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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1888
Page
8
A garbled OCR page shows political candidacy mentions for Wickite Aust EI and references to candidates such as Lacie Kew and Heenan, plus long lists of real estate transfers and railway notices. The text includes campaign nicknames, county referenda notes, and ads for tickets to Los Angeles with railway details.
A fragmented advertisement touts a multi item cut sale on textiles and fabrics. It lists Bom bay seersuckers, fancy stripe seer sucker, cream krinkles, satines, apron check ginghams, micro prints, lamey serim, cream batiste, white India linen, and line check nam, with former prices and sale prices across many items for a ten day period. The OCR shows inconsistent spacing and errors but conveys a broad sale of fabrics at reduced prices.
A list of fabric items offered at cut sale prices includes striped and checked chambrays, Hamburz embroideries, fancy lace, linen thread, paper fans, towels, and damask. Prices drop from past levels with cuts to as low as 4c per yard and 6c per spool, covering yardages and material types such as all linen bleached damask and colored border damask, with substantial quantities on offer.
Fragmented OCR notes advertise a ten day sale with numerous items and cut prices. Red damask pieces and napkins, cotton crash for tea towels, Turkish tidies, bustles, silk mitts, lisle hose, fine silk lisle hose, solid and fancy hose, balbriggan vests, and related textiles all marked down with historical price references. The text lists quantities and altered prices such as 19 cents per dozen, 3 cents yard, 15 cents, 38 cents, 50 cents, and similar reductions, typical of a mid‑century department store sale.
The article notes trains from Wichita to St Louis on the Frisco line featuring reclining chair cars and Pullman sleepers. It advertises faster, direct service with no changes, morning departures from Wichita and connections via Union Depot. Also mentions ticketing offices, agents Swab & Glosser, and Kansas National Loan Co for quick real estate finance.
A New York City feature outlines alleged illegal adoption schemes and private nursing abroad, with officials estimating many foundlings come from mothers who abandon their babies for wages. It cites the city’s 1000 infants cared for yearly, welfare clinics, and agency dynamics, warning of disease risk and moral critique amid the private wartime economy of wet nurses and foster care.
A long feature examines the work behind city counters where thousands of young women staff large stores. It details hiring, pay, promotions, discipline, and social impact as saleswomen sell goods, advise buyers, and seek advancement from cashier to junior supervisor amid a busy shopping district.
The notice advertises a broad Cut Sale with markeddowns on hosiery muslin underwear and many other lines. It promises early buyers get best picks while latecomers face leftovers and mentions extra help to assist callers.
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