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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1889
Page
8
After a blaze at T L Fox and Son’s store, helpers contained the flames with little damage. Water stains spoil many goods but the sale offers discounted yardage of Gingham, Crash, India Linen, and bed dress fabrics. discounts range to 5 to 11 cents per yard. Damaged items include Beiges and Jersey ribbed Vests offered at lowered prices.
Come and see the items offered as a lot where buyers may find goods worth full value available at half price. This restrained sale invites attendees to inspect and consider purchases promising substantial savings.
A long list of real estate transfers and property descriptions appears, detailing numerous names such as Martinson, Richardson, Hatfield, and MeNight & Hota, with multiple parcels, blocks, and street references. The text also includes notices of local business openings and advertisements for services and products.
A fragmented notice promotes Great Values in Dress Goods, including all wool silk finished Henriet pieces, 46 inch black brocade dress goods, and wool filling brocade at reduced weekly prices. Items described with sale prices such as 69 cents, 49 cents, 11 cents, 19 cents, and 10 cents per yard. Includes 25 dozen children corset waists offered below typical shop prices.
The Atchison Topeka Santa Fe introduces nightly service from Wichita at 9 30 p m with free reclining chair cars and daily trains. Pullman service added on the Newton morning run and through Pullman cars on the 30 p m train to Kansas City St Joseph and Atchison. W D Murpock, Pass and Ticket Agent, 22 North Main Street Union Depot and Douglas Avenue station.
The article surveys Florida fish packing value at about nine million dollars annually, Germany and the United States lead orchard fruit production, Bavarian glass and fur markets face shifts, and New York garbage handling profits near a million yearly. It also notes Giesel’s pilot engine, Cohoes knitting mills output, and U S metal production and precious metals history.
This week presents the widest and most desirable line of Black and Swiss Flouncings offered locally. Low prices are promised during the sale period, drawing shoppers to the event and emphasizing value.
The record lists lot details for black silk Floancings and black silk Plow items with prices in cents. First lot priced at 125 cents, second at 10 cents, third at 115 cents with stated worth 175 cents.
An old advertisement promotes Swiss Flouncings fabrics at 40 to 55 cents per unit. It touts wide savings versus worth values and urges quick purchase for a cheap summer dress. The note ends abruptly with a misspelled line about selling on sight.
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