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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1889
Page
5
A string of garbled items covers diverse topics from a New York store ad and county building works to a Boston Symphony Orchestra sale, public notices, and social events. The readable bits mention advertising jeers, a Longelas avenue bridge, a Scottish rite lodge in California, and a variety of social gatherings with numerous names, places, and dates lost in OCR noise.
The Wichita board of trade elected officers and directors with W. S. Corbett as president and G. H. Blackwelder as first vice president, C. Walker as second vice president, and J. O. Davidegon as treasurer. H. L. Pierce won the secretary post after a tense ballot, while six directors formed the executive committee and eight standing committees were planned.
Delegates from Topeka Leavenworth Atchison Kansas City Wichita met yesterday in Fort Scott to discuss a proposed act to incorporate a first class city and repeal prior measures. The draft charter covers mayor council powers police duties elections and bonds for public works while provisions on sewer building and eminent domain were debated.
Intermittent telegram style personals list arrivals and visits across cities including Chicago, Salina Kansas, Springfield Missouri, Dayton Ohio, Anthony Kansas, Kansas City, Louisville, and Washington DC. Names such as P Tallis, HG Johnson, Neal, A B Blackburn, Joseph Meme, Hargrove, Wussell, Begala, Fairfirit, Mr A McCabe appear with mentions of travel, meetings, and social visits.
A holiday entertainment idea curls around a bubble party for twenty or more guests. Provide clay pipes, soap suds from Ivory Soap, and a few trifles as prizes for largest bubbles. A referee keeps score while all enjoy a clean scentless suds experience.
A garbled listing shows church services at Market Ball and Market Street, with sermons, prayer meetings, and Sunday school plans. Mentions parishes on Ven street, Stambet and Vine, and Lawrie intersections, plus meetings at Emporia Avenue and Wright Center.
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