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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1889
Page
8
Preservation of scattered excerpts shows transfers of property to several individuals and firms, notes on stockholder meetings, and mentions of legal and financial activities. The text also includes miscellaneous anecdotes, advertisements, and literary snippets with multiple names and places, reflecting a chaotic page segment.
Monday through Wednesday run a fabric and shirt sale with muslin linen and cement goods advertised as better made than typical 50c shirts. Prices quoted include 48c for muslin linen, 68c for 2100 linen, 34c for 25 gross, and 3c for 20 gross fine laundried shirts, with a three day offer and stout claims of quality and value.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, promising soothing gums and wind colic relief at twenty five cents. The page also presents a fragmented social dialogue about etiquette before Christmas with dress, gifts, and a flirtation in Washington society, ending with a cautious bet on speaking to a father about engagement.
Fragmentary ad style notice describes Ellsworth Short Line travel to Colorado Wyoming Idaho Utah Montana Washington Oregon with through sleepers and special routes. Promotes Missouri Pacific connections and city ticket office at 187 North Main Street Wichita. Includes incomplete railway law note and promotions for other lines and blank abstracts for sale.
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