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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1889
Page
8
A dense real estate transfer notice from Wichita outlines numerous parcel trades and holders, listing multiple streets and blocks, with a formal auction date and location. The document references the Wichita Colorado Railway and the sale of properties including Topeka Avenue areas, with a public sale notice and deadlines. It also notes penalties for trespass and references city offices and officials.
In Gloucester a fishing crew hauled 1140 shad weighing 4 to 7 pounds each and 213 rings plus 805 rock ware after a fogbound haul on the Delaware river. Captain William A Guy and Captain Stewart led efforts as fog limited movement and rowing, then a second drag yielded a strong catch before dawn.
I n a Huntingdon Pa story Isaac Fisher, eighty, claims lifelong service to two major employers, United States Government items and the Pennsylvania Railway Company. He ferries mail bags daily from 7 to 10, recalling 1805 Bedford County birth and early stagecoach days. Friends plan a petition to President Roberts for a pension as recognition of decades of faithful work.
A Tennessee Observer correspondent visits a mountain cottage resort and describes how women began snuff dipping after men arrive. The account details rituals, tools, and attitudes, noting that many ladies privately dip, with public use limited to older, lower-class individuals while the habit appears less common among the better classes.
A Washington Letter recounts General Ben Le Fevre bath scene in the Capitol House bath, interrupted by a messenger about visitors from Ohio. Le Fevre orders privacy and jokes about his guards and the marble bath as aides scurry to handle important business quickly.
Advice encourages cheerful living and frequent recreation to keep energy high and emotions in check. Emphasizes maintaining habits that support vigor and poise throughout life.
The Missouri Pacific Railway markets special excursion trains to California every alternate Wednesday from December 12, with cheap rates and first class accommodations. Passengers may travel via Fort Worth and El Paso, or Pueblo, Denver and Salt Lake City, with attentive porters and no extra charge. The ad touts connections through Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado, Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas and Indian Territory, highlighting grand scenery, mining districts, fertile lands, and popular winter routes to Arizona and California. Reservations at 187 North Main Street or the depot corner Second and Wichita streets.
Drivers issue postire order to prevent passengers from getting on and off front platform of cam stead. Passengers must keep off front platform at Wickita Street HT Lo.
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