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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1890
Page
2
Broad dispatches describe rising rivers and widespread flooding from Arkansas City to New Ohesna with streets and gutters overwhelmed. Reports from Vienna and Brooklyn detail evacuations, plant lumber losses, and dangerous conditions. trains blocked, bridges damaged, and large agricultural losses feared.
A chaotic flood report from New Orleans and surrounding parishes describes record river levels. Homes and farms are submerged, streets flooded, and dozens of bridges at risk as the Mississippi and tributaries overflow their banks. Authorities warn the deluge could worsen over the next days and disrupt trade, rail, and communications.
A frightening account from Pirasast Hill Missouri describes a brutal assault on a farmer's daughter by a rough tramp. The attacker dragged her, severed her clothing, inflicted deep wounds, and fled as a posse pursued. Authorities await identification to pursue charges.
Roundup of terse notes reports a youth named Huff fatally shoots his uncle George Hui during a farm wagon encounter near Agta in the county. The weapon, motive linked to long feud, Huff fled to unknown parts after the March afternoon killing. Other brief items include bond actions over Sheriff Cross murder case, preliminary examination of Alipe for Williams murder, and a wealthy farmer Henry Navre found murdered with wife injured.
The article warns of nerve injury from facial hair removal by electric current. It cites a case where a woman, subjected to repeated electrolysis to remove upper lip hair, lost facial nerve sensation and eye function temporarily. It argues pain damages nerves and stresses caution and gentler methods. It also discusses child freedom, parental restrictions, and the health of dwelling air, noting poor deafness and air quality as recurring concerns.
A late 19th century note describes rapid motion photography and instantaneous images of animals and athletes. It highlights Ottomar Anschutz and others capturing flying birds, running horses, and jumping athletes. The piece discusses photographic plates surpassing the eye, showing sequential poses and insights into motion, with examples and commentary on handwriting and perception.
A garbled OCR fragment mentions expenses and debts tied to a person, with scattered references to May, towns, and a series of names. The text hints at financial strain, personal disputes, and unclear events, all delivered in a jumbled newspaper-archive style with multiple proper nouns and places.
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