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Newspaper
The Abilene Reflector
Location
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1887
Page
2
The Abilene Reflector features a grieving, intimate scene with a deceased woman. It describes a white work box, velvet cushion, rose silk thread, a dress stained by gore, and a half finished drawing. It notes the haunting open ink and a few last words traced by her hand.
In a harsh mountain tale Lib Dill endures abuse from Jack and Mandy Lane while caring for baby Laty. A sudden snowslide strands Lib and Laty. Lib's courage and care save Laty as rescuers arrive. Ten years later Lib is a schoolteacher, Laty a bright young man, and Lib plans a hopeful future with a farmer.
A historical sketch recounts Florida as a health resort since Ponce de Leon arrived in 1512 seeking the fabled fountain of youth. The piece notes his failed quest, a detour to Jacksonville, and his retirement as a hotelier for invalids amid a humorous portrayal of aging and legend. It cites Volapuk language adoption discussions at an international congress via N. F. Post.
A newcomer’s card in our city details a curious tale claimed to span over fifty years. The document notes a journey through many places and times, hinting at a novel claim of revived memory or identity. Further details follow in the article.
The Rochester figure, nearing seventy five, recounts a lifelong printing career and a peripatetic life. Born in Saratoga, NY, he trained under notable editors, drifted through Rochester Washington Richmond Petersburg Portsmouth and beyond, serving in the Civil War, and later roaming North America and beyond in search of work. He notes serving in the Second Ohio and as a New York volunteer, with postings from Pensacola to Port Hudson, then travel across continents and regions seeking printing work.
In Augusta New Age reporting, James Keegan tries to buy a horse for 175 dollars. The seller demands seventy five cents for an old halter. Keegan pays the halter price, pockets the horse money, and rides off, leaving the seller halterless and bereaved in a bridleless sale.
A lighthearted tale follows Percy St. Vincent, a wealthy Sioux Falls debutant, racing to aid Amelia Robinson as her horse pa rades through town. Amid dramatic highs and a watchful crowd, Percy wrestles a towering horse while Amelia laments the ordeal, ending with a grateful glance at a policeman. The piece blends social satire with a vivid, comic rescue scene and a later note on amateur family albums from New York.
The article surveys potato scab causes linking wire worms to skin damage, notes scab forms from wounded skin, and claims immunity from unmanured soil. It mentions Paris green dipping, soil pastures, and fertilizer effects. Additional items cover new bird species, cotton manufacture in the South, blast furnaces, sunflowers, rainfall chemistry, twilight limits, storm frequencies, and a German worm that corrodes rails.
A collection of brief, satirical quotes and snippets from newspapers such as Tenas Siftings Charlestown Enterprise United Presbyterian Farmer and Manufacturer Life Exchange Puck and Detroit Free, offering pointed humor on money, prosperity, art, and daily life with quick jabs at banks luck and town mischief.
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