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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1888
Page
1
At 123 to 127 Main Street Saeed Gun advertises a doubled capacity store with plans to double output. It touts silk umbrellas at half regular value, featuring warranted silk quality and updated styles. A fine lot of pocketbooks is offered for holiday needs with a money back guarantee if better prices are found.
Homembur announces closing a large stock of millinery bought with the Trade Palace assortment at half price. The goods are fresh to the season and offered to clear the lot. Not a permanent millinery business, with trimmed and untrimmed hats, feath ers, silks and plushes, ornaments and more. Also offers a competent weaver.
A local firm lists 94 Plush Wraps in swice styles and quarter length alrs with trims, 162 Newmarkets and other long wraps in various fabrics, plus Misses and Children wraps from 1 to 10 years. They plan to sell at 10 cents on the dollar, or 50 cents, then 7i cents if needed.
A brief note promises a single wrap in exchange for a chosen item. The message hints at a giftable, appealing quantity and invites participation, with no additional details on location dates or providers.
A brief listing places Locke and NDR at 157 North Main at the corner with First Street.
News from Txptasarouis Indiana reports General Harrison limiting public receptions during holiday week while ex Senator Davis and Senator Sawyer visit. gifts arrive including an iron alarm clock with automatic fire fighting, and a Christmas tree at the Harrison residence amid family gatherings and social visitors. Ex Senator Davis’s visit stirs speculation but is deemed social. other dispatches note developments in Kansas towns, church dedications, and local deaths.
Dec 26 reports from New York describe the Haytien Republic steamer’s surrender and naval movements. Mentions of Captain Miller, the yard master, and possible orders for Yanke and Galena, with prospects of Panama isthmus action and fleet movements to Aspinwall. Also notes Havana dispatches on American action and General Legitime’s election.
Mrs Catherine Teale wife of a West Chester doctor dies of a disorder and is entombed in an elaborate casket modeled after the Tilden coffin. The ceremony features costly satin trimmings copper inlay and an embroidered pillow while neighbors note her humble origins and her husband’s long medical career. The event follows explicit expense instructions with guest wear.
Thirteen injured and two killed as passenger train No. 5 of the Louisville Nashville line collided at Hardstewe Junction near Sinna. Names of several injured and deceased are listed, with engineer and crew among those affected. delays reported across states.
Reports from yesterday describe a catastrophic explosion near Lang Ta Nanowl on the Lower Mississippi near Jefferson County. The blast tore through a compact area, leveling multiple buildings and causing heavy casualties among workers and bystanders, with fatalities feared and the scene described in grim, chaotic terms.
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