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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1885
Page
2
The notice states every person who takes the paper from the post office is responsible for payment, regardless of subscription status. It cites court decisions about refusing or removing stamps from the post box. The text then shifts to poetic lines about old houses, nature, and memory, ending with "Lee Chandler Moulton, Gs Harper's May ne."
Mark Tully navigates a divided oil business between his uncle and rival partner Scrimson. A life policy and a Pennsylvania mortgage spark a calculated plan to exploit a looming death in a cutthroat fight over partnership, land, and fortune as Mark manipulates events to gain control and wealth.
A long critique mocks the faded bloody shirt symbol in U S politics while praising President Cleveland for civil service reform. It juxtaposes Sherman family images, wartime memory, and calls for unity, noting Cleveland’s early efforts to purge corruption and apply business methods to government.
The aged humorist B F Shillaber known as Partington is portrayed in his Chelsea Massachusetts home. Readers learn of his rooms, books, family, finances, and ongoing interest in politics and democracy as he nears seventy. The piece blends personal vignette with broader notes on aging, memory, and the value of literature.
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