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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1888
Page
10
Fragmented verse traces a changing year from April to September, weaving imagery of woods, autumn, and longing. The speaker recalls a deep affection that grows with the seasons, culminating in a hopeful, yet tentative, pledge of love as the year passes.
A dream sequence recalls a night in New York seven years earlier when a gaslit Paris scene unfolds in a lodging room. The narrator witnesses a fatal confrontation between a man and a cloaked woman, who later confesses a murder connected to a vanished lover, ending with the woman dying in a hotel scene as the narrator and Chesley recount the event.
An Indiana lecturer at Yale recounts Arctic scenes and glacier velocity with a jest about moving a mile a minute. A professor corrects him, noting the glacier moves inch by inch, prompting the speaker to clarify his Arctic question. The anecdote appears in Chicago Words Were Venenescary.
The fragment cites W Morley Punshoa and discusses pride before God and humanity. It suggests those who worship their own ego reap only earthly rewards, while divine recompense follows from humility. The line hints at moral pose and accountability across human conduct.
A Sioux tale recounts Dark Day, beloved wife of The Lofty, who abandons him for political marriage. He is urged by rivals to wed a powerful clan, breaking vows to Anpeta Sapa. She mourns, leaves with their children, and drowns during a river voyage at a falls, vowing to reunite with them beyond the waters.
A newspaper digest blends veteran anecdotes with stories on rest versus work. It recalls Lynch’s Civil War service and Grant's dispatch mission, then shifts to cultural notes on Viking exhibitions, exotic pets, a singing lesson, hopeful insights from a Zulu hut, and light miscellany about hot weather drinks and curious anecdotes.
The notice outlines Rock Island Route train service between Wichita and St Joseph Chicago and St Louis with free chaircars on all trains and a round trip to Denver from Wichita valid through April 5. It lists ticket offices, agents, and associated businesses including Robins & Champion's, Keufman & Eober, Hyde & Huse, and Babinsa & Chucoions, plus public notices on property conveyance and railway construction by Kan-Mallat.
Goines Ote Jo, a California entrant, emerges as the favorite in a local event discussed in the column. The note highlights the contender's presumed advantage and regional interest, with readers invited to watch for results.
A terse note references travel to San Mago via a Great route offering six stop over privileges, implying a planned itinerary or policy provision for extended transit rights.
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