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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1883
Page
5
A collage of old advertisements lists a leather top buggy and a No 1 family horse for sale, hardware and shellers, stoves, buckwheat flour, corn shellers, carpets, cooking stoves, dishes, groceries, coal burners, yarns, sewing machines, jars, shoes, maple syrup, school supplies, and other sale offers from Berry Bros, Bonebrake, Nelson, Hazlett, McInerney, Sewell, Augustine, and J. Kelley, with inquiries directed to local offices.
GENTS FURNISHING GOODS now offered with a full line of Boots Shoes Hats Caps Gloves and Gents Furnishing items. Also carries Pants Overalls Ulsters and work gear. Go to McInerney’s for cheap boots and clothing.
The Abilene Reflector chronicles social calls from Sewell’s Book Store to Pacific House and Mitts of Abilene, mentions visits by Mrs. Faulkner’s father from Maine, J. Presney and J. Rice guests, and-Lewis-like town growth. It reports obituaries, a Dr. Hazlett Sioux Junction City visit, a late church notices, election tallies, and local civic meetings, along with accidents and a planned Knights Templar event.
Abilene markets list items with weekly corrections each Wednesday. Includes prices for chickens per dozen, flour patents per 1Te, straight grade flour, potatoes per bushel, turk per bb, hogs per 100, cattle per 100, bales of hay per ton, and other farm commodities.
A fifty person River Brethren party traveled from Abilene to Harrisburg PA for visits to old homes and planned division at Kansas City between routes via Chicago and Rock Island and Chicago and Alton. The list includes Peter Busenmeyer family and many others. Local ads note bargains at McInerney's and items at Augustine's and Sewell's. JS Kelley advertises model jewelry store with top goods.
The Clay Center Times laments local morals amid rumors of crimes and urges newspapers to denounce vice to curb future harm. In Pleasant Hill Missouri on November 13 1888, Joan M Gleissner and Kate M Northcraft wed at Mrs M F Adams home by Rev J C Chaney. Gleissner of Hawk Gleissner drug firm is praised as a fine Abilene leader. Northcraft is a social favorite. The couple will arrive in Abilene next Saturday.
An account of a Luther birthday celebration at the Lutheran church with decor, banners, and Dr Bowers's sermon from Joel emphasizing faith over materialism. A second report describes a brutal assault on Spruce Street near City Pharmacy where Conrad Buchenau struck Tom Collins with a stone, leaving him near death. the assailant was bound over to district court on $2000 bail.
A compilation of shop notices and promotions in the Northcraft area includes Humphrey's Homeopathic line at Northcraft's, a call to settle debts at the ReErLector office, Sewell's school supplies for children, Hazlett & Co. tailoring, self lighting lanterns, Bonebrake's power shelters corn shellers and shellers, Kenyon's boots and shoes, Dermatine toilet product, McInerney's new shoes, a new photograph gallery by Mrs. Levi, J S Kelley selling watches, Fairbank scales, and related small ads showing prices and stock in 8-11 period listings.
The funeral in Abilene featured the burial service by Rev Wager of Salina with hymns Rock of Ages and Guide me Thou Great Jehovah. Dr Keiser born in Lexington Ky, 52, well regarded for medical skill and compassionate care to rich and poor alike. Estate sale notices and a prominent local furniture firm Irion Armitage highlighted the town scene.
A brief note mentions a stop at McInerney's for a new hat and highlights Labelle Wagon as the best value farm wagon, noting a car load shipment received at Ros.
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