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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1887
Page
2
The British Jubilee draws praise for Queen Victoria while Irish opposition grows, signaling potential strain on imperial unity. A Bradstreet summary notes real estate boom and Wichita’s high build activity, with city rankings and national trends, alongside editorials critiquing Talmage and Kansas City.
The Kansas press debates enforcement of a prohibitory law in Wichita and state-wide reactions. Columns attack selective enforcement and call for home rule, while Topeka and Atchison papers quip about saloons and public governance. Included are notes on Turnfest attendance, beer, and Cres
The text notes Anita Cody, a 22 year old described as a beautiful brunette, sailing from Buffalo with a chaperon on Dues day. She receives a letter in New York indicating she will be received at court after Queen Victoria’s visit to the Wild West show. The report is filled with social detail and aims to portray her as a social success.
A letter to the editor describes a sun baked glaze quality found in clay unearthed beneath a future Masonic Temple site. The writer disputes a Newman Illinois report claiming Wichita has 800 saloons, praising local institutions, schools, churches, and civic pride, and inviting visitors to verify by visiting the city.
A Kansas silk project reports quality reeled silk sent to Belding Bros. Co. in New York. They offer up to twenty percent payment for two years on silk of similar quality. Citizens and local women supply cocoons as Peabody plans develop silk manufacturing locally and attract merchants to patronize the firm.
Ashland prospers as railroad rights of way are secured through the town. Work crews redouble to grade the roadbed while a two story brick bank building rises at Main street and Eleventh avenue. Citizens celebrate a new era of prosperity unmatched in the Southwest.
A promotional prospectus from the Kansas area touts Clark County and Ashland land, railroad prospects, and new water works. It lists multiple farm tracts near Ashland with prices, acreage, and improvements, urging buyers by promising growth and noting a bank in Medicine Lodge will reimburse travel costs if buyers are misled.
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