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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1889
Page
1
A brisk sales note highlights the second floor millinery and wraps at Weir with lively business. Jackets range from 2.50 to 36.00 dollars and plain wraps from 10.00 to 36.00 dollars, reflecting autumn and winter stock as frost hints turn to snow.
A local ad lists Newmarkets items with prices from 3.00 to 20.00 and umbrellas plus children cloaks. Foster Kid gloves praised for fit while Buttericks fashions are carried as authorized agents. A new fast black corset at 1.00 draws attention along with ribbons and hosiery.Customers urged to linger at the counters.
A readable fragment indicates a Philadelphia store located at 5 West Gor Douglas Avenue near Market Street with unclear context. No further details on ownership, products, or dates are available.
A vivid ad announces the opening of a store offering a wide range of ladies wraps from 1.25, children's and misses wraps, jackets from 3.00, and a seal plush line at 25.00 down to 17.50. Highlighted items include a ten dollar best seal plush jacket and daily musical recitals from 1 to 12 and 2 to 5 with a grand drawing for all shoppers.
Monson and McNamara promote underwear bargains with a guarantee of quality and value. The ad emphasizes high quality at lower figures than typical cheap options, appealing to buyers needing reliable undergarments.
Read this list is bargains for underwear with prices like 75 cents and promising great sacrifice sale. The notice markets discounts on white merino undergarments and other items. It touts low prices and urges buyers to shop without paying profits.
FRA N CIE PEDRAS and Tibursice Mendez escaped and were shot by police after seeking refuge. one of them, Pedrozas, was killed and Mendez died later. A starving man Barrosa was beaten to death. a fire and wrecks caused multiple fatalities. In Missouri, incomplete county returns show Republican gains and a possible overall majority. In St Louis trotting meet, H Hal Printer won the 216 pace, with Doctor M seered and Monkey Rolla placing.
A grim seven year blood feud culminates in a fatal shooting at the McCoy home where a clergyman is killed and a wedding meddling family dispute escalates. A separate note covers Clan na Gael convention plans in Creasy and fear of Cronin related violence. Gambler closures provoke suicides and deaths among betting-house figures, with Cronin murder-linked sentiment rising in Chicago.
Comrade A J Green delivers a wartime reminiscence at Ellsworth recalling the opening of hostilities, the march through springtime, and the steadfast resolve of Maine communities. He honors American soldiers, links to historic battles, and laments slavery’s abolition while praising unity and national purpose.
Private funeral held at John A. Martins residence then public rites in Ellsworth marked by G A R presence. Comrade A B Green spoke at reunion recalling a quarter century since. Resolutions honored ex Governor John A. Martin and memorialized his service to state and country.
In Havoutos Michigan at the Calumet shaft a dynamite blast killed Ottolink and Alfred Erickson instantly and fatally wounded Nelson Boone and Captain John Cutsero. About twenty miners nearby were injured as the charge misfired and blasted rock at a depth of 1000 feet underground.
The Farne More wreck report lists many dead and injured after a September explosion at sea. Captain Gray and crew battled the storm as lifeboats and yawls were launched, with survivors rescued by the Mesquite and City of St Louis. The rescue and loss toll includes captains, mates, engineers, stewards, and cooks, with many unconfirmed names and casualties.
Survivors describe a sudden wreck and the rescue around a steamer named in reports. Captain Reape and crew faced peril as waters surged and saving efforts began. Authorities scanned wreckage and coordinated relief while bystanders observed the scene.
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