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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1890
Page
4
A fragmented advert claims counterfeits imitate Ivory Soap and urges sellers to avoid fake products. It depicts a sales pitch by a rival aiming to mislead with claims of higher profit and urges merchants to insist on genuine Ivory Soap with its proven qualities.
A fragmented column recalls George Washington's 155th birthday while probing Kansas immigration calls, tariff debates, and river politics. It notes Senator Ingalls and others pushing bills on liquor in prohibition states, public finances, and currency expansion, alongside social gossip about Governor Hia the? and Blackwell era scandals.
G Campbell of Mound Valley Kansas responds to Wood Davis arguing that money supply, not agriculture alone, drives hard times. He criticizes surplus crops as not sole cause and warns that money scarcity, bank power, and a debt cycle depress prices. He cites charity in cities, proposes monetary reform, and warns of landlordism if the system persists.
Public opinion in this region fixated on Lincoln's death, shaping the sense that the nation's calamity was the greatest misfortune.
A distorted local text reports strange events from a Distow sawmill near Seymour Indiana. It mentions a tree discovery age estimates, a plowing accident, a dream prophecy, and a dwarf Japanese tree. Other notes describe a coal mine find with a 130 year old trunk, and a Ky prodigy child learning rapidly.
Fragmented OCR text lists various archaic monetary units and biblical terms with numbers and spellings. It appears to describe currencies such as pints, flecks, oasts, and talents, alongside place or ship names and unfamiliar terms, all in a cryptic, historical ledger style.
Oklahoma text describes Captain Caha's mules achieving a remarkable road record with repeated mentions of speed and daring. The piece covers local events, road races, and extravagant claims amid a broad survey of Guthrie and Oklahoma City happenings including buildings contracts and a forthcoming opera house. Additional notes concern political candidacy, agriculture, and a fire in a town.
A garbled OCR summary references Norwich and other names with unclear events. It mentions Pye at Large, Srrenied, and names like Kaw, Tours, San, Valier, and Shatin, plus possible dates or figures, but the passage is largely incomprehensible and lacks a coherent report or outcome.
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