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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1888
Page
1
We announce the purchase of the Trade Palace stock including trimmed and untrimmed hats plumes feathers flowers and ornaments and related goods. All items are half the regular price for a limited sale starting Monday with first callers given first choice and remaining stock to be announced later.
A local store urges readers to visit for a broad assortment of Christmas novelties and gifts. It highlights attractive prices from two to ten dollars and promotes a large selection of silk umbrellas and other items, inviting customers to inspect a wide array of holiday goods.
The store offers a closing lot of dress goods at 28 cents per yard with corded, satin and novelty weaves in cardinal, sapphire, blue and taupe shades. Henrietta cloths in multiple widths and colors sold at 75 cents to 1.00 per yard plus silk warp Henriettas in all shades advertised to sell cheap.
New York retailers report Foster kids gloves finally arriving after a month of scarcity. Prominent houses like Freter goods secure exclusive rights and push high prices as demand outstrips supply. Prices range from 1.00 to 4.00 dollars, with fit emphasized as a selling point.
Auction of handkerchiefs and fabrics as department ad highlights low prices. About 160 dozen handkerchiefs sold at 3 cents to 73 cents each, with various styles and discounts on newer, finer goods. Multiple brands and price points cited to attract buyers.
Readable fragments note a weekly hosiery sale with ribbed tights and Indies hose offered at low prices. Other deals and varied stock are hinted, suggesting a broad window of discounted women's hosiery this week.
Our Great Standard Gingham at five cents a yard is offered while it lasts. It is suitable for children's dresses and costs about half the regular price. See this great six cent Gingham.
Ad copy describes maroon goat leather slippers with French kid leather, embroidered silk plush details and fine embroidery. Mentions genuineness and luxury materials for a seasonal footwear item.
Locke and Fades advertises a Wichita shoe parlor at 157 North Main corner of First street offering footwear and related services in a compact local notice.
Philadelphia Store at Southwest Corner Douglas Ave and Market St advertises 9 percent plush wraps in multiple styles including sacks and jackets. They list 182 Newmarkets and long wraps in various fur trims and fabrics with sizes from infants to 16 years. The sale targets 75 cents on the dollar, then 6 cents, or 25 cents on the dollar if unsold.
An advertisement promises an immense cat on wraps and offers a free Christmas souvenir with every purchase. The items are currently on display in the west windows of the store.
A fragment from a Missouri Republican item describes a body found in a lake area with details of attire and a detective’s involvement. The report references a legal scene and mentions a child and a coroner, with observations about the unknown cause and location near a water body.
Nation fears U S warships may demand return of the seized steamer. Atlas line vessels prepare contingents to take Haytien Republic and transport to New York while cautious officials weigh risks of provoking a foreign power. Reports also note Ashland and Dodge City items, a fatal brakeman in Kansas, and local legal matters.
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