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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1889
Page
4
A fractured political memo rails at annexation, cabinet shifts, and party aims while Kansas town readings and Texas water harbor plans ripple through editorials. Wamp’s arrival and congressional maneuvering shade a year’s shifting power as editors weigh tariffs and representation.
The Missouri saloon fight stirs Western states as prohibitionist talk grows and Kansas City politics react. Across the region veterans and editors mock rivals while forecasting a shift of power, Rail strikes, emigration westward, and economic boom accompany a reshaping of state lines and party influence. The piece cites Governor Riddle and Marsh Murdock, notes on Wichita, and broader temper in Missouri and neighboring plains.
A speech in New York City in 1856 foretells Kansas swelling to 2,000,000 people with vast wealth and many schools. The piece also covers railroad gains, state prospects, and comments on Kansas land sales, debts, and the Wichita convention pushing for farmer unity and statehood within two years. It cites figures on grain, mileage, and early 1888 Kansas financial adjustments.
A long list of Kansas notes from 1885 includes Atchison with 61 fires, next Tuesday meeting plans in Topeka, a Young Woman's Christian Association in Arkansas City, and shipments of fat hogs to Wichita. Reports cover court antics, farm conventions, sugar factory talk, a cotton gin plan in Argonia, and farmers clubs in Meade. Observations include weather, peanut yields in Cowley, and local publicity about a new Salina daily.
The Wallington President defends the Equbt arrangement, arguing no compulsion exists and a fair price to the manufacturer. Without market competition, manufacturers and the Press may balance interests, maintaining a private prerogative similar to a trust while avoiding explicit collusion.
A reader suggests leveraging the Soldiers' Orphans' Home at Atchison by founding a Soldiers' Widows' fund or home, proposing a parallel support institution near Leavenworth to aid widows of veterans.
A garbled Detroit Free Press fragment hints at a linguistic puzzle or misread quotation. The readable bits show a play on farewell words and a chorus of misheard names, suggesting a humorous or editorial aside within an old page.
White House style sale advertises a fresh spring stock with heavy discounts. Includes French novelties, moire satins, brocaded silks and velvets, all colors, with yard prices from 45 cents to over a dollar. Extensive reductions claim value cuts from higher prices.
A garbled text fragment references a debate at the White House about adopting a new policy or approach. It mentions intentions to propose something earned and possibly tied to a motion or proposal, with unclear details and mixed phrases.
Our Great Cloak Sale features low prices on children's garments and lace curtains. We showcase quality styles and cheap options, including Frasier and Turkish coverlets, Japanese rugs, Smyrna and Oriental lines.
Readable fragments describe a sale on bed blankets with low prices and bulk reductions. Mentions white and gray blankets, weights and sizes, and discounted prices per piece.
Victorian ad copy promotes New Year's gifts and remembrances including hand satchels lace scarves hair nets cashmere mufflers and kerchiefs. It touts affordable prices and wide selection for women and men with seasonal ornamentals and fashionable accessories.
A collage of fragmented prose comments on writers and letters from stringers, reflecting on appreciation, sympathy, and the craft of writing. The piece blends musings on readers, the act of correspondence, and a stream of literary observations about lovers, poets, and critics.
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