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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1888
Page
1
A dealer announces a six day sale offering items at cost or well below rival prices. Watches, silverware, clocks and other goods are heavily discounted with promises of lower prices this week and higher prices afterward. The note signals holiday promotions to attract customers amid a slow season.
A speaker invites attention with a bold promise to raise a large sum by offering goods at enticing prices. The message urges readers to visit during the week, claiming satisfaction and future blessings for those who come.
Winter stock is heavily discounted to clear inventory. Blankets priced at 2 fall to 1.50, 3 to 2.25, 8 to 6.75, 10 to 7.50, with similar one quarter off on comforts this week to supply town residents.
Henry W. King Jr. was shot dead by Mrs. Beechler of Chicago at the Paxton Hotel after King’s secret marriage to Alice Duff. Beechler told how she confronted him over bigamy, fired four times, and then surrendered. She described a tumultuous chase through the hotel and claimed self defense in defense of her honor.
A weeklong theft spree plagues the Central railroad of New Jersey as a coordinated band steals ties rails and lumber from bridges near Newark. Night guards report increased looting with carted material moved under cover of darkness and a strengthened gang. Detectives pursue leads as authorities warn of further disruptions along the Newark to Jersey City line.
Kansas leads central states with a stronger start to the wheat season than last year, based on crop returns from Iowa Michigan Indiana Kansas Missouri and others. Reports show reserves improving and farmers optimistic while some regions report weaker Ohio output.
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