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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1888
Page
5
A fragment from a late 19th or early 20th century issue presents puzzles and cipher talk. It features a long cipher key, a mock instruction to spell a name, and a brief note on shirt fashion and “shamberwear” styles amid hiring or industry chatter. The piece cites historical figures and a chaotic montage of text.
John H. Vincent James N. Fitzgerald Isaac W. Joyce John F. Newmas and Daniel A. Goodsell are highlighted as leading figures elected to the Methodist Episcopal Church bishops during the general conferences. The article praises Vincent as the long noted Sunday school pioneer, outlines Fitzgerald and Joyce’s backgrounds, and notes Newman and Joyce’s roles, with various career milestones and comments on their influence within the church.
Floods along the Mississippi and Illinois rivers inundate vast bottomlands and cities. Keokuk and Alexandria face overflows as levees fail or hold under strain, with commerce disrupted and rail links severed. Authorities debate levee bonds while residents endure submerged farms, livestock losses, and shifting shoreline scenes.
The article outlines Dom Pedro II of Brazil, born in Rio de Janeiro on December 2, his ascent to emperorship, and the early reforms including slavery abolition in 1871. It notes his cultural standing in Europe, migration patterns to the Americas, and his influence on civilization and liberal policy while detailing royal lineage in Portugal and Brazil.
A jumbled 19th century survey of science and technology topics. It touches on tensile theories of wet rope, astronomical photography, coal beds, basic slag, earthworks, plant species in China and Sweden, bricks from France and Germany, Buck backs by Pliny, German inventions, and early textile and chemical observations. The piece moves through experiments, medical opinions, and advice on drilling and ship painting, with scattered references to Paris and Philadelphia reports and phylloxera impacts in France.
A garbled OCR narrative reports a thief in Maces Georgia jailed a year for stealing a Bible, plus faded mentions of a ship sinking with all hands and scattered names including Kate Bishop and Amy. The text weaves unrelated snippets about Michigan, Australia, and various people, yielding a fragmented, unclear historical notice.
Survivor recounts a freezing death and near death during an arduous march from Martigny toward a remote hospice. The writer details exposure, a struggling ascent, and the rescue by fellow travelers who supported him through the night. He reflects on the loss and the eerie sense of fate as companions endured the harsh conditions.
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