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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1889
Page
1
A retailer denounces deceptive advertising in the wine and textiles trade. The speaker vows not to inflate sizes or misrepresent goods and claims steady, honest bargains daily with full stocks and real value on display.
Promoters tout blankets as cheap and ample while praising dress goods and linen stock as best in Kansas. Domestic stock is pitched as money saving with hosiery, underwear, and millinery popular. A forthcoming millinery update is promised as a great movement in goods this week, inviting patrons to visit the counter.
A terse notice cites an unusual proceeding as teachers face rising prices on in demand goods. It argues action is needed to save thousands of dollars and reduce tied up funds in costly items at this time of year.
Imported and domestic winter underwear in all sizes and descriptions offered at low prices to clear stock. Dealer claims the best quality, priced far below typical retail for value seekers.
Read this list of price cuts on merino underwear items. Claims up to 12.50 and 6.00 monthly payments with bold phrases about a “sacrifice sale.” Mentions cheap prices, markdowns, and urgency to buy before stock runs out.
The ad touts all wool plain red flannels at 20 cents, claiming rivals offer 25 cents. It asserts 20 cts red flannel is top quality and that a red twilled flannel at 7d is a heavy, soft, all wool bargain. Available in grey and white at the same price.
General summaries show Wichita clearing exchanges up more than twenty three percent while national totals rise modestly. A Santa Fe railroad reorganization plan draws favorable initial reaction though details and creditor approval remain unsettled. Weather remains favorable for crops and other business items include barbed wire trust discussion and regional railway consolidations.
In a tense session the minority argued for procedural limits and warned against pushing new legislation. A large fire in Pittsburgh Belle Vernon area damaged several brick buildings, with water access hampered and several workers evacuated. Local officials report continued hazard and temporary closures as investigators assess the scene.
The weekly weather crop bulletin notes unusually cold conditions east of the Mississippi and warmer trends in the upper Mississippi Valley and Pacific coast. Temperatures from January 1 to October 5 run slightly below average in southern states and parts of the Ohio Valley, with some eastern regions showing excesses up to three degrees. Rainfall is generally deficient nationwide, though some Atlantic coast areas exceed normal totals. California reports high rainfall. The report covers crop implications for wheat, corn, cotton, and tobacco, with winter wheat in good condition except Michigan, and corn and tobacco largely housed.
Dispatches describe a violent storm on Lake Huron with multiple vessels damaged or sunk. The propeller Shag and other ships reported losses and crews killed, while vessels near Sand Beach and Port Huron faced wrecks and heavy seas. Reports also note a severe gale along the Mersey coast and a fatal engine explosion at a shipyard.
Captain D P Slattery, a St Louis millionaire, wandered barefoot to a saloon door after taking several medicines. He was dragged inside by a woman and friends, assaulted, and robbed. Doctors warned one powder could incite sleep and disorient him. Police later traced the incident and connected it to a broader motorized spree and a Kentucky Louisiana securities case.
New Outhans La Oct 1 The grand jury met to adjourn but chose to report recoveries of missing securities valued at hundreds of thousands of dollars. Attorney General says several items are recovered and installments of the state’s assets are repatriated. Remaining items and details of the securities are listed with dates and values in the official report.
Fragmented OCR notes outline a long running feud between Brumfield and Halt families in St. Aunans area with shootings and alleged poisonings. Reports mention Floyd Dhmagess son of a justicer and a prominent man, entangled alliances, a wife shot, a sister injured, and vengeance threats. Additional items cover accused poisoning in Saint Jvis New Jersey and abduction cases with court sentences, plus a scattered tally of political and legal notices.
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