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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1889
Page
8
An overindulgent banquet ends with a guest collapsing under a table while smoking, later recalled as a comic yet alarming scene. The story blends humor with a cautionary note on excess, including a police arrival and a narrator’s vow to quit revelry.
Great shirt sale runs Monday to Wednesday offering unlaundered muslin and linen shirts. The 50 gross and 2100 linen fabrics praised as superior to standard 50 cent shirts with reinforced backs and fronts.
The article notes a shift to lavish entertaining during President Buchanan’s era, with Gautier and Wormley controlling elite dining and a new serve style. It cites frozen Arabian punch with oysters, ornate desserts, and grand entertainments by Slidell, Sickles, Gwin, and others, alongside lavish foreign visits and social life in Washington.
A call argues free ballot underpins all free institutions and urges federal action to standardize voter qualifications across states. It condemns state by state disparities on property, literacy, residency, and naturalization rules, insisting the constitution empower a nationwide reform to guard suffrage.
A Jersey lawyer narrates a tale about a dog that swindled a baker by placing a dime on the counter and prompting the baker to give rolls. The baker kept extra change and the clever dog tricked onlookers as a crowd gathered, ending with the baker arrested for swindling.
A fragmented OCR item lists rail service updates and route changes. It mentions daily service between cities, special expresses, and platform notes. The text references ticket agents, station addresses, and a pattern of trains including freights and passenger cars.
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