The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 31, Saturday, April 17, 1897

One of 301 issues in The Ferris Wheel (Ferris, Tex.) 1892-????
1897-04-10 1897-04-24
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Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements. This issue contains the story "Scenes from the Flooded District" - a story on the massive spring flooding in the Mississippi Valley. Includes 5 drawings.--[p.3]

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8 pages on 4 sheets : b&w, illus ; sheet 49 x 32 cm.

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Ezzell, Frank April 17, 1897.

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  • Ervin & Ezzell
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    Place of Publication: Ferris, Texas

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  • Main Title: The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 31, Saturday, April 17, 1897
  • Serial Title: The Ferris Wheel

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Weekly newspaper contains local, national and world news, stories, poetry, jokes, church directory, and advertisements.
This issue contains the story "Scenes from the Flooded District" - a story on the massive spring flooding in the Mississippi Valley. Includes 5 drawings.--[p.3]

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8 pages on 4 sheets : b&w, illus ; sheet 49 x 32 cm.

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Original pages not numbered. Issues not intact when received for digitization. Pagination may not be completely accurate.
"Ervin & Ezzell, Proprietors"--[p.2]
"Published every Saturday and entered at the post office at Ferris, Texas, as second class mail matter."--[p.4]
"Successor to The Ferris Sentinel"--[p.4]
"$1.00 A Year"--[p.4]

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Ferris Wheel

The Ferris Wheel documents the history of Ferris from 1896 to 1897. The weekly newspaper contains news, stories, illustrations, poetry, jokes, and advertisements. Funding provided by the Northeast Texas Library System.

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  • April 17, 1897

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Ezzell, Frank. The Ferris Wheel, Volume 4, Number 31, Saturday, April 17, 1897, newspaper, April 17, 1897; Ferris, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth18845/: accessed March 16, 2026), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Ferris Public Library.

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