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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1889
Page
2
A newspaper column argues Americans show higher average age and longevity than other nations. It cites long-lived individuals in the United States such as Elmer of Warren County and references a Virginia and New York area lore. The piece discusses century marks, family records, and the memory of civil war era relatives.
Mrs Matilda Voss of Hyde Park Norfolk died at 100 after a life of unusual vigor. Once Miss Whiting she married Jesse Voss in 1807 and later Joshua Ference. A war veteran at Wagram he boasted Archduke Charles and Napoleon stories. He smoked heavily, lived frugally on small allowances, and remained famed as a long livedwoman hater with a colorful past. Mary Jackson, colored, died at Tahara New York age 105 after being brought north from the south years ago.
A long, fragmentary report describes a delegation calling itself the Scripps League American Workingmen expedition traveling abroad to visit Paris exhibitions and other imperial sites. Led by George G. Roath of Detroit, the group includes press figures from The News Detroit The Post Cincinnati The Pres Cleveland The Chronicle and others through the Scripps League. Key staff listed include Julian Hawthorne director editor Charles J. Thampan and Henry J. Wilder among photographers and artists. The piece notes plans related to journalism, publishing, and a new Inter Ocean project in Chicago with architectural visions and ambitious Chinese exhibitions.
Midsummer wear features gowns made from washing materials with stylish cuts and finishes. Descriptions highlight fashionable options for tea and Bondolr Gers ensembles.
The article surveys tea gowns and dressing gowns with new points this season. It highlights combinations of green and white matters, embroidered borders, and laces, plus eye catching sleeves and empire silhouettes. It also notes a Washington zoological garden project and other fashion and domestic topics with vivid period tone.
The fragment presents a quirky tale where rats awaken in a dark cloud and call to gowers to stir forest creatures. It hints at a playful, jaunty rhythm with lines about tapping at brook windows and creeping among trees, meant for amusement of a young or small audience.
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