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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1887
Page
3
A fragment of a historic Abilene Reflector poem praising soldiers and commemorative graves. The verses promise that honoring the brave will nurture virtue in readers and grant lasting remembrance, linking devotion at gravesides to moral growth and near heaven.
The Sphinx stands buried in sand to its chest as Arab laborers haul sand away for excavation led by M. Grebaut and other French antiquities experts. Historical notes recount Thothmes IV and Caviglia uncovering the monument, theories of an amphitheater carved in living rock, and temples to Isis Osiris Sokar Hormakhu surrounding the sacred site.
A distressed boy about twelve sits at the Omaha depot with an oil revolver, claiming innocence of harm as he longs to return to Marion Illinois. He recalls Dick Dagger, the Rockies boy scout, and pleads for food and work to go home, his mother and home finally guiding his rescue. The item also notes cautions about fences and animal care, plus a quip about naming a baby.
Boston Budget suggests practical ways to entertain restless children. Provide new durable toys, repair projects with harmless glue, and scrapbooks to engage little hands. Aimed at reducing misbehavior by channeling energy into constructive activities.
An 19th century style treatise argues feeding corn to hogs and cattle can be more profitable than selling grain, detailing figures such as hogs at 3 to 4 cents per pound and corn at 30 to 40 cents per bushel. It stresses manure benefits, hauling costs, and the need to protect cattle from cold while controlling feeding to ease spring pasture changes.
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