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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1888
Page
3
In a vivid, archaic-tone scene the frost advances over Lagle OH in sharp detail. The passage depicts icy air, brittle vegetation, and a haunting mood as the season shifts, with references to winter imagery and the chill penetrating deeply.
In a narrative from Chicago News style reportage, street scenes depict distressed urban poor and a call for cleanliness and safe water. The piece highlights water impurity, a well cleansing effort, and public health concerns tied to daily life, sugar consumption trends, and dietary shifts amid urban hardship.
A fragmentary 19th century recounting sea turtle nesting notes a turtle climbing above high tide, disturbing sand and leaving tracks. It mentions eggs 1.5 inches, a pale white appearance, and the eggs being palatable though tough shells. The article also touches on banking checks, newspaper ethics, and art on safe doors, with varied anecdotes and quotes.
A travelogue excerpt describes entering a Tartar tent for breakfast, tasting brick tea with salt and camel meat, and sharing a rough wooden spoon. The host tribe, a young chief and his son, greet the narrator with Salaam and hospitality, as the meal includes large bread slabs and kumyss, amid vivid mentions of Mogul fashion and rough social customs.
Missouri Pacific Railway announces service on the Fort Scott route connecting St Louis Chicago and southern points. The popular line serves main cities and extends to south routes, details provided by the company.
Through Pullman Sleep Cars on all night trains to arwar City and St Louis. Also see Pullman sleeping cars to St Louis on Mackenna 48 miles. The Shortest Route to St Louis. Far Colorado California Ore and all Pacific Coast points is the favorite route.
Property for sale includes improved and unimproved city lots along streetcar lines inside and outside additions. Suburban east Maple Grove lots, business lots and blocks at special bargains. Several tracts near the city available for subdivision and platting. Also mentions routes to San Diego and San Francisco via the Great Southern with six months’ stay and stopover privileges.
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