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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1888
Page
5
A dense, garbled page area mentions a sale and subscriptions for the Eagle in Wichita Kansas, with scattered names like Moorea, Danny, and Leavitt. The text references bookstores, delivery, and a mix of city notices, sales, and community updates, including local schools and papers.
Last night Garfield ball filled almost to capacity as the Young People’s Christian Endeavor of the First Presbyterian church staged The Deestrick Skule. Rudulph Hatfidd as Ichabod Crane led a lively program with outdoor scenes, spelling contests, grammar recitations, and comic sketches.
Chief of Police McNamara captured a young Kansas City drummer named Fred Fowler after a late evening stakeout at the Union depot. A wallet, silk bolts, and a revolver were found on him as officers escorted him to the city jail for bearing. The incident follows reports of stolen silks from Munsen & McNamara, and a state memorial tablet for Garnett University was noted.
A public sale will occur today for Tat items as part of an art exhibition west of Chicago. Mr Martin of Market Street Art Store supplied the frames and guarantees their market value. bidders may inspect selections during the day.
A fragmentary Wichita item reports a Templar Masoelc meeting in which A Gates and J Watts of Wichita, J Porter of Towanda, Kan, are named. The report also notes a Christmas event by the Wichita Haat Sigs and a tragic incident in which Father Becley was injured when a priest fled a scene and fell from a vehicle. Further details are unclear due to damaged text.
A garbled 19th century catalog listing chairs tables desks and bedroom pieces, interwoven with references to early machinery like a Gard engine and other household items. The fragmentary text hints at a historical retail listing and mentions a fire event and a rumoured paper edition from an older era.
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