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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1888
Page
3
A compilation of mixed notes on Abyssinian Christianity and its controversial practices, remarks on Abune of Athietic, and critical editorials from New York papers about campus sports abuses. Also includes a tongue in cheek piece on ambulance spectators and a baby’s epitaph poem.
A first tiger hunt in May 1882 near Agra unfolds with long treks through heat and jungle. The narrator recalls leopard kills, close calls, and a dramatic tiger clash that ends with multiple kills and a cautionary lesson about gear and prudence.
A muckraking voice profiles professional criminals, arguing that thieves plot with a craftsman’s skill and share a fraternity. The piece recalls arrests on a winter morning, contrasts the thief’s poverty with a life of crime, and notes the perverse honor among thieves and their social networks.
A vivid reminiscence recounts a famed unit under Sir Army Styles, led from the quartermaster depot in Washington. The narrative follows their Peninsula and Yorktown marches, battles near Williamsburgh, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Gettysburg, with later transit back to Washington and retirement after long service.
A lengthy, garbled OCR passage describes a highly ornate silver and jewel encrusted object with faces and beads, glassy coverings, and references to a child figure. It mentions engravings, serpentine motifs, and a large panel with a Latin style script, along with references to a touring collection and a potential sale or display in a distant city.
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