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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1889
Page
8
A heavily garbled Wichita era notice sheet mentions court tasks, property taxes, and public works. It references the city clerk, sewer district matters, railway routes, auction terms, and bids for a penitentiary project along with a brief trainer camp notice and scattered weathered ads for wallpaper and artists materials.
A New Bedford letter recounts an intense Point Barrow whaling scene led by Mung-gy and a dangerous chase ending with the whale killed after a brutal struggle. Separately, a rural New York town is duped by a trio who field a fake hog weight bet, skimming locals out of hundreds before fleeing as the mob tears apart a vinegar factory.
Railway notices describe an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe service change with a new train from Wichita at 6:15 am toward Guthrie and Kingfisher, via Arkansas City and the Guthrie route. The piece outlines map access, passenger advisories, and agents in Wichita and Valenda Douglas avenues, plus Frisco line connections and sleeping car services.
The Eiieworth Short Line expands routes from St Louis to Colorado Utah Montana and Washington territories with free family sleeping car service from Ed S redway Howte Cap Reevine and Ramana Cir Tinhe Mata Fe Renae Linn to principal points. Free drawing chair cars run on the line and a new Pullman service offers updated travel from Wichita with final delivery from the hah po Lemke and ticket agents listed in Coles Date aul D atieo.
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