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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1889
Page
6
Finance and commerce notes show limited demand across cattle and hogs with fluctuating prices. wheat corn and hay markets steady to cautious. Reports from the Wichita produce store and local merchants indicate uneven activity with buyers lingering and sellers reluctant to move large lots.
A Victorian era survey notes Vancouver’s push for rapid telephone and electric rail development. It cites progress in Sweden and Norway, uses of electricity in surgery, and high power lighting for the Paris exhibition. It also reports on proposals for overhead wires limits, electric ship propulsion, and new tram routes in Paris.
A survey of society notes includes Mrs Frederick W. Vanderbilt and her hobbies, pensions for Miss Emily Faithfull, and a Copenhagen women’s social studies school. Reports mention losses from an opera failure, a Tacoma arrest and public mud rolling, a Meadville widow’s anonymous conscience money, and various figures from Europe and America. Also covered are journalism feats, Langtry’s European return hopes, Mary Russell’s Mercy Sisters work, Paris women’s clothing rights, and a survey of historical footwear across cultures in Europe, Asia, and Africa.
A Connecticut captain warns of sickness among humans and animals and mentions goat hoof tips. The late Me Crowley, Central Park chimpanzee, remains popular as museums seek his preserved head and shoulders. At St Louis fair grounds a phantom horse trainer gains attention while a Georgia woman claims to raise hens by brutal methods.
Fashion notices describe leather garments, borders for handkerchiefs, sashes, and new swoomer rests with multiple buttons. Skull watches spring out. striped patterns, Derby hats with varied crowns, and black or tan leathers appear. Soft neckties gain favor for comfort, while caps and crowns shift in style for summer wear.
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