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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1884
Page
7
The Abilene Reflector page shows a damaged notice with fragmented poetic lines about loss and memory. It references bereavement and praise for Geo. and friends who have died, with garbled text suggesting a funeral or memorial context.
A narrator attempts to mount an oak behind his house to hang blue bird boxes. The stubborn tree resists, the ladder slips, branches snag, and tools fall or fail. After repeated climbs, cuts, and misadventures, he finishes four boxes only to find one barely anchored. Birds inspect but none settle, prompting reflections on effort and fate.
The article extols rye as a versatile crop for worn or low-yielding land offering manure, feed, and early green forage. It advises sowing in September for May or June use, notes straw and grain value, and compares rye to other crops for soil improvement and stock feeding. It recounts a separate New York city case of a patient with neurophobia on Fourth Avenue cars, describing a doctor's observations of involuntary nervous fear without clear cause.
A New York Sun report details Crow Hill penitentiary where hundreds of inmates run machines to produce 3,800 pairs of shoes in ten hours. Convicts operate presses, cutters, and sewing gear while outsiders supply leather and oversee, creating high quality footwear sold at four to five dollars per pair. The piece notes humane supervision and no prisoners released into the public, with free workers kept separate from inmates.
The piece critiques General Badeau's indictment of the State Department as feeble and hypocritical, noting alleged derelictions from Cuba to Germany. It highlights flatly that Badeau’s charges—though possibly exaggerated—expose perceived incompetence and favoritism, with blame aimed at Frelinghuysen and officials who reportedly evaded Havana consular fees.
The article surveys James G Blaine as a volatile Republican figure in Maine and national politics. It weighs Blaine's prospects for the presidency, internal party doubts, and potential pacts with President Arthur, noting conventional opposition to tainted candidates and the possible Chicago convention outcomes.
A final vote defeats the Morrison bill by 156 to 151, signaling the end of Democratic attempts to cut taxes or alter internal revenue. The piece argues Republicans push for continued taxation, while Democrats who sided with reform are a fractured minority. It suggests no retreat from party positions and highlights the broader political stakes.
The South seeks improved education with federal aid as the needed catalyst. Politicians hint at a universal primary and a Chicago ticket, with Representative Converse signaling Tilden as the Democratic choice at the national convention.
A brief tale from Burlington Huckeye depicts a strict mother in law who traps her son in law by noting his show of excuses. She recalls the father in law’s endless tales and vows distrust, fearing his vanities and vexations as he tries to enter the hall at four. The humor rests on old, repeated deceptions.
A man with a keen look challenged a pension board official over a pension claim. He mocked the requirement by showing his bald head and implied no hairs could be used to disguise it. The exchange mocked government vanity and originality. The Chronicle Telegraph notes satire of pamphlets from Concord School of Philosophy and mentions sensational titles like Mad Mike the Avenging Molecules of Massachusetts.
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