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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1889
Page
8
In a brief sale notice a department store advertises dress goods at deep discounts. Henriettas, 31 piece cases, double fold and fine widths priced at 23 1 2 to 46 cents. Challies and Fancies offered cheap, with real German Henriettas at 43 cents. Limited stock expected to move quickly.
Sateens offered in two cases with 108 nieces in extra wide and extra quality. Prices cut to 12.12 cents per yard, with short lengths 10 to 20 yards per piece. Regular French sateens 86 cents now closed out at 21 cents. Patterns described as elegant with chanel style.
Large assortment of white goods and fabrics offered at bargain prices. Items include 40 inch linen, striped checks and ginghams at 61-4 to 131-2 cents, staple check ginghams at 5 cents, dress ginghams in new split styles, linen and cotton crash at 5 cents, extra heavy crash at 10 cents, and good 10 cent check sahtings at 7 1-2 cents. Remnants of prints priced at 5 to 7 1/2 cents. Shop and compare prices and qualities.
Bargain hosiery catalog lists 40 dozen ladies hose with regular 29 to 85 cent values offered at 21 cents. Includes 50 dozen plain colored and black hose, 30 dozen unbleached, 15 dozen English, 16 dozen French foot. Stock features 54 cent or 3 for 50 cent bundles and 3 pair for 1 dollar. Also 44 dozen fine fast black hose at 34 cents or 3 for 1 dollar. Men’s and children’s hose included.
This retail ad lists various fabric trims and laces with prices per yard and per piece, including insertion lace, yokes, trims, embroidery, and Valenciennes lace. It promotes multiple styles and quality offerings for dresses and skirts, highlighting 40 inch width fabrics and narrow to wide trims.
38 inch all wool Luterene suitings in tan and grey effects advertised as bargains by others at 65 cents are sold this week at 39 cents a yard, offering a value from the city.
Advertisement notes a sale on 100 pieces of satin in new spring designs, quality ranging from domestic to imported, priced at 12 1/2 to 21 2 cents per yard. A guaranteed red damask offered at 22 1/2 cents, one case available, claims value up to 40 cents.
We announce fine values at our silk counter this season. Elegant black grain silk once 125 cents now 9 cents. 50 pieces colored gro grain in spring shades, previously 125 cents, this week 7d cents. Tace stripe white goods priced at 10 cents, now 4 1/2 cents.
A 36 inch mixture Tricots cloth described as very desirable and durable, normally selling at 30 cents, is offered this week for 16 2-3 cents. The item appears in a period style market listing emphasizing low price and quality.
A Wichita retailer advertises 50 dozen kid gloves with narrow embroidered backs in the latest styles. Valued at 100 cents, the gloves are offered at 59 cents per pair, emphasizing greater value than competing houses in town.
To start the season the store offers 50 beaded wraps valued at five dollars each for two dollars and eight cents total.
Beiges feature 25 double width Debiege snitings in stripes and plaids at 16 1-2 cents this week with 50 pieces Beige Snitins marketed as elegant house wrappers, offered at 12 1-2 cents. sale highlights include assorted Pain mixtures and low prices per piece.
Daily arrivals of spring millinery offer quality and quantity with guaranteed satisfaction. Inter offer will announce opening prices.
Special Bargains in White Quilts offers 100 white crochet quilts for 59 cents each The text notes white crochet quilts never sold for less than 100 cents and advertises a sale price of 69 cents per quilt
Velings Hading veiling, all the rage, only 39 cents a yard. 30 pieces fine Chenille dot veiling to be sold at 15 cents.
Chambrann Corsets lists 200 dozen corsets in two lots. Lot 1 offers 100 dozen at 49 cents after former prices 75 to 100 cents, Lot 2 100 dozen with 60 cents for pink and pink plaid pieces, chambray at 60 dozen, 750 fine bone woven at 14 cents, corsets valued at 200 cents.
Hosiery week is again offering fine value as last week's special sale proved very successful. The store promotes another stock up event featuring equal or better prices on a range of hosiery items for shoppers.
200 dozen ladies fine sheer bordered hemstitched handkerchiefs priced 15 to 20 cents each, five for 25 cents. Also 250 dozen ladies colored border lawn handkerchiefs offered at 1 dollar for five cents.
Our shoe department features every style dad width wanted with a wide range for ladies and misses. Dun gola shoes and elegant lines for children are advertised at low prices, claiming 100 cents equals any 225 cents shoe in the city.
A terse note highlights satin seam options and fitting advice. Read as a retail bulletin urging customers to inspect lines and styles in the department.
The Globe promotes ready to wear spring fashions with a competent trimmer to ensure fit and style. It touts its stock of flowers and competitive prices as unmatched in the area, inviting customers to preview before purchasing.
Auction fragment lists various muslin and insertion items with prices and measurements. Mentions bath days Tuesday and Thursday and several lace edges including Hamburg and Torchon, with coin values and condition hints.
A fragments filled item notes a circulated price listing in cents and a misread amount from a vendor. The brief mentions odd numeric totals and a casual sale at a cafe setting. No further details are clear about date or participants.
An ad lists ladies and children's aprons for India with embroidery and insertion lace. Prices are given in cents and appear as a sales pitch for various lace trims including Hamburg lace and mother Hubbard items. The readable fragments suggest a fabric and notions sale page from a historical paper.
Advertisement lists various muslin underwear items with tucks ruffles and edges priced by piece. Offers include 4 to 7 inch ruffles, Valenciennes and Hamburg trims, and cambric laces with prices ranging from a few cents to around 40 cents per item, valid until Thursday.
An old catalog entry describes night dresses in Mother Hubbard and Mother Buchhart styles with yokes, Torchon and Hamburg insertion trims, and various embroidery. Prices range from a few cents to around 35 cents per lot, with multiple yards of lace and edge work noted.
Lot of fine cambric trimmed torchon lace corset covers and neck edges offered at low prices. Swiss embroidered fronts and backs with Hamburg trims listed, all marketed as best quality. Auctions set for Tuesday and Wednesday with warnings of dwindling assortment and unprecedented low values.
The column covers social gatherings in Topeka with tea parties birthdays veiled parties and visits. It lists attendees Miss Peck Ushkosh Wisconsin Mrs Smythe and others in town for events and a large sequence of dinners receptions and musical evenings. Also noted are church notices and upcoming community activities.
A fragmented OCR record lists multiple real estate transfers, including Richman to Ceti Jobe, FSS leumelenty to Wherlée, and Hinddbong to Lifuvet. The text references various names, dates, and pages, with references to the Cythulic fair and Tuesday evenings, but many details are garbled.
Fragmented garbled OCR lists suspenders with various prices from a gent s department. Entries show embroidered suspenders and different cents amounts, totaling scattered values and unclear quantities.
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