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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1887
Page
2
A sale features 189 plush pieces and 3785 yards of plush offered in the morning. The copy promises broad color variety and cites dramatic savings to attract prudent buyers as prices drop for the soft goods.
Eighteen plush cloaks sizes 32 to 44 feature epiral ball trimming offered at 13.75, with comparable wraps listed at 25.00 elsewhere. Ten Astracian jackets sizes 34 to 68 remain, other sizes sold out. this lot priced at 8.99.
An advertisement describes fifteen pieces of 42 inch French Foule cloth never sold under 75 cents a yard now offered at 12 cents. Twenty two dozen scarlet all wool ladies vests and pants reduced to 2 dollars 12 cents from a value of 1 dollar? per item.
Sales pitch highlights cheap cant on flannel at 10 cents a yard and soft cotton at 61 2 cents. A limited run of 50 pairs of brown and grey blankets priced at 5 T but described as wear resistant and a strong value at 3.00 previously.
The linen department promotes new holiday designs with towels, napkins, and table sets. It highlights extra heavy damask towels at 11 cents and sizes 15 by 88 inches, plus a fine line of French and German quilts priced from 4.00 to 14.60, touting them as elegant and useful Christmas presents.
In a remarkable case from New Castle a woman identified as Miss Mitchell is claimed by Mrs Thomas Sheehan to be the missing daughter of Thos Sheehan of Newcastle. The involved parties reached an accord and Miss Mitchell will be known as Miss Sheehan at Sharpnsboro after leaving by noon for Sharpsboro to reside.
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