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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1889
Page
4
A crowded, satirical wire of Kansas politics touches national figures. Mentions of the Utah governorship, Prohibition, Irish policy, and Patrick Egan. Notes shifts in congressional seats, New Mexico leadership chatter, and New York state sentiment amid a noisy election landscape.
Andrew Carnegie reports on a southern tour of iron manufacturing interests. He finds coal ore and limestone favorable, mines easier, and shops improving. Northern capital backs a growing industrial city at Shelby Alabama, as North and South unite to develop southern resources. In twenty five years the region may rise under new leadership with race questions settled by ability. A lighter piece criticizes a Lent tale in a church weekly, calling it morally weak and urging better children’s stories. It also notes Mrs. Harrison seeking a White House housekeeper and Kansas opinions on Parkinson’s sugar plan amid Oklahoma expansion comparisons.
March 28, 1959 notice from Fort Kane Army post adjutant announces that no one may occupy recently ceded lands until settlement opens by proclamation. The piece describes imminent opening date, expected migration, penalties for early settlement, and the impact on settlers from the west and south as the Oklahoma lands near opening.
A design shows a large map of Texas with all counties laid out on canvas. Tom Green County dominates the map, larger than Massachusetts and Connecticut combined. Each county name will be paired with a local product, and the exhibit is to be built for the Texas spring fair at Fort Worth.
Kansas farm and business notes report a sugar venture near Cimarron and a forthcoming silk convention in Wichita on April 10. Reports of oil within McPherson county, a banker’s failure in Plainville, and a plan to improve Marion with a new school and road macadamizing accompany grain and crop optimism throughout central Kansas.
A New York Sun correspondent notes a family scene where Jeremiah White resolves a breach of promise dispute between his son John and girl Betty. The group discusses courtship, sentiment, and a proposed settlement while the parents suggest practical terms and gifts as part of reconciliation.
A 19 year old Hackney girl left in charge by her family amid a country visit faced unsettling events during the night. Alpha, alarmed by sounds, lingered at the house and later related a stranger’s door knock. A local resident testified to hearing rumor and a court heard questions about a young woman and alleged expenses.
The Ivory Soap makers boast over fifty years in the business and present Ellen H Richards of MIT endorsing established firms with good reputations. They urge buyers to seek Ivory and avoid counterfeit white soaps that imitate appearances. Copyright 1 by Freeter & Gambia.
Extraordinary value hosiery reveal ladies legwear at Ide to 1c per pair and extra heavy ribbed boys’ socks at 15c, marked well below typical 25e a pair prices. Offer emphasizes colorless fancy stripe options and unbeatable value for shoppers seeking durable, low price hosiery.
Misted catalog-style copy notes a high neck tunic with long sleeves and spring wear appeal. Also promotes Mons Half Hose assortment priced at 25 cents, featuring Onyx fast boot material and a variety of plain and fancy styles with warranties and eye-catching finishes.
A fragmentary note invites readers to visit the White House of for an unspecified incentive to buy, promising a hands on look at a “full atock” and a faint sense of what is available. The text is incomplete and lacks concrete names, dates, or locations.
A dated notice details Innes and Ross at 116 to 120 Main Street and describes a temperance farmer who earned a stipend, mentioning Farmlands in Capey valley and a long standing work record. The piece references a contest and a critique of rivals, with emphasis on a disdainful stance toward an opposing party and a carried tale about the farm.
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