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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1888
Page
3
A garbled OCR sample discusses English pronunciation variants for names and places, naming figures such as Mainwaring and Meux, with references to London speech, Derby, and various mispronounced surnames. It notes how readers expect consistent spellings and the difficulty of mapping phonetics to proper nouns.
A discussion cites Dr. Gillette and data from 430 deaf individuals, showing 770 ties to other deaf persons and 1,265 total relations. It notes only twelve had deaf parents and an even smaller fraction had a deaf parent as a parent, with no cases of a deaf mother. Observations appear in Harper's.
An interview with a veteran fisherman debunks superstition among sailors. He cites wet Friday and wet Sunday beliefs as fact not fiction, explains omens tied to wind, moon, and tides, and recalls past examples of storms and luck. The discussion explores how fishermen interpret weather signs and superstition versus experience.
The article recounts the origin of the Dragon Boat festival dating to 450 B C with the statesman Kuh Yuen, whose drowning spurred a boat procession and rice offerings wrapped in bamboo leaves. In Canton the dragon boats race amid drums, banners, and bright attire as clans vie for glory, with fierce rivalries and ceremonial parades along rivers and canals.
In a Brooklyns Eagle piece a reporter visits a local Chinese and steam laundry, recording the owner’s views on hand versus steam work. The owner describes backroom heat, wages, and the scale of employment, noting a growing business and temp in winter. He critiques Chinese workers and compares steam to hand finishing on collars and shirts.
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