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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1889
Page
7
A long, garbled column touches on weather praise, Civil War era politics, and national issues. It references the M C A convention, Ohio and Kentucky politics, Gen Harner, Cleveland’s presidency, and a future extra session. It also mentions Eugene Webberrell and a silk culture initiative with federal support. The tone mixes editorial musings with notices of organizations and public affairs.
The article extols Wichita as the future grain and live stock hub, tracing its growth from a Texas cattle supply station to a major packing center. It highlights connections with Kansas City, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and Chicago, notes stock shipments to Kansas City, and predicts Wichita’s rapid expansion aided by Oklahoma and Indian Territory stock flows, Whittaker and Hawn firms, and a planned large packing plant.
Advertisement extols southern Kansas as best soil and climate, praising Wichita as a central hub with rail and telegraph access. It touts vast agricultural potential, favorable trade, and modern city amenities, inviting homeseekers to settle for prosperity and social opportunity.
The Field and Farm reports Colorado farmers can rival any region in pork production by using alfalfa as the base and corn for finish. Alfalfa yields green hay up to fifteen tons per acre and corn sixty to eighty bushels per acre, enabling rapid hog maturation. Early planting and new haymaking methods, mixing green alfalfa with straw for cattle feed, are highlighted as promising paths to year round pork production and soil fertility.
Visitors at the station discuss egg attachment to papers, temperature ranges for silk worms, and feeding methods. A speaker notes leaves need not be chopped for feeding, while silk fiber durability is contrasted with thread longevity. The audience, including Hon. PB Plumb, expresses optimism about experiments and potential for breeding larger cocoons in Kansas.
The excerpt praises Republican ideals and criticizes Democratic influence, urging support for conservative governance. It lauds the party’s STEM, education, and infrastructure gains, including rail expansion and internal and external commerce, while condemning overestimation of poverty and endorsing limited suffrage and development in Kansas and surrounding regions. The text reflects partisan debate, calls for unity, and discusses agricultural focus and legal enforcement.
Largest and most complete stock advertised with out of town customers to receive samples on application. Mail orders are welcomed and special services highlighted.
An old newspaper ad touts Ladies Kid Gloves with no buttons hooks or fastenings claiming comfort and durability. It markets Ross as the sole agent for the Fonterroy Kid Glove at 50 per pair with color options and a guarantee. Additional lines promote Undressed Mousautre Kid Gloves at 1.75 per pair and assorted black gloves and mitts with bulk quantities and reduced prices.
In the Ladies Underwear department special inducements on Jersey Ribs Babri and Gauza underwear for ladies and children. All sizes from infants upward. Sale includes Ladies Fine Ribbed Jersey Vests at 95 cents and low neck sleeveless styles, thermal undershirts valued at 75 cents. Great bargains available now.
The store presents a wide range of fine pane Francaise and arimate fabrics in numerous colors and patterns. Includes line of challies in dark and light tones, washable indios, summer fabrics for children’s wear, and Vera fine belts. features Blick Priestly bordarad goods and exclusive fabrics for summer use.
A local sale announces a feather duster sale with 50 dozen ladies handkerchiefs and 200 dozen bordered handkerchiefs offered at 14 cents each or two for a small bundle. The ad promotes affordable household textiles to shoppers.
A fragmented advertisement notes bargains across departments with a line about examining items for sale. The garbled text mentions prices, items, and promotions, but readability is low and specific details are unclear. The piece resembles a scanned catalog promo with repeated phrases and misspelled terms.
Fragmented OCR reveals a report about property in Baca county and a new Utah governor Elijah supporting measures. It notes years from 15 to 55 and mentions Proposals, prospects of legal action, and safety of settlers facing eviction. Names appear garbled. focuses on governmental action and land ownership tensions.
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