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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1885
Page
6
A partial OCR fragment references an author name, dates, and letters with a request for accuracy as evidence of good faith. Details are unclear but imply a nonpublication note tied to a newspaper page, with monetary mention of five dollars and careful attribution.
A fragmentary verse inquiry questions how long a phrase may last in love and life. The speaker longs for certainty yet receives none while contemplating time and future life beyond sorrow and vision. The piece echoes Edith M. Thomas style in the WV Independent.
An essay-like critique of the modern cynic, detailing literary, prig, art, theatrical, and domestic varieties. The piece notes cynics sneer at books, people, religion, and society while claiming superior insight, contrasting behavior across galleries, theaters, churches, and homes, concluding with a speculative tribute from posterity.
A Colman’s Rural World excerpt questions disease origins in swine and dogs, arguing fat and domestication weaken health, while natural food balance and proper nourishment sustain vitality. It links disease to excess fat, imbalanced nutrition, and the need to understand causes to apply remedies.
Sunday morning at church reveals gossip about Joe Fielding and a disbelief in an afterlife as the Timpkins discuss who attended. The tale hints at Fielding’s upcoming marriage next week, while a postal card joke closes the fragment.
N York gourmands pride themselves on knowledge of food yet miss true delicacies. Softshell crabs lose their flavor on ice and become tasteless, while blue point and saddle rock oysters suffer from city proximity. Only virgin Maryland and Virginia waters preserve authentic oyster taste, the piece argues.
A fragment from a Little Rock tale recalls a bright young man whose life was wrecked by excess whisky. His brother seeks to intervene by locking him in a room with a barrel of whisky, hoping to curb the self destructive habit. The narrative ends with the line about the water.
In Exporia Kansas, October 27, the Walkup trial enters its seventh day as the defense argues amid dwindling State evidence. Witnesses recount Walkup’s illness, arsenic use, and related episodes from New Orleans to Emporia, with cross examinations probing arsenic’s effects and possible encystment, while the defense presses Walkup’s character and motives.
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