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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1885
Page
6
A historical excerpt notes that removing newspapers from the post office, whether addressed or not, can indicate intentional fraud. Courts have ruled that refusing to take papers or leaving them unclaimed is evidence of intent to defraud.
A verse tribute recalls a long life and a cherished grandmother through garden imagery. The speaker laments how ninety years have bleached her hair, yet her memory blooms in the locust trees, the roses, and the old beds that once framed her girlhood.
A factory time keeper Jack Hardy and narrator Frazer recount a terrifying cliff climb at a Cornwall coast. Petherick, the paymaster, narrates his near fall, describing a trapped ledge, sea birds, and a deadly plunge to the sea as he clung to a rope and prayed for deliverance. He later recovered but never again faces heights with ease.
A Philadelphia Times report describes a gypsy camp east of Fifty-second Street, near Baltimore Avenue, with over fifty people from the South. Women cook, mend, and tell fortunes for two dollars, while men trade horses and drink at taverns. Nearby residents accuse the group of theft, though the camp remains persistently self-sufficient as an itinerant community.
Opie I. Read reports a tale of Rev. Pitchfield losing his hat and walking bareheaded. Townsfolk misread his conduct as drunkenness, sparking rumors, a church council inquiry, and public embarrassment. The piece laments the hat as cause of reputational ruin in a community.
The United States Department of State received a new seal on April 21, the third since 1789, designed by Tiffany & Co. It features a reversible quadrialplex mechanism allowing the eagle’s shield to turn for treaty stamping. The tall case and die, costing about a thousand dollars, replaces the worn 1841 version with a full quiver of arrows. Washington Post notes its potential impact on state diplomacy, while other tidbits mention fashion trends for summer.
The Louisville and Richmond era reports that Senator Eustis of Louisiana leads a revolt against the Administration amid clashes over appointments. The Cincinnati Enquirer echoes Democratic friction, with figures like McLean and Eustis blamed for ambition driving criticism while Cleveland pursues reform and reduced patronage.
The piece denounces Maine figures led by Mr. Frye and Mr. Blaine as corrupt and brazen in politics. It accuses them of ballot-box meddling and public-treasury plunder, describing Maine as a rotten borough and criticizing the Mulligan letters as part of a broad pattern of audacious conduct.
A defense of President Cleveland against critics who urge a sweeping party purge and a broader reform agenda. The piece argues responsible appointments uphold Democratic principles and the party, noting Independents once allied with reform should not condemn capable officials Manning and Whitney. It questions Independent preconceptions about civil service reform and loyalty to the Democratic platform.
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