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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1888
Page
1
This week we begin under new circumstances to serve patrons with a larger store and more salespeople. Facilities expanded to handle large shipments of dry goods and offer vast quantities to the public. We have grasped the situation and will run the business, owning goods as cheaply as any house in America.
Merchants debate profits versus business volume stressing volume first while profits are secondary. Some insist stall earnings on a Tangue venture yield higher gains than vast profits on a stagnant enterprise.
Fragmentary advert claims record low prices in Wichita dry goods trade and promises quality warranties. It mentions new goods and in store sales but lacks coherent details or identifiable entities.
Open Monday morning promotion offers sanitary underwear in natural wool colors with 20 dye or coloring matter. Marketed as healthiest by leading pest experts.
An advertisement showcases discounts across items from nine ladies watches at 18 dollars each to solid silver Elgin watches and Rogers Bros. tableware. Former prices are cited, with many items slashed to roughly half or more, promising similar rates on the entire stock.
Levy P Morton writes from New York on October 2 1888 accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination. He stresses the duty of a VP to preside in the senate and influence legislation, endorsing protectionist tariffs while reducing revenue without harming American industries. He argues tariffs boost wages across all classes, cites farmer and laborer benefits, and praises the party platform and national prosperity under protection.
An advertising note urges quick action with calls to make hay while the sun shines and claims limited time prices valid only through the current week. The fragment hints at a sale or promotional period but lacks detailed items or dates.
A Brooklyn crank named Lewis the Light caused a disturbance during a morning service at a Brooklyn church. He wore a night suit under a white suit, tried to disrupt Talmage’s sermon, and refused to leave after police intervention. He exited as the sermon continued, prompting concerns over security at the event.
A fragmentary Texas item reports Will McCulley courting Miss Are Crain near Providence. Parents favor a wealthy suitor, but McCulley and Miss Crain plan elopement aided by friends. The piece exits midstory after a failed arrangement and dash to elope, with little clear outcome.
A partial OCR fragment describes a first delegation arriving around Sorlock, with mentions of a marching band and the town Homer Minnesota. It notes a convoy carrying jammed items and a large group waiting for a real Harrisons ree fecee, with a dray bar and other unclear details.
A political legal dispute unfolds over a judge formulating an acceptance letter for a candidate’s campaign. The judge contemplates a full, credible response while addressing prior refusals and timing ahead of a trip to Washington. The article also reports on unrest and incidents in Panama and Aspinwall, including an explosion and a swindler fleeing.
Senator Plumb and Colonel Anthony will speak at Wichita on Monday October as party leaders stage a large demonstration. A hurricane of events follows with a major parade led by the Third Regiment band and civic groups, greeting the speakers amid a crowded torches and carriages. A tragic quarrel near Alien results in a fatality as weather and ship reports reach across the lakes.
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