Spring Stock at Ngee Offers New Dresses and Low Prices
Our New Spring Stock is almost fully received with marvels of beauty and affordability. Come in for the latest fabrics and consider our dress making department priced to appeal.
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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1888
Page
1
Our New Spring Stock is almost fully received with marvels of beauty and affordability. Come in for the latest fabrics and consider our dress making department priced to appeal.
The ad notes a large textile sale at T. L Fox & Son 150 North Main Street with a wide range of fabrics offered at heavily discounted prices. It promises today only pieces of 38 inch suitings and 40 inch tricot fabrics, with bold claims of low rates and new stock to excite shoppers.
The Chicago rail strike widens with Rock Island refusing Burlington traffic, citing unavoidable conditions. A circular from the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Firemen defends actions, while Burlington crews face refusals and escalating tensions across Chicago Minneapolis Omaha Chicago March 8 in a crisis over freight handling and interline exchanges.
The Globe advertises week long bargains in Wichita with heavy discounts on wool silk blends and satteens. It touts 26 patterns at 8 1/2 cents per yard, 10 yard lots of 104 patterns French satteens at 14 cents per yard, Turkish towels cheap, lace scrim at 5 cents per yard, and 50 cent lace curtains at 59 cents per pair. Watch this space Sunday.
March report from Omatta Nebraska notes Union Pacific engineers alerted to changes under the interstate commerce law while Burlington lines face possible strikes among brakemen and service disruptions. The Burlington and Northern switch to Winnipeg facilities creates freight tensions and court actions involving IP and related parties in a sprawling, rumor-heavy railway labor dispute.
A deadly mishap four miles south of town ends with Dell Melntyre fatally wounding George Sleppy and Charlie Sleppy after a gun misfired while Parkhurst, aged 13, attempted to intervene. George lingers gravely injured as news spreads of a tragic encounter among local youths. Meanwhile, papers discuss a proposed sale of regional paper mill production to eastern capital, with plans for temporary mills and legal steps.
Canaan City reports remain optimistic as heavy snow boosts state of play in civic life. Residents praise schools, courts, newspapers and cultural groups, while politicians and officials push for development and stronger regional ties. A public figure faces scandal as external disturbances create concern about governance.
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