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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1889
Page
3
A fragmented article blends detailed notes on fashionable bonnets with a long tale about a blue jean tramp from Connecticut. The bonnet section describes shapes, trims, colors, and materials for spring attire, while the second feature cites a Hartford story about a New England tramp and a family feud that ends in hardship and crime.
Guidance on crop protection and soil management emphasizes timely harvesting pay as you go, carrot profitability for mules and cattle, saving straw for bedding and feed, underdrainage in wet spots, weed control in pastures, seed peas for early market, and fertilization with phosphate and potash. Whitewashing tree trunks is warned against excessive dilution reducing whitening effect.
A Chicago Mailman recalls a printer named Jack Robinson who traveled with five dollars, found work in Des Moines, and faced a boarding house ban. He learned of a regional printer custom, borrowed money to buy clothes, and vanished after leaving a note to the landlady about the next printer repaying the debt. The tale ends with a wry verdict on the old landlord’s judgment of printers.
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