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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1888
Page
1
Announcement to patrons that the entire Trade Palace stock including trimmed hats plumes feathers and ornaments is being sold at half regular price. Goods are marked plainly and selling now through Monday until stock is exhausted with first callers given priority. Balance to be sold later with notice.
A local newspaper ad extols a jewelled holiday storefront showcasing a loyalty of novelty items and dollar articles. It urges readers to inspect attractions amid a wide selection from silk shawls to silver brooches, promising bargains and ample stock for Christmas customers.
Fragmentary ad listing various items including fans, ostrich tip hats, painted items, suggesting prices and sale terms. Mentions silks, hats, feathers, and miscellaneous goods with distorted price figures and garbled vendor names. No clear dates or locations. The readable parts indicate a general sale of decorative and wearable items.
Fragmentary catalog notes a selection of fabrics and novelties with various prices. Mentions satin blacks and silk offerings, decorative cords, trims, and a high priced set of items. Indicates promotional prices this week and colorings in satin and Rhadaman, with several unspecified measurements and items.
A cluttered ad lists dress goods bargains including 38 inch all wool tricots at 20 cents a yard, 12 inch plush in multiple shades at 12 1/2 cents, Browlcloth 34 inches wide at 8 cents, and Henrietta cloths in many finishes. It promotes discounts on dyes, quiltings, and wide Henrietta pieces with various prices and a counter for selection.
Advertises gloves for foster children with various prices from $1.00 to $2.90. Claims exclusive and high quality items in stock. Mentions store location Boston and names WKOLL Mave Ne dan Marsh. Emphasizes fit and usefulness for children with a call to purchase before stock runs out.
A garbled listing describes handkerchiefs and silk items with many prices and markets. It mentions various items like handkerchiefs and silk wear, advertising sales and bargain discounts, with unclear brands and places. The text presents a chaotic catalog of prices such as 1 cent, 6 cents, 25, 50, and 5.50, lacking coherent structure or identifiable event.
Local merchants advertise a variety of hosiery including wool ribbed stockings and other quality knits. Shoppers are urged to compare counts and quality as new consignments arrive this week.
Store advertises half price sale on Trade Palace millinery alongside a rapid blanket and quilt sale. Gingham fabric offered at five cents a yard, with emphasis on value and limited availability for Christmas gifts.
Advertisement lists Christmas slippers in varied styles and prices from genuine alligator to goat leather and kid leather. Materials include velvet, silk plush, embroidered designs with price ranges from three to five dollars up to four hundred dollars for high end pieces.
Locke and Finders shoe parlor located at 157 North Main at the corner of First Street. Wichita, Kansas. Public notice reference indicates business listing or address fragment.
The PAILADELPAIR STORE advertises 96 plush wraps including full length sacks and three quarter coats with furs and trims, 163 Newmarkets and long wraps, plus over 200 Misses and Childrens wraps. Prices slashed this week to 50 cents and 25 cents if unsold, with 79 cent items expected to drop further.
A small newspaper blurb notes new on display items titled Christmas Souvenirs accompanying a display of West windows, highlighting a festive promotion and updated merchandise for the season.
A Mexico City dispatch reports that the Mexican government agreed to a treaty allowing fuel and water shipments into the United States under a law, with tensions over imports and distribution. The article notes negotiations involving U S officials and Mexican authorities and cites broader regional implications.
In Stevens county near the Indian Territory line a farmer named Howell battles Jim Newton a notorious horse thief after Newton tries to stealThree horses. Howell is beaten and Newton fires three shots killing Howell the body found the next day. A posse organizes while Benton news notes and local town events fill the rest of the page amid wheat prospects and a shooting incident in Paola Kansas.
A fragmented account describes a grand roping tournament near Benton No Manis Land southwest of Wichita and south of Enulewood Kan, with convoluted notes on locations, exodus fears, and speculation about Osage lands, highlighting unsettled reports and disputed claims about local towns and futures.
Report from Elis Qsunty details a December gathering on Indian territory featuring wild Texas steers, rodeo rope work, and rough play. Eyewitness notes chaos, crowds, and peril as ropers and spectators clash in a hazardous, carnival like scene with cattle roped, horns bunted, and participants pushing toward the danger zone.
A chaotic report uncovers radical operations by opium smugglers and their agents across St Paul and Minneapolis terminals. Government officers pursue leads amid claims of arrests and international links involving Canada and China. The piece notes alleged efforts to suppress suffrage and the broader reach of the conspiracy, with officials promising investigations as the matter unfolds.
The session discusses a suspension of rules to consider a proposal linking U.S. and Arkansaw trade, with Mr Springer urging a reminder on bankruptcy and Mr McKea proposing a measure to clarify interstate relations. The debate includes friction over procedure, speaker protections, and potential amendments affecting legislative timing.
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