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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1889
Page
1
Advertisement listing a week long sale with 25 percent off on hats bonnets and trim. various fabric bargains including heavy denims linen crash towels towels and table oilcloth. blankets pure wool western made and price cuts noted. sale begins tomorrow with numerous discounted items and price ranges.
The advertisement claims Onur 10 cent Canton Flannel offers value close to goods selling for 12 cents. It emphasizes saving money with every $20 purchase and mentions free art publications without charge as a bonus.
At 123 to 127 N Main Street a six day sale offers 200 pieces of fine fancy ribbons. Ribbons range up to 414 inches and were priced 65 to 125 cents per yard. The entire lot sells at a uniform 29 cents per yard.
The notice pledges deep savings this week on numerous lines, claiming to cut costs by 25 to 30 cents per dollar. It highlights ribbons offered at 83 cents as equal to or better than items costing a dollar elsewhere, urging shoppers to compare value.
A brief catalog line noting all wool heavy hosiery for children available for purchase.
PHILADELPETA STORE advertises a four week clearance to free space for holiday goods. Prices across flannels dress goods underwear and linens are cut by 20 to 25 percent with extra incentive tickets for a $1000 music box drawing.
A long list details shoppers like Hagerty and Mrs. Ladlum receiving gifts with purchases. Dozens bought silverware, watches, pins, bracelets, and clocks while drawing on-the-spot prizes such as gold chains, diamond sets, and a gold-latched cup. Names include Carl Smith, Merrit Wilsen, W. H. Dewey, Frank Panepocene, Hermann Bundtt, and Mrs J T Ladlum. The event at a downtown store featured many small presents with each $5 or more purchase.
Reports from Rio Janeiro warn of a revolution with the minister of marine wounded and the imperial family protected. Markets react as coffee and Brazilian securities move. London and New York dispatches hint at a possible Brazilian republic and peaceful settlement. The provisional government forms and a council is dissolved as public opinion leans toward a peaceful transition.
The Crippled Union Soldiers association in Alleghas Kansas released General Order No. 11 noting the Digworth encampment Oct 1 3 recommended pension passage and naming officers for the year including Major Green, General John Dean and chaplains. A long roll of stall officers from various states follows with numerous names and addresses. A separate Pratt Kansas item reports plans to build a large industrial complex with white pine and cold storage, boosting wheat markets and local commerce.
A large Republican gathering in Leavesworth forms Constitutional convention committees and adopts resolutions urging resubmission of a constitutional convention. Senator Ingalls discusses prospects, urging calm and reason, while speakers press for state reform and a stronger constitutional plan.
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