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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1887
Page
2
A short, reflective verse passage credits human creativity to inner spirit and mind. It draws parallels between music, painting, pastry, and invention to show that beauty and skill reveal the creator within. The excerpt, attributed to Hugh 5 Nichol via Graphic News, frames art as evidence of intellect and divine proportion.
Buckskin and his partner terrorize a remote ranch near Indian Creek, plotting to ambush the minister Orton who married Buckskin’s wife Millie. The plot collapses when Millie confronts Buckskin at Eldorado, sparing Orton and prompting Buckskin’s death at the hands of vigilant justice. Millie and Orton, with Reverend Williams, repair the harm.
A summary of swallow species common in Europe and America, noting swift flight, insect diet of about 1,000 insects daily, aerial feeding of young, and ground awkwardness. Describes nests built from mud or gourds, chimney and barn swallows, cliff and sand swallows, and their seasonal movements. Also mentions protection by boxes, and a note on hawk deterrence. Also a separate brief on North American timber resources and fire as a decimating factor.
The Chicago Times reports that feeding hogs an all corn diet yields poor bone and muscle, small litters, and weaker vitality. It notes higher disease risk, suggests mixing grains and vegetables like rye oats potatoes apples pumpkins to improve health, milk production, and meat quality, and cites farmers in Canada Britain and Germany adopting diversified feeds.
Long Island fishermen report strong catches of thimble eye mackerel, a small but marketable fish. Trolling with menhaden oil and mackerel belly bait yields best results as boats from Block Island to Gay Head pursue this species. Once abundant in New England, it disappeared by 1825 north of Cape Cod and later across the North Atlantic, with few specimens found until 1879 when Provincetown harbor yielded some for the museum. Several unrelated quotes on soil resources and fertilization follow from Cape Ann Advertiser and others.
A peculiar circuit court case from Gallatin Tennessee centers on Josiah L. Barnes whose horse suffered lice and failed to survive after a neighbor Whitesides advised using coal oil to cure the animal. The staged disaster, including a firelit ho rse and spreading flames, led to lawsuits over malicious advice. Arkansaw Traveler.
Summary of Missouri Agricultural College bulletin on crop rotation notes that plant roots vary in nutrient uptake and acidity, making rotation beneficial to utilize soil more fully, reduce pest pressure, balance nutrients like nitrogen and potash, conserve fertility, and stabilize labor needs across the year.
A convulsionist mania spreads through Agosta in the Rome province as villagers place broom and salt to ward off evil spirits. Young women suffer epileptiform fits and cries. soldiers restore order while quacks peddle a false cure. Three doctors deem it hysterical outbreak linked to superstition and ignorance. some patients are moved to Rome for care.
In Texas Siftings humorous quip compares Jay Gould to Napoleon and calls him the Admiral Nelson of finance. The remark notes Gould’s fortunes are built on water and lands a playful label on his Wall Street prowess.
A colored man at the Sergeant's desk asks to have a man arrested for calling him names. The man calls him a dodo, and confusion over the term arises as the accuser explains the other man kicked him after a confrontation. The exchange is reported from the police headquarters.
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