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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1889
Page
6
Finance and commerce notes and market listings from Wichita detailing grain prices and produce trade. Names of brokers and firms appear amid references to markets and shipments, with some garbled OCR. The item summarizes the day’s activity in the Wichita produce market as reported by local brokers and the Wichita Produce Market.
Market notes show a stronger wheat trend with firmer foreign demand and cautious buying. Corn and pork futures moved unevenly, with early advances fading as the day closed mostly steady, while rumors of export activity and European crop prospects influenced sentiment.
A historical survey traces thimbles from early Chinese and Persian usage to European reception. It notes variants in materials such as mother of pearl, gold, silver, ivory, steel, and glass, with notable pieces linked to collectors, royalty, and decorative arts.
A Philadelphia brewery barred beer during work. workers quit, later returned and drank freely. Massachusetts mill girls faced layoff over a foreman’s white horse display. Bergen NJ tanning workers struck over an insult to a yard worker. A St Paul streetcar strike saw a wife wave a bowl of dirty water at a scab crowd, provoking police. Milan theater managers hired street recruits. Chicago News notes mixed modern remarks on publishers and poets.
The column surveys prominent women and international topics. It notes Mrs Frederick W Vanderbilt's fondness for pets, Miss Emily Paithfall's pension from Britain, and a Copenhagen school for women. It cites losses from a failed opera, a Tacoma arrest incident, exotic attire in high society, and a Hawaii royal education plan. It profiles journalists and performers, Parisian gender dress acceptance, and Mary Russell as pioneer Sister of Mercy. It surveys footwear history from Europe, Egypt, China, Japan, and England through the sixteenth century.
A Connecticut sea captain discusses albatross behavior and human likeness, a central park chimpanzee named Mr Crowley remains popular posthumously with parts collected by museums. An odd Georgia tale describes a woman forcing hens to nest by breaking a leg, then coaxing them to lay eggs.
Fashion notes from New York discuss patent leather shoes for men and bold borders on bandheerchiefs. Summer styles feature double breasted vests with polished collars, skull watches with a tongue, delicate cheek colors, quiet patterns, derby hats, and sack hats gaining popularity for comfort over extreme taste.
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