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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1890
Page
8
A San Francisco traveler in the Sierras drinks from a mountain spring and recalls a rusty public cup in Prisco. An old mountaineer jokes that the trouble and cost of reaching the spring sweeten its taste. The piece also cites letters praising the word Jew and notes on relics, design taste, and humorous exchanges.
A Chicago pawn shop recounts odd royal keepsakes traded for cash. A gold cigarette case bearing Nasr-ed-Deen Shah marks, claimed to be a shah’s loss at Vienna in 1873, is valued at about 550 dollars by a jeweler. The piece reflects how such insignia rarely return to their owners, amid other curiosities from European officers and a French sword with rich enamel and history.
An OCR fragment lists purchases and offers including furniture and hats, a lithograph city map, and a free reclining chair car service to Denver via the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe. It notes daily night service from Wichita with intermediate stops, plus Pullman reservations via the union ticket office and depot.
Fragmentary OCR note from Frintns Kansas mentions Mares nine and an attorney. Limited readable details describe a legal or court context with names and places unclear. Summary captures the fragmentary event while preserving entities inferred from the legible text.
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