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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1887
Page
2
A midstream poem printed in the Abilene Reflector encourages relentless effort. It repeats the exhortation to “do it with all thy might” and urges perseverance, assisting others, and steadfast work, even when tasks are hard, with lines about fortune, effort, and neighborly aid.
In 1507 a London traveler recounts his perilous winter journey near Cork and Tipperary, where Fenian tensions rise. He seeks shelter with a widow harboring a teenage fugitive, confronts raiders, and witnesses a captain quell violence. After narrowly surviving, the scene shifts to a postwar reunion showing the widow's remorse and Patsy Ryan thriving with a peaceful family.
A Detroit Free Press item describes oxidized silver skull canes and enameled lizard heads as grotesque fashion statements. A New York store showcased a skull knob with wriggling jaw and snakes, touted by a seller as the only importer of such design. Robbery Heller wore an emerald eyeglass, emitting chatter through a battery device. critics call such buyers social nuisances and a warning against pretentious display. Also included is a recipe for a cake with brown sugar, flour, batter, raisins, eggs, soda, molasses, and nutmeg.
A New York reporter notes higher profit in molasses candy than other sweets due to cheap sugar and butter quality. Butter quality, fresh flavors, and creative candy design drive success, with summer and winter markets showing distinct buyer habits. The best paid staffer is the candy designer, while foremen earn less, and innovation sustains demand for new names and flavors.
The article outlines methods to extract delicate flower odors for perfumes and cosmetics. It covers pomade production using grease-coated glass frames, absorbing scents from jonquil jasmine tuberose and others, with frames stacked to several feet high for two to five months. It explains coarse pomade methods, perfumed oils with olive oil and saturated cloths, and essence and flower waters via distillation with alembies and copper tanks.
A New York physician argues chronic opium use marks mental unfitness and outlines patterns of addiction. He cites a patient from seven months of use, notes dose reduction, and describes visions, physical changes, and stages from acute pleasure to chronic debility. He details causes, methods of intake, and warns about chap absorption and hidden use.
A Live Stock Journal note argues moving sheep to fresh feeding grounds reduces disease risk in confined flocks. It recommends hurdle fences for easy handling, limiting flocks to eighty or one hundred sheep, using racks on the shady side, and supplying moderate green feed three times daily. Avoid letting clover or crops ripen as sheep prefer tender, juicy forage.
A witty tale from Travelers Magazine about a renowned artist who, despite talent, cannot draw a sober breath, illustrating a paradox of genius and flaw through a smoking car remark. The anecdote centers on public perception, pride, and human limits.
A British Medical Association record lists fifty two centenarians with details on gender age marital status wealth health and habits. Among the group thirty six are women, many widowed or married, most moderate eaters with good digestion, and largely non smokers. The article suggests five score years as a natural limit for life and urges early life prudence to preserve vitality.
A vivid sketch recalls a son guiding his aging blind mother through a portrait gallery. The mother's frailty contrasts with the son's hopeful vigor as the artist captures their bond, prompting reflections on love, duty, and memory. The observer urges others to show such devotion openly.
Fashion notes detail new fabrics hats and accessories for fall and early winter. Corsages, draped trims, and full ragions appear with rich textures such as felt mohair and wool. Colors include nut browns grays Gobelin blues and tapestry greens with gilded Delft accents and crown derby imitations for dolls.
A fragment from an 18th century English pamphlet features a long mock Genesis chapter attributed to a Persian poet origin. Franklin privately printed it in 1759, keeping it in his Bible end. The text imitates Old Testament language and moral lessons while presenting a satirical tale.
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