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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1889
Page
7
A long, fragmented column touts protectionist gains in manufacturing, export declines in raw materials, and a 7000 ton salt order from a Texan firm tied to Kansas industry. It critiques Texas law changes, railroad regulation, and tax comparisons, with digressions on journalists, Indian policy, and population shifts West.
The 1889 statute book will publish 271 new laws. About a quarter take effect on publication, others on May 25. The key reform lowers maximum contract interest to 10 percent, legal rate to 6 percent, with usury violators forfitting double the excess.
In Topeka a misjudged case of Fred Ortman, described as the latterest-haired one-eyed German, was celebrated by a humane group. They housed fed clothed and even furnished a chair in a church chancel for Sundays, sheltering him from penury and dullness, while Father Biles presided over gentle sermons and prayers for Ortman’s peaceful fate.
Senator Pugh opposes arid land reclamation funding as unconstitutional and unnecessary, arguing private enterprise should fund such projects. The letter cites past artesian wells and contends landing storage and irrigation would attract investment, while noting migration to Oklahoma signals demand and potential regional growth for railroads and agriculture. Public schools and demographics are mentioned in broader context of national policy.
A fragment from Lyons outlines a vision of U S silk industry growth led by American invention. It details silkworm farming methods, cocoon processing, and potential yields, comparing global production and noting economic and tariff implications for Kansas. It also includes a critical opinion on legal corruption and calls for reform.
The Kansas City Times and Globe-Democrat clash over Cherokee strip rights and federal policy. The Times urges removing cattlemen and relocalizing tribes to justify lower Cherokee claims, while other papers align with different interpretations.
A Valley Center News letter exchange ridicules Wichita joints commentary and warns against misleading loyalty. The writer argues truth is the sole worthy local creed and denounces opinion as mere pretense, urging honesty and integrity above factional talk.
A collage of regional notes and anecdotes from Kansas and nearby areas. Items mention Chapman shipments of agricultural produce, local street work in Marion, sugar beet experiments in Medicine Lodge, and Leavenworth and Atchison civic debates. Obituaries, census notes, and odd tidbits about newspapers, fashion, and industry pepper the column.
A scrambled text fragment compiles a mosaic of curious items and oddities including a New York dog anecdote, mentions of Newfoundland dogs, a jeweler’s steel preference, a strange weight speculation, a Dubuque animal note, and scattered references to cages, bricks, coal, and peculiar jewelry designs. The piece reads like a bygone newspaper collage with partial phrases and noisy OCR artifacts.
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