This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1889
Page
8
Incomplete text from a Tangier themed entry lists unclear phrases and scattered names such as Powell and ACL. The fragmentary lines reference persons, places, and probable titles but lack coherent events or dates. Material appears damaged and non-coherent for a full summary.
A cluttered estate notice lists numerous individuals and properties with unsettled debts, transfers and dissolutions. It mentions executors, beneficiaries, and various local names and places, reflecting a mass settlement process and legal actions affecting parcels and owed sums.
A fragmented tale depicts a plain, aspiring typist in a city office, the boss’s condescending tests, and a shift in hiring bias toward plain-dressed workers. The piece contrasts married women’s office visits with men’s reliance on bouquets, hinting at broader social shifts in employment.
An elegant line of 46 inch Henriettas offered at 75 cents, now 49 cents a yard. Combination Suitings 38 inch all wool Luternene at 39 cents a yard. 35 pieces of 36 inch mixture Tricots, commonly 30 to 31 cents, now 16 2 3 cents.
Bargain Hunt-TM advertises 25 pieces double width Debiege suitings in stripes plaids and plain mixtures priced at 16 1 2 cents, 50 pieces Beige Suitings at 8 cents, elegant house wrappers at 12 1 2 cents, 100 pieces satin designs like imported satin at 12 1 2 cents a yard, 25 pieces Red Damask at 22 1 2 cents, and white lawn on sale at 21 2 cents in a special drive.
Bargains advertised for lace white goods at 10 to 12 cents, white quilts offered at 59 to 69 cents, Chambrays 9 cents, pink plaid 15 cents, 50 dozen kid gloves at 59 cents a pair, veiling 39 to 15 cents a yard, corsets in two sale lots from 49 to 69 cents, and spring wraps highlighted as low price draws.
Utrecht University lends a manuscript drawing and description of the 1508 Swan Theatre in Southwark to the British Museum. The image by Van Buchel with De Witt notes shows a three-tiered gallery stage, marble-painted posts, a roofed top, and a green room open to the public, with space for about 200 spectators.
A New York era note traces the rose jar fad from Turkey and Persia to Japan and the United States. Elaborate jars filled with rose leaves perfume rooms from parlors to boudoirs, with prices from small cents to high dollars. A New York importer spurred a boom, showcasing various designs and styles for American shoppers.
An advertisement extols giant locomotives and luxury features on the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe route. It highlights reclining chair cars, Pullman sleepers, steel rails, and courteous staff, claiming superior safety, dispatching, and baggage checking. W D Mernock is named as passenger agent, with routes via Wichita, Topeka, Kansas City, St Joseph, and Chicago, plus California excursions and connections through Missouri Pacific.
In this advertisement the store promotes handkerchiefs at 5 for 26 cents and 3 for 5 cents, offers 230 dozen colored border lawn handkerchiefs, and highlights a shoe department with Donola shoes at 150 cents, plus a line of Misses and children's shoes from 24 cents, plus satin scarves at 180.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.