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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1889
Page
8
The Globe notes the Douglas Avenue Bazaar will be crowded as merchants promote seasonal rites and bargains. It highlights a citywide crowd, cash purchases, single price policy, and competitive, low prices aimed at attracting customers from across Wichita.
A garbled sale notice lists discounted items including ladies ribbed vests, collars, cuffs, hose, ribbons, pins, buttons, soaps, and hats. Many quantities given with price per unit or per dozen, mentioning breast pins, toilet soaps, and trimmed hats, with stray references to a London craze and a location called Jamming Lane.
A brief sale notice notes remaining Gents Linen items including Balbrics and Undershirts under sale. Prices are reduced from 60 cents to two for a bargain offer while stock lasts. Strong entities include Gents, Linen, Balbrics, Undershirts.
A fragmented ad lists extensive yardages of fancy fabrics and Henriettas with marked discounts. It details 10 yards of brocades, cashmeres, worsteds, and velvet-like textiles, plus trims and silks, followed by real estate transfers and local notices of police action and community events.
Gentlemen's suspenders priced at 25 cents a pair for goat? and linen cuffs listed at eight dollars fifty cents, TORO weight 1S cents a pair.
Notice invites ladies of Wirkineass vicinity to call and examine a stock of new military goods. The seller thanks for past favors and solicits a number of purchases. The ad mentions low prices and a location near Pleteher block opposite Occkdental hotel, 1104.
In the county, a ief portion of land near Hinton Avenue is discussed for exchange and handling. Proposals involve several named individuals and entities, with notes on acreage and per acre pricing, plus related farm and vascular concerns.
The Enterprise reports the beading firm offers 100 beaded wraps with samples sent to the seller. Prices range from 75 cents to 2 dollars for various items including corsets, veils, and shawls. The dealer plans a public sale in Wichita this week with displays and new veil materials for the season.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Lew We andlcieet guards and a scene in Derry with a paste cur egg and a curtesy tone. The readable parts reference local names and possible incidents but lack clear actions or dates.
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