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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1889
Page
3
Fragmentary OCR notes reference a dispute or contest involving tied prizes and names such as Joan and Werle Gime. The text is garbled and lacks clear participants, dates, or outcomes. The readable bits suggest a competition or game with fouls and moral judgments.
A fragmented tale of Job Johnson a prosperous Winena merchant whose abundance of daughters strains his finances. His wife urges that the clan’s growth is a blessing while childrearing costs rise, sparking debate on virtue, thrift, and the supposed wisdom of early rising and heavy tobacco use. The piece satirizes gendered labor and wealth in a domestic microcosm.
A fragmented tale chronicles Sadie Jonson's rise in a family store, shifts to women taking charge of ledgers and deliveries, and the community’s mixed views on female labor. The piece also touches on male resistance, debt, and a shift to cash-based management, with a later note on marriage norms and a clockmaker’s success story from Terryville.
Manufacturer advertises steam engin Sotlers pumps and mill gearing with architectural iron and brass castings made to order. Notes prompt attention to all classes of work and invites inquiries at the Wiobite Kauwe oftive.
Fragmentary OCR shows a reference to Schenck’s pen book The Lay tenes and ads for Dr. J. H. Schenck & Son in Philadelphia. Readable bits point to a 19th century printed trade item with instructions and pricing.
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