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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1888
Page
1
After enlarging the store room and stocking departments with large quantities of merchandise, the shop invites customers to a bigger sale this week. It promises bargains of appealing value and urges shoppers to judge quality for themselves, asserting the goods offer prudent savings.
A garbled advertisement fragment promises a large stock of goods and special offers but reads as a jumble of misspelled phrases. It hints at a store claiming the best value in town, with unclear location clues and a push to attract customers despite the distorted text.
Philadelphia store at Southwest Corner Douglas Ave. and Market St. advertises a week long cloaks and wraps sale with unusually low prices. Stockinetts jackets $3.50, kerney jackets $4.75, Naw markets $3.75, long wraps $7.00 to $10.00, Astrachan wraps $6 to $6.54, seal pinch Modjeskas $10 to $18, and genuine seal plush $15, all valid only for this week.
Wasursarow reporters describe a crowded senate session amid vetoed pension cases led by Mr. Hoar and Mr. Cockrell arguing over Mrs. Woods and Mary Ann Doherty while a Union Pacific debt hearing is set for December. The House debates tariff reform, adjournment timing, and closing the session on December 17, with discussions on the adjournment problem and pending appropriation bills shaping the agenda.
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