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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1889
Page
8
On Monday February 25 Boston Store offers a sale on dress goods and silks. Bee yard fancy china silk is 42 1-2 cents per yard, plus reduced prices on grain silks surah silks and hew blends. Debeige suiting, beige fabrics, and stripe ginghams also discounted with substantial markdowns to attract Wichita shoppers.
This week’s sale offers 60 Turf Red Damn 45c items plus 4-oe Tite solid pink and plain brays at low prices. Handkerchiefs 100 dozen fine hemstitched, all at 5 for 20c. another 7%%5 dozen linen handkerchiefs at 25c. Brocade satins 25 pieces at 39c. Wool goods and garments heavily discounted including cadlerwooll and canUs at 15c to 69c. Children and Misses ribbed knit wear and vests marked down to 35c to 69c. Outfits for ladies and misses in scarlet and white merino and all wool scarlet vests priced to clear.
A Wichita to Tampa excursion ad touts low rail rates for Missouri and Kansas travelers. The plan highlights a southern western rail link to Tampa Bay with heavy investment in city growth and a new electric lighted metropolis. Tickets from Wichita to Ft Scott priced, with round trips to Havana offered. Information and tickets available through Plant System agents and Missour Pacific offices.
Notices from Wichita Kansas dated 1880 announce the annual stockholders meeting of the Wichita Colorado Railway Company for March 6 to elect directors and transact other business. The text references Missouri Pacific excursion tickets, old settlers gatherings, and a separate listing for The Fort Scott Wichita Western Railway with meeting details. It also includes advertisements for hardware and printing services and notes on ticketing and travel routes via the Missouri Pacific line.
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