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Newspaper

Wichita Eagle

Location

Wichita, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1888

Page

8

Superstitions From Old World Beliefs in Dreams and Moon

A scattered note spread across items on cards and prose discusses dream omens, moon superstitions, and beliefs about illness, death, and luck. It cites dream meanings of gold or sorrow, moon rituals, and fear of cats, with references to Shakespeare and Napoleon era anecdotes and theater lore.

Cupid Dreasn White Jlow Indy Jacob Davids Shakespeare Jung Cortatts Moon Actreses Sifdons Black Cat Drury Lane Theater Alvis de Constant Bonaparte Italy Paris Josephine Robert Date Owen England Ghent Brovahra Bazin

Warning to mourners on death notices and extortion

An article exposes a class of commercial vultures preying on grieving families by pressuring for funeral arrangements, selling memorial goods, and offering premature sales of burial plots. It details agents soliciting orders for floral pieces, portraits of the dead, and jewelry, while financiers push deceptive installment plans for fake newspapers and promotional schemes amid a bustling New York tenement district.

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Blondin Summit Watch On a Narrow Path

The crowd followed Blondin as he crossed a perilous highwire above water with steady balance and tense anticipation. Report notes his poised focus, tightrope walk, and the crowd’s breath held in awe amid the dangerous ascent and the celebratory return to solid ground.

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