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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1884
Page
3
A reflective fragment from Abilene readers past contemplates friendship beyond life. It ponders grace after death, praise and fault, and whether memories and tears shape our legacy. The verse imagines tender parting, forgiveness, and enduring patience after love wanes.
Lucette, an orphaned governess in a Paris pension, endures harsh living conditions and mental torment from Madame. A chance intervention by Max von Steinfels leads to perilous refuge in Germany, then a hopeful path to safety in Lachl, Babette, and the Jesuit refuge. Max reappears as physician and benefactor, and Lucette's struggle evolves into an unlikely reunion and new life in Paris.
Guidance on painting tin roofs to reduce heat and material stress. Favor light colors to cool attics and limit expansion of metal. French ocher cited as economical pigment. Dark tones acceptable only with durable mix. avoid turpentine. Emphasizes keeping tin dry and fully protected from corrosion. Includes brief notes on Sea voyages to the Sandwich Islands and lemon juice in tea.
London Times notes the surge of European and American exhibitors seeking wild animals in Africa. It highlights the perilous netting of creatures like hippos, high costs, and the dangers to bidders, along with lions thriving in captivity in London and Dublin zoos. The piece cites a decline in big game due to better arms and sustained hunting pressure.
A father schemes to marry his 18 year old daughter to their coachman William. The daughter rejects him, threatening poison, while William bluntly rejects the match. The plan collapses as the old man reads the paper to find an heiress elopes with the coachman, provoking a mocking laugh.
Repeated experiments claim sulphur fumes cure croup in fowls quickly. A DIY fumigation method uses a box of soil, a shallow iron kettle with coal, and sulphur to release fumes into the poultry house. Fumigation advised for three days, with stronger doses for small rooms and larger stables, and even recommended for children under medical supervision.
An article describes the intricate screw making process from coiled wire to finished fasteners. Machines cut, head, shave, and thread screws, aided by a goose-bill pickup device, as workers sort and pack them at a remarkable rate, highlighting early automation in Philadelphia.
A London Lancet letter analyzes rising death by own action, arguing the age, education, and social pressures drive suicides. It notes two types of self harm, links premature responsibility and rapid development to distress, and calls for better data to identify causes and policy responses.
The Philadelphia Times describes whimsical bonnet designs inspired by Mother Goose and Mephistopheles, featuring cow jumping over the moon motifs and Punch and Judy shapes. Elaborate materials, silver embellishments, and novelty trims create fantasy headpieces that amuse yet arrest the eye.
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