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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1888
Page
6
An unsettled, nervous mood pervades the wheat market as prices wobble under liberal speculative offerings and stop orders. Analysts see December futures soft while May contracts edge higher. trading remains active with limited cash demand and cautious selling.
A partially readable historical item describes various beverage preferences and substitutes in a bygone era. It mentions tepid Mocha like drinks, salnute bits, sun-dried fruit, roasted coffee alternatives ground in a mortar, and tea habits of elder women and Dr Johnsons, all amid references to wartime scarcity and dyspepsia.
A sensory tale recounts a despot in Wales railing against fashionable dress and mocking new garments. A physician notes that tobacco and smoking offer relief for mood but warn the habit nourishes distraction and dulls the mind. The piece mixes satire with moralizing commentary on vice.
A fragmented reminiscence follows Abe Hyson, an orphaned boy in Sugar Holler, as he befriends Harry Kernan and endures school life. Abe’s engineering dreams loom as he navigates poverty, a dangerous classroom snake, and a dramatic rescue that tests loyalty, courage, and love.
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