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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1888
Page
3
OCR text shows a dreamlike fragment with wolves and fate imagery, including references to Sin Flunzer and Wee and lines about twilight, weaving, and fear. Many words are garbled, making full meaning unclear but suggesting a poetic meditation on predation and life.
A sweeping antiquarian survey notes hair fashion among peoples from American Indians to Ethiopians, Africans, Asians, and Pacific Islanders. It details clipping, shaving, beading, and dyeing practices, with vivid examples from Shawnee, Polynesian, and New Zealand chiefs, highlighting vanity and cultural expression.
A crowded gallery in the Capitol draws two types of women, one scholarly and one fashionable, while at the Tombs a hangman’s routine unfolds. The piece explains gallery gossip, the hangman’s morning rites, and a Newark style view of pure air versus crowded rooms.
A Chicago Herald column riffs on a shoemaker in Atlants, tia crafting the largest pair of boots with vast leather quantities, claiming impossible measurements. It also parodies snippets about a Greek boy, a Madagascar teacher salary quip, and gossiping tidbits from various papers, all in a light, collage-like roundup.
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