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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1889
Page
4
A collage of editorial notes from The Eagle and other papers recounts centennial celebrations in New York, political battles over Kansas legislation, and mixed views on Sherman, Quay, and protectionist notions. The items mix city politics, census notes, and interstate disputes, with sharp opinion on governance and reform.
A lengthy discussion rails at Indian policy and white settlement aims in the Chickasaw lands, citing editorials and letters from Kansas City papers. It highlights opposition to forced removal and accuses columns of stirring prejudice, referencing figures like Mr George Martin and public figures in Chicago and Washington.
Major J W Powell outlines seventy three stock languages in the United States and warns on instability of their origins. The piece also discusses sleep induction methods, famed historical anecdotes, and a blend of agricultural and industrial topics including flax, linen production, and a Kansas City manufacture project.
A nostalgic reminiscence notes Mrs. Cleveland's enduring influence on children, especially African American youths, who admire her beauty and kindness. It recounts scenes of daily life and reflections on public figures, including critiques of political appointments and a scatter of anecdotal vignettes about propriety, ruin, and resilience.
The South western Corpell association plans its first annual banquet at the Midland hotel in Renee. About two hundred Cor reel members in Kansas and nearby areas are expected to attend with Governor Joseph Foraker of Ohio slated to attend and speak on the toast Our Alsica Mater. A. Wagener of the aviation group in Topvica serves as secretary.
A jumble of items notes Mary A Brigham as Mt Holyoke president and a debate over terms for women in journalism. Mentions Mrs Francis Hodgson Burnett editing a children's page, a $7500 salary, and a Chautauqua women’s department. Includes remarks on temperance, prison reform, and evolving social roles, plus local farming and livestock curiosities.
A collage of curiosities mentions cork car springs experiments, the Royal Academy not opening Sundays, a soldier executed in Uran for assault, a Rosstax theater floating on the Volga, and Ripon curfew in uniform. Drought sales in Melbourne, silver prize by Sweden’s king, Free Hirethren in Christ in Zwiewan, and electric fountain effects at the Paris exposition. Palm tree records, Biswanck museum, and strange naval and agricultural notes fill the page with scattered, brisk observations.
A garbled OCR installment surveys trading rhythms, labor scenes, and social life. It mentions the White House kitchen operations, workers such as waiters and janitors, markets, shipping, and labor conditions, with scattered references to places like Maine, Middletown Delaware, Workington, Florence, and Tennessee. The piece blends economic interest with human detail and notes cultural commentary on labor and industry.
An uneven sequence of words and letters portrays a historical curiosity, discussing human ossification, memory, and cognition. The piece mentions figures and events with partial names, implying a discussion of aging, mental faculties, and societal observations without coherent narrative.
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