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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1889
Page
8
A dense list of names from Chicago to Ottawa and beyond visits Wichita city yesterday and last night. Arrivals include J J Dickey Omaha and Yates Center residents with multiple professionals and officials noted. Court actions, probate items, and local incidents are recorded, alongside a Teester school benefit entertainment update.
A chaotic page lists events and notices in Wichita including a regular meeting of Wichita Encampment No. 4010 O F at 729. Cam work in the Patriarchal degree. Social at Mayflower Congregational Church on Fairview Ave. May 1. Invitations to attend. A church luncheon near 20 past noon to elect delegates to a district convention. The Cutter THN Th Fetal hosts monthly meetings with literary and musical offerings. The Tarnor Art Sale advertised at 24 North Main. Real estate transfers filed in the recorder's office with several parcels and names listed. A note from Garfield Post and a May 3 gathering referenced. Various social, religious, and civic notices fill the page with scattered names and locations.
Oil paintings offered at the Grand Tabor art sale on Main Street this week. Also various time changes and rail timetable updates for the Santa Fe and other lines. Community notices include aParson Burdette verse, local ads for window screens and seed, and railroad service changes prompting daylight routes through Oklahoma.
An OCR fragment describes certificates for schools and city services, with references to Wichita Kansas, Denver Colorado, and Colorado Springs. It mentions licenses, vacancies, and various creditors or vendors. The text is garbled but signals a public notice style involving property, auctions, or contractual notices in multiple locales.
Special cut prices on Black Flouncine Swiss Prouncing Mitts and Silk Gloves Elk and Fancy Parasols Fans of all kinds All-Over Laces Gents wear mustin.
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