solomon
H. L. C. Salomon
Pitcher’s Castoria
Barnes & Norrycraft
Bonebrake & Rice
H. AoanpMan & Co
Bonebrake & Rice’s
F. H. BoarpMan & Co
E. A. Bishop & Co
A. Ronnie & Son
F. H. Boardman &Co’s
F. H. Boardman & , Co
B. O'hay’s
J. H. Brapy
Nancy
Joan A. Hafner
Lonnon Real Estate
Et Toadman & Co
F. H BoarpMan & Co
Bonebrake & Rice's
Kirby’s Bank
Kentucky
A. M
Berkshire Sons
Berkshire
Inquire Ae
Hopee Bros
F. H. Boardman & Co
Palace Barber Shop
Citizens Bank
Mownery
Tom Persona
Duartes Youne
Berry Bros. _Mercantile Co
Boanoman & Co
Albert Reed
C. A. Crawford
Dillon
Jacob Hornung, Dillon
Eas
Feet Jolly & Cranstos
District Court of
State of Kan-t
County of Dickinson
Kansan
Corusaders
Michael Dowling
DickiBeon Bey
Dickinson Conn
Michael Sling Ae
Novelty Bazaar
J. G. Armitage
Corner
Buckeye
F H. Boardman & CO
Peter Boor
Deall
J. Dickinson County
Andrew J. Wilcox
Kansar
L. B. West
Dickinnon
Kaneas
Jane
Mesa
Erie
L. B. Wear
C. ¥. Mead
Sheriff’s SA
Tuckinson
Cai
Travelers Insurance
County of Aecessee
Bamed
Dix
Sheriff’s Sale
Uwe Teed
Fostiock
Seiegay
Apel
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