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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1890
Page
4
A garbled digest covers political squabbles in Virginia over reestablishing whipping in law, party rivalries between Harrison and Geost, and calls for reform. It notes a new epidemic in Russia, desertions from the army, currency debates on silver, and a Chicago Presbyterian shift. Also referenced are a Mediene Lodge meeting, a colonization failure, and farmer distress on corn pricing and freight rates.
A verbose letter from Oklahoma Territory denounces a townsite bill as retroactive and harmful, urging Congress to adopt the Senate substitute. It cites preambles from Lisbon leaders and calls for action to protect townsite rights and property, dated February 6, 1900, from Koxpertee and associates.
A satirical provincial column argues Kansas farmers should ignore their surplus money and government largess. It defends expansive spending on Fort Riley, navy budgets, and warehousing, urging more domestic manufacturing and mechanics to boost home production. It cites national wealth and criticizes race and Alaska issues. The piece mocks political rhetoric and notes local newspaper bits and a farmer audience.
The piece argues the Republican control of government must implement currency expansion to relieve distress across agriculture and industry. It blames currency conditions, not tariffs, for millions of idle workers and idle factories and calls for legislation to curb trusts and market manipulation to prevent a Democratic tariff reform landslide.
Irregular garbled notice announces a storewide sale with multiple markdowns and clearance prices though text is unclear omitting precise dates items or brands mentioned in the readable fragments.
Fragmented oblique text discusses fleeing enslaved people and white resistance, referencing migration south, labor on cotton plantations, suffrage and education debates, and a legal notion of inheritance and property. The piece quotes or paraphrases sentiments about freed Black rights and Republican party tactics, naming individuals and places obliquely.
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