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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1888
Page
1
An offer from a Wichita dealer promises lower prices than all competitors. It emphasizes affordability and invites customers to compare and save on selections.
Gala Augusta gathering with Flats and banners, politicians from Benton, El Dorado, Fern attend. Speaker J. Spear criticizes Cleveland era policies. crowd hears party lines and local honors. Crooks trial at Valley Center ends with jail sentences. Belle Plaine gears up for fair and races. New Kansas road plan and Santa Fe payroll cuts noted.
Dakota Governor reports population gains and land sales for settlement, urges school fund rental for education, and notes tin mining in the Mack Hills. New Mexico Governor highlights land grant settlement, water storage, irrigation, and economic development, warning of speculative risk and calling for state aid and irrigation infrastructure.
Philadelphia store at Southwest Corner Douglas Ave and Market St advertises a limited week sale on cloaks and wraps with deep discounts. Stockinotta jackets $3.50, kersey jackets $4.75, diagonal New markets $3.75, long wraps 7.00 to 10.00, Astrachan wraps $9.50, seal plush Modjaskas $10 to 15, and a $15 genuine seal plush garment. Prices are stated as unreproducible this week only.
Religious cranks in Fastox Pa enticed two girls to leave home and hide. One girl fled with a man to New York claiming to serve the Lord. A Parkridge scandal tied to Mason Hotsman led to town uproar. Hotsman whipped and driven out. Daughters returned home to Purllupsihmere area, reporting coercion by a Mrs Hicker and others. The sisters were pursued, later freed, and Howell jailed for thirty days.
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