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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1883
Page
3
A brief humorous dialogue from the Abilene Reflector parodying romance as a Wood and heart theme. A couple exchanges flippant lines about trees, sap, and being “like the tree” while a narrator frames the exchange in a light desultory tone.
Walter Allison and his wife face mounting debts and illness while a newborn and job loss strain them. A kind friend’s plain talk prompts Catherine Allison to shift from complaint to action creating aid for neighbors in need. Thanksgiving brings reconciliation, charity, and renewed family bonds as they help the Wheeler and Vaughn families and thank God for restored hope.
A satirical portrait presents a young woman dreaming of marriage as a gateway to independence and social power with dresses, parties, and opera outings. It critiques the era’s expectations and the ideal of holy wedlock through a witty feminine vantage.
A old paper essay extols saving and using paper in homes for cleaning metalware furniture and keeping items like mirrors, windows, and lampshades polished. It cites a lady author recommending rubbing stove and tea equipment daily with paper. It notes the Washington Monument’s planned December 1884 completion and a cost of 910000 dollars.
The New York Tribune asserts the Southern electoral votes will go Democratic, citing current events and Virginia North Carolina dynamics. The Republican rebuttal argues South remains solid for Democrats while Northern gains tilt the scale, predicting a national Democratic triumph in 1884.
A critique arguing that Democratic defeats reflect external factors like federal patronage and Republican corruption. It cites 1872 and 1876 as examples, contending that party missteps are overstated while government machinery and scandals drove losses. It notes Hayes and post office corruption as part of the broader misrule.
The Tribune argues that Republican control safeguards national finance while Democrats threaten confidence in industry and trade. It warns capital may fund efforts to defeat popular will, risking a reversal of constitutional majority rule, citing past elections and purchases to question current loyalties.
The Washington Post notes a Democratic win in Ohio with Hoadly leading by 12 000 to 14 000 and a 24 seat Democratic majority on joint ballot. It declares this a triumph for popular government over misrule, condemns the pseudo Republican party for fraud and deception, and urges good government under Judge Hoadly to protect rights and foster growth. The piece ends with a quip about Indians and hats.
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