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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1888
Page
2
A Portland girl Helen Blanchard, later Philadelphia resident, is celebrated for inventing an automatic sewing machine attachment that boosted efficiency and earned a patent. The piece praises her persistence, notes she funded her first patent fee, and frames her as a model of female ingenuity.
The article details a financial boom in talking parrots with prices reaching up to 125 dollars for a talking Graxillan parrot and even 150 dollars for prized birds. It notes limited supply and rising demand among collectors and dealers, along with anecdotes of past market collapses and unusual sales.
A humorous account relays Depew's London visit to Sir Henry Thompson about a back pain. The physician records the patient’s daily habits and urges exercise to avoid a future decline, advising continued activity and social routines to sustain health and vitality.
A New York Sun item describes three married women at a crowded family hotel who face coercion from Todlekins Jr. after he tries blackmail and threats of violence. The story details elopement schemes, a pricey pursuit of wealth, and a dramatic fatherly intervention ending with the husband’s banishment.
Carl Dunder reflects on funeral processions, weather lore, and second marriages in a folksy monologue. He warns about faults in men who whistle or drink and shares views on community patience, responsibility, and the value of steadfast work.
A 19th century style memo urges municipal action to curb diphtheria: dense districts, plumbing, sanitary closures, air circulation, frequent physician visits, school and dwelling renovations, isolation of the sick, accessible care, and routine dental and throat checks for children.
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