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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1888
Page
8
Fragmentary verse evokes night distant bells and fear from a hilltop city. Surreal imagery includes bars of distant gray hills and a trembling hush across a sleeping metropolis, ending with a line referencing London Academy.
A vivid account of Kennels at MS de Marolles with a masterful pack and keeper authority. The narrator joins a morning hunt at Gulclock, describes attire, toasts, and the hunt’s relays, and recalls the fox’s pursuit across forests and fields ending in a feast at Chateau Mont Joï.
A Rochester era column describes two crow roosts near Syracuse and Arlington cemetery, detailing dawn and dusk feeding flights, roosting crowds, and filthy air from hundreds of birds. It weaves in a Webster anecdote from Rochester and a note on early color photography advances.
A scarred officer narrates losing Jack Moncrieff’s keepsakes to a purse snatcher in Monte Carlo, a train chase on route to Paris, and a chance rescue by Miss Mora Moncrieff aided by a brave stranger. The thief is captured, Jack’s medals recovered, and Mora’s friendship blooms into romance with the narrator.
A Demorest’s Monthly excerpt warns postal notes are easy to counterfeit. It recalls an auditor in Washington who first altered canceled notes and faced punishment. Since then several forgeries have appeared, with manufacturers unseen by secret service. The government bears no loss risk for lost notes or stamps.
The item describes the late A. B. Rares, noted New York publisher, planning a wedding gift for his goddaughter. It details an exquisite pendant with a wine-colored gemstone and interlaced design, plus a winged jewel ornament and a set of diamond pieces valued at about £20 each, totaling £700.
The text reflects on the philosophy of friendship, noting how relations shape temperaments and social blends. It mentions Goethe, Julius Garvey Eliot, Walter Lot, and various mismatched “pals” amid state affairs, portraying friendships as influential in personal and public life.
The text appears as garbled OCR with references to taxes, collectors, and a court or legal proceeding. Names and places are unreadable, leaving an unclear discussion of a tax refusal, enforcement actions, and potential appeals or filings with unclear participants and outcomes.
The article surveys a shroud factory and its workers in New York, detailing apprenticeships and the craft of making funeral shrouds. It describes work conditions, factory layout, sewing processes, and the contrast between delicate dress patterns and the utilitarian stock. It highlights young women and their tutors, the factory’s size, and the social aspects of this industry.
An unclear OCR fragment discusses fuel processes and new methods, mentioning particles and machinery. It references experiments, stages of production, and potential shifts in energy approaches with several named places and people blurred or misread.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a chaotic historical scene with names and locales obscured. The passage references a war effort, leadership by a figure named Kupwrndar n, and a council on revenue, with scattered mentions of a restaurant, boats, and drawing scenes.
A fragmented, stylized narrative depicts a birth and a priestly figure tied to technological visions and prophetic roles. It weaves names, places, and ritual acts into a dreamlike chronicle of origin, influence, and cosmic watchers. The text blends mythic and scientific imagery in a dense, archaic tone.
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