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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1889
Page
3
A sprawling OCR fragment shows delirious, disjointed prose and poetry. It mixes mentions of murder, self destruction, trains, and obscure names with garbled phrases and stray dialogue. The piece reads like a damaged historical page with surreal, overlapping vignettes and fragments.
In a reminiscence, Harker, long serving city toastmaster, recalls hosting 5000 plus dinners for notable figures. He discusses Disraeli Gladstone the Prince of Wales and Napoleon era guests. He recounts anecdotes about after dinner speakers and his own travels with the Antarctic expedition.
Report notes Miss I x a Irving, a poetess, wearing a smaller shoe size than previous record holders and mentions Mrs Prank Leille and Mrs Tanlas Las in a playful 19th or early 20th century tone. It contrasts with a Dutch washerwoman praised for linen whitening and borax usage for fabric care. A separate exchange references handling a typewriter and a merchant traveler remarking on typing ability and domestic life.
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