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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1889
Page
8
A dissolution by mutual agreement ends existing partnerships among Fysh Thacker and others. The undersigned note nonresponsiveness to further contracts and present plans for a first-class tailoring establishment at 4 N Main Street with partner carpenters. Court and property references cover real estate, sectional maps, and a settlement timetable for creditors and stakeholding parties.
Prices on new spring staples and dress goods continue in this issue. Hosiery dress fabrics and staples sell fast but stock remains ample for all customers at these low prices.
A Louisville journal essay advocates simple affordable experiments to illustrate chemical principles from bismuth nitrate with potassium prussiate to iron sulfate indicators. It emphasizes curiosity over superstition while noting safety concerns and the educational value of observing color changes and reactions in everyday life.
An advertisement touts a line of 46 inch Henriettas in various shades at 7 cents. It also features 88 inch all wool Lutrene suitings in tan and grey at 39 cents a yard, 5 inch Tricots at 16 2/3 cents, and other fabrics advertised as bargains in the city.
A group at a Colorado sanitarium hears a miner recount a lifelong fortune lost to robbery on a train. The robber later shoots himself after leaving a will and a confession revealing the theft and a soap hidden deposit of the money for his partner. The tale contrasts wealth and ruin amid a grim crime and tragedy tied to an old mining life.
Bargain sale notes discounted fabrics including 25 pieces double width Debiege suitings striped plaid and plain now 16 1-2 cents. 50 pieces Beige Suitins reduced to 8 cents. A sale drive offers 100 pieces fine satin satine new spring designs at 12 1-2 cents. Also 25 pieces Red Damask at 22 1-20 cents and white lawn sacrificed to 21 2 cents.
An advertisement lists deep discounts at the Boston Store targeting economical housewives. White goods at 10 and 12 cents,白 59 to 69 cent quilts, Chambrays at 9 cents, kid gloves at 59 cents, veiling at 39 cents, Chenille veiling at 15 cents, corsets in bulk with price cuts from 49 to 60 cents and other deep bargains.
A New York Times interview describes how nine tenths of American dolls come from Germany especially Boonesberg Thuringen where the craft spans many hands from head to finish. It notes French leadership in fine dolls, German cheap mass output, and American-made rubber toys dominating locally prices and production. It mentions Sonneverg Nuremberg and Bavarian highlands as key toy centers with diverse goods from wooden to porcelain, plus rising American rubber toy manufacture and affordable European imports.
The Missouri Pacific Railway announces winter excursion trains starting Wednesday December 12 and every alternate Wednesday. Low rates and first‑class accommodations, with routes to Worth, El Paso, via Preble Deaver Salt Lake City, and connections to Arizona and New Mexico. Reservations and information via city ticket offices or depot addresses.
An inspection is all we ask for. we are convinced our low prices in them will cause ready sales.
Handkerchiefs in various counts and prices draw shoppers with 5 for 25 cents and 3 for 25 cents. A large stock of lawn and bordered kerchiefs and satin scarfs. Shoe department features Dona gola opera style shoes at 150 cents and Misses and children’s shoes from 24 cents a pair. Visit store to inspect line and pricing.
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