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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1890
Page
4
A long transcribed column discusses farmland in Kansas and Oklahoma, noting perspectives from the Kansas City Star and Wichita Eagle. It covers debates on suffrage, Oklahoma statehood, and national wealth, plus comments on lawyers, strikes costs, and Judge Peters retirement.
In Moorestown Ohio a family of nine, all born virtuous and kind, died in a shared community life. Despite perfectly formed eyes, they suffered optic nerves missing, yet the parents kept strong eyesight and the children achieved remarkable self sufficiency. They worked farms, timbered woods, waded rails, plowed land, sowed, harvested, and built fences. They managed on their own without assistance, guiding oxen and horses and proving highly capable in daily labor. The family’s story honors resilience and communal farming, with a note of their final years tied to remarriage.
Reports from the Wichita state immigration convention show strong central southern and western Kansas participation with Col Steele and Mayor Griffith backing Lyon county. A county director, H. Buckwalter, is named as Lyon's representative to organize local efforts and promote Kansas as a destination for capital and settlers amid record crops and a renewed push for lasting prosperity.
A 19th century newspaper item reports delegates from a state party meet near Wickes to form an immigration program aimed at Congo and other regions. The piece notes forecasts by prominent financiers about a prosperous year ahead, plus scattered commentary on emigration, agriculture potential, and local law matters involving individuals referenced in a critical context.
The article argues for spending surplus on artesian wells and irrigation in arid regions, criticizing Eastern barbershop investments and Prohibition politics. It references Kansas prohibition, rapid morning train plans from Kansas City, press franchises, and a prophetic business outlook for 1901 to 1902, with scattered notes on trains, newspapers, and public sentiment. The piece weaves revenue, industry, and policy themes through a dated, opinionated mosaic of events and opinions.
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