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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1885
Page
6
Fragmentary note suggests the courts ruled on refusals to deliver newspapers from the post office. The text mentions intent and subscriber status, indicating debate over whether blocking delivery constitutes a deliberate action. No clear date or party names are readable.
Laura and Alfred Hillier move from feud to friendship amid family drama after Laura seeks a peaceful accord with her cousin during a sprained ankle crisis. Their wary bickering softens as shared chores, market trips, and a mountain ride bloom into mutual respect and budding affection. The scene unfolds with Miss Southwell guiding the household and a telegram hinting at returning uncles and visiting friends.
The New York Tribune notes Brooklyn and Pittsburgh glassworks producing woven glass rivaling silk in texture and color. A weaving wheel and hot air blowers shape molten glass into fine threads that form durable, elastic fabric. A Hindoo prince robe of gold and iridescent glass showcases the material’s beauty and potential. The Atlantic crossing era ends in a week, with William Pearce optimistic about faster vessel production.
An Anglo-Indian newspaper comments on a Hindoo woman letter condemning social institutions as instruments of male advantage. It argues widows endure perpetual widowhood, widows cannot remarry, and girls are betrothed young. It describes abuses by mothers-in-law, seclusion, neglect of education, and the fate of 22,000,000 widows including shaved heads and poverty.
An eyewitness recalls Meyerbeer in Spa from 1824 to 9, noting his ill fitting black frock coat, oversized gloves, upright silk hat, a huge umbrella, and donkey riding as his usual mode of travel. He avoided cats, spoke little, and warned that the Champs Elysees hide his secrets. A Spa promenade memorializes his works with structures named La Cascade de Ploermel and Le Pont de Marcel.
Cor. London Times argues the Berlin Conference harmed British interests in East Africa by exposing German aims along the Congo coast. It details Germany’s covert push via Karl Peters to seize Onsagara, secure transit, and control ivory and trade, while promising a central, profitable route to the lakes and potential colonial footholds across Africa.
The article describes the Travelers club, founded by the Marquis of Londonderry after the peace of M14, inviting foreigners as honorary members during stays in London. Eligibility requires travel outside Britain by at least 500 miles, with gambling banned and dinner-time cards disallowed. It cites Prince Talleyrand’s whist prowess and a humorous exchange about an elderly lady’s marriage. It also includes a brief vignette about a bank clerk and Colonel Verger involving a non-controversial draft.
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