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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1890
Page
8
Practical guidance for fowl husbandry from the St Louis Republic. Advice covers housing cleanliness, litter management, dust baths, ashes under roosts, water quality, temperature control, nest warmth, and setting hens. It warns against excessive sulfur use and suggests aging roosters while balancing pullets and cockerels for vigor.
A review of Edison exhibits including a long distance signing device, a new eye response to light, boiler insides with oil on water, freezing methods for sinking shafts in sands, a submerged barometer measuring ocean waves, and other practical innovations. The text notes German and British projects and general engineering tinkering.
A collage of anecdotes highlights wealth power and eccentricity. Baron Rothschild fears the commune and guards assets as a fortress while Gen Rex Butler reportedly shakes hands with unmatched frequency. Mr Gladstone is praised for walking, and Sammer James Wood is linked to life protection honors. Jay Gould chides a reporter over note taking.
The text defines flag meanings aboard vessels including dipping lowering and rehoisting flags for submission, white flags for parley or peace, yellow quarantine, black for piracy, half mast mourning, and the flag’s role in signaling danger or rescue. It notes flag officers, square designs to distinguish banners, and white flags guarding the wounded.
The piece describes men's fashion shifts from silk undergarments to embroidered shirt fronts for day wear and more ornate night attire. It notes a China silk robe with blue pink or maroon embroidery as prized, and outlines suit styles including double breasted white vests and various coats. It mentions lingering use of the Prince Albert coat for half dress occasions and weddings.
A fragmented literary snapshot recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes and Hawthorne among Cambridge figures, noting Bancroft at 89 and others like Frederic Wrathstone and James Whiterabil. The piece weaves memories of early literary days, students, teachers, and a city’s aging intellect, mingling anecdotes with names and small fortunes amid a troubled, partial reminiscence.
The text traces silver to gold ratios from ancient to modern times, noting ratios such as 13 to 1 in 1735, 20 to 1 in 1876, and 15 to 1 at the turn of the 20th century, with earlier figures including 9 to 1 at the start of the Christian era and 6 to 1 in 144 gold to silver. It weaves in scattered lines about misprinted or garbled names and snippets from New York Telegram and New York Sun, plus a list of English names with altered spellings.
A scrambled trove of 19th century trivia and references covers world tonnage, postage stamps, ancient playing cards, Tuileries palace, coal and grain consumption by nation, a colorchanging plant, mass emigration figures, landmark dates from Columbus to Gettysburg, and scattered biographical notes.
Notice from Wichita Kansas announces the annual stockholders meeting for election of directors and any other business. Stock transfer books close February 3 and reopen March 5. G. Gould presides. G. Swit secretary.
Court actions reveal attorney fees and a court appearance at 206 Gere Court for a custody dispute. The Wichita docket lists Irene W. Veer as a party in the proceeding with temporary measures sought.
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