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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1889
Page
8
A shop doorway encounter unfolds with a persistent charity book hawker seeking payment terms. A weary reader refuses, then assists by timing a quick escape, ending with the hawker's awkward departure and a grateful farewell.
The obituary notes Nathan Goff of West Virginia as a prominent figure in state politics and education. It mentions his service under General Hartteng, his education at George Town College and the University of New York, and his early life as a student in Virginia before being captured and killed in action during the Civil War.
The article recounts Nathan Goff’s wartime heroism as a hostage sketched against a complex prisoner exchange with Confederate Major Armsey. It notes Goff’s push for a broader exchange policy, his later career lifting him to NYU, West Virginia law practice, and political roles including Cabinet service and Congressional elections, amid period turmoil and public danger.
Monday Tuesday and Wednesday only a special sale offers muslin and linen shirts at 68 cents each or 8 dollars a dozen. New York muslin and linen shirts are advertised as superior to typical 76 cent Wichita stock, with dozens and dozens of shirts sold at discounted prices.
A sprawling Wichita Eagle notice extols the Chicago Kansas Nebraska railway and the Rock Island Route. It markets first class equipment, elegant coaches, wide reach to Kansas and Nebraska, and urges readers to use the line for winter travel and excursions, with city ticket offices listed and details on Pullman berths and sleeping cars.
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