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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1883
Page
5
Rk. Oscoenay announces candidacy for the Deeds office in Dickinson County. The bid targets the upcoming member election, aiming to win the post and serve the county in records, land records, and official functions.
Purposes and people mingle in Abilene society notes. Miss Alice McCollum visits friends in Denver while Mrs Henry and sister journey there for a short stay. J C Hill of the Solomon Sentinel called on the Ref lector. Milton Butt of Adams County Penn arrived on a prospecting tour and stays with Henry Harnish. Dr Hazlett returns from Chicago hoping dry Kansas air aids recovery. W W Wilson returns from New Mexico and joins his father in real estate. I J G Neumuller, candidate for commissioner, visited the city last Saturday. James Stoward leaves for Abilene Kan to join a tensorial parlor. Ed Smythe, veteran Kansas City druggist, joins Palace Drug Store at Abilene. Hawk & Gleissner secure a valued man. Rev W W Kendall and E R Potter call on the Ref lector. Potter will teach near Enterprise this winter. Mrs W H Amsbaugh and relatives from Ohio visit for six weeks. Visiting cards for ladies and gentlemen offered by the Ref lector. The West Fair at Chapman Oct 23–25 teased, along with teachers’ examinations Sept 29. The Hour: who stays home while Chapman Fair goes on. Berry Bros sales windmills and J S Kelley Jewelry and McInerney’s shoe store promotions noted.
A collage of notices from Abilene items includes Mrs. Levi’s new photograph gallery above Rothschild’s store, clothing bargains at Simon Rothschild’s Palace, extra Reflector copies at three shops, and plans for the Chapman Fair and Bazaar on October 23 to 25. News covers marriages, fires, church meetings, windmill sales, and upcoming conventions with local names and places.
D.T. and N. D. Sewing Machines and Organs promote two prosperous years and urge buyers this fall to fulfill promises to wives and children by purchasing sewing machines and organs. Sewell offers best models at low prices with full guarantees from a reliable seller.
Store and Brown announce a new stock of groceries and provisions from Becker and Cooper coffee. They have moved to a new store room on 3d street and invite old customers and new friends to shop with them through thanks for past favors.
Local ads list fall and winter clothing at Hazlett and Co Broadway and cheap goods at Nelson’s McInerney’s and Northcrafts offer spices and Vermont maple syrup. Sewell’s sells school supplies while Abilene Academy opens October 1st with Rev Harrington. J B Kelley Sewell’s offers books and spectacles. Berry Brothers advertises fall goods. Upshaw’s stocks curtain goods. Levi’s meat market promotes beefsteaks and roasts.
The page blends shop notes from J S Kelley offering watches and jewelry, local religious items, and public concerns. It laments street insults to women, pledges exposure of offenders, and bids farewell to Mrs W F Snyder as she moves to Freeport Illinois while praising her church and social circles in Abilene.
The fair grounds are in better condition this year with additions to Floral Hall and new sheds. Ex hibits are full and merchants look promising. Weather is ideal and crowds expected. Local merchants Miller & Thomas and Val Myer announce new lumber, bakery goods, and grocery items. Mrs Como announces millinery openings. Hazlett & Co. highlights bargains in carpets clothing and a full clothing stock following a complete clearance. Special draws include a 56 piece China Tea Set from Becker & Cooper and a free number with Matchless Baking Powder.
Abilene items note arrivals from Canada and Ohio, local moves, business openings, and social news. Notes include Mr Robt Knott of Canada visiting, Capt John Scanlan of Chapman calling, Maj Dowling harvest forecast at 15000 bushels from 600 acres, Mrs Munger leaving for Hot Springs Ark to reside, Spickler Meek & Co moving to Broadway, and fire companies in Salina for water works opening. Also obituary for Mr Francis Lucas, elderly Abilene resident, and travel notes about Rev I T Nottorf’s six week trip. Public notices urge local business promotions and shopping at area stores.
Letter from L Deming praises Averill Paint for ease of spreading and strong coverage, with a polished finish and resistance to chalking. Local ads highlight Great Bargains at T C McInerney and praise Irion Armitage as a leading Abilene house furnishing firm with extensive stocks of Queensware, furniture, and home goods.
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