15 Dec 1889
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1889
Page
1
A local sale promotes savings from one quarter to half off on holiday gifts. The promotion highlights discounts across merchandise and urges shoppers to take advantage of the limited time offer before seasonal inventories move.
A local retailer promotes a Ninety-Eight Cent Sale featuring one hundred red Latin Handkerchief Satchel cases and matching glove cases at 98¢ each. Also advertised are hem stitched embroidered handkerchiefs for 25¢, 60¢ goods now 35¢, and a sale offer of 3 for $1 with a large stock for Christmas.
A sales notice touts low priced handkerchiefs from 5 to 87 cents with every style, plus novelty fans purses and portmonnies. It promotes silk umbrellas 26 to 28 inches and invites custom dress goods orders, claiming one quarter savings and urging shoppers to view holiday gifts this week.
An enticing promotion offers multiple chances to win valuables such as gold watches and a $26 dessert set. Five numbers consistently draw watches, with free gifts for participants drawing one of them, and a grand prize draws ongoing as long as entries remain in the box. The scheme claims wide generosity and urges quick participation before the promotion ends.
Customers urged to compare prices at other stores but urged that 405 EB Douglas offers lower prices with a valuable gift on every sale amounting to five dollars or more. Further particulars promised.
Bargain men advertise cheap clothing and undercut rivals with large discounts. A seller claims superior suits at 15 dollars versus 19.98 from competitors, coats at 4 dollars versus 6.88, and shirts at 50 cents versus 69 cents.
Market news from Philadelphia highlights a broad gift selection perfect for Christmas. Silk umbrellas with gold and silver handles, mens wear, silk and cashmere mufflers, handkerchiefs, table linens, and luxurious boxes. Major prices drop on silks and a Grand One Thousand Dollar Music Box drawing ends in ten days.
Frank B. Hyde of Hutchinson Kan attempted to cut the throat of his mistress Mrs W B Elber in Kansas City then killed himself by slashing his throat. He had arrived drunk and sought to elope to Australia. Police believe jealousy and a suspected lovers entente led to the tragedy. Kenney the shoe store clerk is jailed as a suspect. coroner to investigate Monday.
The city receives news of Frank Hyde’s attempt to kill Sire Bulee and his liaison with Mrs Euler of the town. Hyde’s attentions to Mrs Euler lead to rumors of a favored home life and alleged schemes around a rented house and champagne encounters. Courtship and betrayal report the unusual affair and its effect on the local social scene.
News from Runnymede reports a local football club formed this week after a hotel meeting on Tuesday, with W Watmough coordinating communications. Mrs Fryer arrived from old England to join her husband running a livery barn, and more arrivals are expected. visitors praised the welcome at the Hanweks art gallery. Western Matters items note postmaster appointments in Kansas and pensions, plus railroad reorganization and utility pole cutting in New York.
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