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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1889
Page
1
Our great gift sale is a strong success, with Teorie shoppers praising cowls and low prices. While others complained of heat, our immense establishment stayed crowded, serving all customers who availed themselves of the opportunity.
The note describes a scheme where whenever four ten dollar sales occur, the next purchaser receives ten dollars worth free. It outlines a repetitive pattern intended to attract buyers and reward repeat transactions.
Advertises steep discounts and free goods for shoppers, claiming extreme bottom prices and windfall profits. Lists several local residents and merchants as among those who charged on purchases during Saturday’s sale.
July dispatches describe Russell Armstrong crushed between an elevated train car in Kansas City Kansas, his legs severed and life in danger. Reports also note a fatal lightning strike near Kiowa, widespread prairie fires, and damaging weather across Maryland California Wisconsin Nebraska and other states with floods, windstorms and railroad wrecks.
Kiowa Kansas July 2 Alfred Whittenburg was struck by lightning Saturday evening while opening a gate to a wire fence on farmer E L Mawee’s land two miles northwest of Kiowa. Death was instantaneous. Hesse Pillman was also killed by lightning in the same storm.
July 24 report from Cuan details a historic storm in Abs cance causing extreme rainfall and widespread destruction. Many brick homes and structures were wrecked, with several fatalities and hundreds of injuries feared as residents fled and emergency crews assessed the extent amid collapsing walls and toppled chimneys.
Poorly legible dispatch describes a sale in Oklahoma related to lawsuits and fees, mentions Secretary Vilas and ex-inmate Crawford, and reports an officer shot at a city street station in July with scant readable details. The text is heavily garbled with missing names and dates.
July reports indicate Boulanger carried few of his 450 candidates as returns from 14 cantons show a probable defeat. Treven gent, Conservativerts, and Bonapartists win seats. a second ballot may be needed in Meantons. Debates on royal grants continue in the Commons.
In a lengthy session the house resumed debate on royal grants as Mr Morley moves to require assurances that no further claims be made for younger royal family members. He opposes grants, cites insufficient case for them, and argues the Crown’s position lacks proof. Other remarks touch on pensions for queen’s children, broader royal allowances, and financial schemes involving the Atlantic and related trusts amid market talk and public interest.
A garbled report recounts a volatile Wall Street session with mention of North River Salt Company, uncertain securitie offers, and reactions from investors and directors. The piece hints at institutional actions, committee meetings, and potential share allocations amid unsettled trading conditions.
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