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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1888
Page
1
Announcing the purchase of the entire Trade Palace stock especially millinery and related items. All goods are marked in plain figures and priced at half the regular price Monday and until sold, with first callers given first choice and the remaining stock to be sold later.
A store advertises a wide array of attractive inlay novelties and inexpensive gifts for Christmas. Shoppers are invited to inspect a large display of dollar items, with many pieces priced to move, including ladies umbrellas and silk items. The note highlights holiday bargains and a planned opening early in the week.
A local shop advertises closing lots and weekly specials on dress textiles including 38 inch plush, 47 1 2 inch broadcloth, 44 inch habit cloths, Henrietta cloths wide and all wool, silk warp Henriettas, and silk finished fabrics. Prices range from 29 to 50 cents per yard with selections in blacks blues browns and terra cotta hues. The store promotes busy week sales and gift dress patterns at reduced rates.
Suppliers report delayed shipments in Foster and nationwide scarcity of the leading glove brand. Major retailers in Boston and nearby markets struggle to stock the popular product as demand remains high, with prices listed from 1.00 to 2.50 dollars.
Advert reads of a wide sale on handkerchiefs with dozens of price points from 33 cents to 11 dollars and more. It touts large quantities, varied colors, and “genuine bargains” across many styles including silk and Latin branded pieces.
Bargain hosiery sale highlights all wool ribbed top Indies hose offered at 4 cents per pair with many other bargains available. Shoppers encouraged to visit participating retailers for the best prices this week.
Our Great Standard Gingham at 5 cents a yard will be offered as long as it lasts. It is good for the childrens dresses and it costs you about half the regular price. See this great 5 cent Gingham.
A detailed dispatch describes British Starling and an Egyptian steamer moving to Handouk. Rebels fight fanatically as Black Brigade charges, with heavy shelling and fierce close combat. Cavalry, Hussars, and Scottish borderers hamper rebel retreat as losses mount.
Locksmith shop Locke and Finders operates at 157 North Main at the corner of First Street, offering key cutting and repair services. The location is noted in local business listings.
The Philadelphia store at Southwest Corner Douglas Ave and Market St advertises 9 plush wraps in full and three quarter lengths with fur trims and plain jackets plus 162 Newmarkets and long wraps in Diagonals Beavers Glacis and Plaid. Over 20 misses and children's wraps in various sizes. Stock to be sold this week with prices staged to clear at 75 cents on the dollar, or 50 cents, or 27 cents if needed.
A bold sales note promises a grand display of a large cat and chic wraps. It claims customers will receive one of the shown items with every purchase. The item is now on display in the west windows.
Bondholders in the Pancreas Canal company meet in Paris to authorize protective measures and appoint agents for safeguarding their shares and redemption rights. Senate and house sessions discuss tax bills, with committees reporting and motions debated as leaders set dates for reconvening and potential adjournment.
Dec 2 report from Washington notes the Supreme Court laughed through a patent dispute involving a patch reinforcing the crotch of men's drawers. Judge Hughes remarked the patent should not have been granted, sparking housewife imagery as the court weighed patent system propriety. Separate item mentions Hoar's petition to amend the Constitution to bar religious interference in public schools.
Series of notes recount tariff discussions, rate adjustments, and enforcement talks involving Western tariffs, corporate interests, and railway officials. Mentions Seathwaiters Prop, Bates, and the general manager of Ubelites, with references to tariff dates after the Smt Gap and penalties for rate manipulation. Includes scattered local details tied to county names and municipal references.
A chaotic report details clashes as Army scouts under Lieutenant McCuusb arrest settlers and prospectors, forcing them to hitch up and abandon holdings. Townsfolk fear further raids and plan a meeting to discuss sewer work, law, and defense amid tension with the federal action in the territory.
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