Big Offer to Close Out Novelties for January Delivery
An offer is made to close out the novelties with no work starting before January 1 1890. Customers may select the suits now and have them set aside for later fulfillment.
28 Dec 1889
Page 1
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1889
Page
1
An offer is made to close out the novelties with no work starting before January 1 1890. Customers may select the suits now and have them set aside for later fulfillment.
A brief line notes a big selection of ribbons priced at fifty cents each, indicating a promotional sale.
Mexico faces a potential collapse of the Fomento concession while a dividend plan unfolds at the national bank of Mexico. The London bank predicts stronger year one profits, and the International and Mortgage bank readies to open. In New Jersey a mother claims only a quarter of a $5,000 gift reached her, with more expected. Lafayette College professor Joseph C. Fox dies suddenly. A new naval flag design is approved for July 1. Portugal says it will not arbitrate its dispute with Ku rland.
One Howard watch in heavy 14 karat gold case with diamond ornamentation listed at 200, now 150. A large diamond item valued at 500, now 300. A smaller diamond priced at 225, now 150. A pair of diamond earrings listed 225, now 150. A gold filled gent’s watch with full jeweled movement priced 45, now 5.
Topeka reports a Kansas State Teachers association adjournment with 1200 to 1500 attendees in the Grand Opera House. Senator Ingalls was ill with influenza. George S. Peek spoke at the convention and also at the state House. a telegram announced Ingalls’ illness. Nearby dispatches describe Oklahoma cavalry movements to quell tension, a Kickapoo meeting on Seminole politics, and Brews reception plans in Arkansas City with multiple invitations.
The House Ways and Means Committee heard witnesses on tariff protections for table cutlery anvils tin plate steel wire rods and coal. Advocates argued duties raise production and lower consumer prices while opponents warned against higher costs and job losses. The session featured remarks by C S Sanders J Logan Chipman William Cronemeyer George Oliver and others detailing the case for and against tariff increases.
The December overview from R G Dun mentions mild winters slowing woolens while grain and beef markets show strength. Coal mines cut output, iron and copper demand rise, and overall trade faces uneven trends with weather driving clothing demand and transportation costs.
A rapid deadly influenza sweeps across the United States with Paris reporting nearly six hundred deaths in twenty four hours. Senator Ingalls contracted a severe cold that developed flu symptoms but physicians expect a quick recovery. Reports from Atchison and other cities describe rising cases, pneumonia, and public alarm as health officials urge caution and monitor the outbreak.
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