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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1889
Page
5
A damaged OCR page details a crowded rail station scene with intoxicated individuals, police intervention, and scattered names. It mentions social events, a Beaption Committee, and lectures, along with charitable efforts to send girls to Pilssgier, India. The text lists many names and places in a fragmented manner.
The article argues Wichita will gain greatly from spring expansion with Boston, Cincinnati, and St. Louis involvement. It notes Wichita’s growing mercantile influence across southwest Kansas and a shift to stock and packing markets, challenging Omaha, Kansas City, and St. Louis as major trade centers.
A party of leading businessmen and property owners toured St Joseph and Omaha by special Rock Island car to inspect paving. They learned granite block, asphaltum, and brick were used, with asphalt praised for smoothness and durability. The group noted costs, noise, and wear. comparisons to local streets and growth in Omaha and Wichita outlined.
A Wichita progress note notes vast 1889 building activity with 300 plus residences nearing completion and major public blocks. It cites sewer paving and curb projects, a government building and courthouse, Whittaker packing plant, new stores and two to three story brick blocks, and plans for several new depots and wholesale houses as spring opens. Local figures report strong investor confidence and incoming wholesale tenants from Cincinnati amid rapid urban growth.
A long letter from Wichita citizens urges support for a mayoral candidate amid city improvement plans. It discusses installing electric railway motors, insulation, and weather effects, praising progress and proposing science-led growth while noting a historical reflection from Kansas officials and local civic figures.
An ancient ad text touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal cure for skin diseases blood purification and bronchial and lung ailments. It promises a money back guarantee if not benefited and claims destruction of pimple eruptions scrofula and related conditions with quick healing narratives.
The report details the arrest of Jim Marpisy after an attempt to dismay a fadiva hot s event and his subsequent appearance in court. It notes witnesses, judges, and the court proceedings, including references to Justice Barrytt and J AL Cabbell, along with audience reception to a local performance and upcoming court terms.
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