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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1888
Page
7
A fragment from a verse about Baile Eagle Ort on lenfons prairts with imagery of a bird and longing. Robun of Soper gazes at the speaker, while a distant hope and the south wind carry tidings of a true lover to the speaker, amid a troubled heart.
A bachelor Mr Perry courts Miss Brig in a village tale where two cats and a canary ignite a comic feud. Miss Brig schemes with Mrs Perkins to separate them, leading to a social farce that ends with Perry's wagon wreck and Miss Brig's quiet, costly devotion to the ailing Mr Driggs, who recovers only to be remembered by her.
A mix of romantic fragments about marriage proposals and a series of short passages on shells, crab moulting, unknown race monuments, and school manual training. The text references Miss Briggs, Perkins, and a church wedding, then shifts to discussions of shell growth, dolmens, and educational exercises in public schools.
An 19th century examination of systematic adulteration in goods driven by modern competition. A chemist becomes a key player as merchants rely on analysis to justify inferior samples, while underhanded substitutions and petroleum-based adulterants cut costs. The discussion covers dyeing and coal tar pigments, illustrating how science enables cheaper, undetectable substitutions, with cautionary notes from a Boston Herald piece.
An essay on old beliefs about luck before travel. Observations include sayings from seafarers and mothers, Irish, Scotch, German and Chinese superstitions, and a New York Jewish-Israeli mix. The piece notes attitudes toward luck, watching travelers, and varying practices for ensuring a safe voyage.
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