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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1889
Page
1
A clipped historical excerpt discusses a Massachusetts general taunting a New York regiment, suggesting vanity in parade and organization. It weighs how to prepare a bonnet for each departure and keeps ranks in parade, implying epaulets and slurs. The piece ponders whether the practice is vanity, tying fashion to military display.
A lively description notes dress goods samples and sample racks as the shop opens Monday morning. It questions the value of fittings and styles and references Madame Smith recently back from the East and Madame Leiggett arriving October 21 from Washington and New York.
A statement from Monson McNamara and its partners acknowledges an atypical pitch at this season. The dealers claim to face high demand and significant inventory costs, arguing price concessions are necessary to move thousands of dollars in elegant goods.
A local sale advertises a large stock of winter underwear in all sizes and descriptions. Prices are slashed to expedite clearance, claiming the quality surpasses typical market finds and offering better value than cheaper options.
Sale notice touts Lot 2095 white merino underwear at 75 cents and many more cheaper grades. Claiming record low sacrifice sale to attract buyers, it urges readers not to pay profits and to buy at less than cost. Local shoppers are advised that the sale offers dramatic markdowns and a limited assortment.
Kansas City Mo Oe 6 Cius Spreckles the sizer kiss and party arrived on a special cat from San Francisco en route to Philadelphia where Spreckels is establishing a sugar refinery discussion about sugar from sorghum. He said the process is in an experimental stage and that while good sugar can be made from sorghum it cannot yet compete with cane sugar on cost. He muses that a breakthrough may reduce costs, but for now cane sugar dominates.
A brief notice records a Philadelphia store located at the corner of S W Cor, Douglas Avenue, and Market Street. The clipping notes the shop's placement at a busy intersection and identifies its city setting for local business activity.
All wool ladies Jersey ribbed vests 58 cents white scarlet and natural colors. Knotted silk fringes for dress trimmings in all colors. Wool scarlet underwear 89 cents. Half wool tricoats 87 cents. 10 pieces Broadcloth one yard half wide 88 cents. All wool blankets scarlet and white 4.60. Genuine California blankets exclusive in the city. Grand orchestral mait box drawing ticket with purchase. Music connoisseurs praise its sweet tone.
Kansas City dispatch reports Postal Telegraph directors plan to extend lines westward. General superintendent L D Parker and construction chief M Baker are in the city to study routes to Wichita Topeka Denver and Leartville with connections toward Texas and a possible Pacific coast line linking major cities.
A wide review notes anxiety in the money market with higher rates but easing cries of pressure. Interior centers show ample supply for commercial needs while Kansas City demand strengthens, Milwaukee market tight at 7 percent, Philadelphia at 6 to 7 percent. Chicago trade declines from last year, but clearings rise. rail shipments heavy, wheat prices pressured by large receipts and limited exports. Banking and stock activity show stubborn money rates, with western competition fears and a mixed outlook for legislative impacts.
In Coldwater Kansas Republican Chester Long plans to open his campaign for state senate in the Thirty-eighth district next Monday night with speeches across the county. The Sixth district judgeship race in nearby Oregon is heating up as Governor Humphrey weighs West and Biddle as leading contenders amid county-level canvassing by Price, Smith, and independent Republican Rows. The county jail houses three horse thieves amid a tense political and social scene, while local agriculture shows a promising wheat crop and land speculation continues.
Kansas City and Topeka area firms new on charter list include The National Home Building and Loan Association of Kansas City with 10 million dollars in stock, Kansas National Building and Loan Association of Lawrence, and Farmers' Alliance Co operative of Geneseo, among others. Directors named for several concerns. several companies show capital stock figures and key officers. Y.M.C.A. meeting notes report better weather, district committee plans, evangelist Moody conference, and a fund drive for church work. Cruelty in stock shipping Targeted to end mixed hog and cattle cars as humane society pushes stricter controls. Kansas roadbed condemnation: board orders repairs on nearly fifty miles of Southern Kansans railway due to dangerous conditions.
Police report a strange pursuit following a visit to Thomas Wright’s boat house where a well dressed man and woman rented a private room and loaded a heavy trunk onto a boat. The event connects to a broader Kansas news docket with several state appointments and public notices in Western Matters at the Capital.
Secretary Windom rules on ore classification detailing when argentiferous ores are duty free due to silver predominance and when lead predominates triggers 14 cent per pound duty. The 19th century discussion cites Eagle Pass and Sierra Madre cases and notes Senate judiciary committee input on ore value distinctions guiding customs policy.
A dated letter from Secretary Noble to Commissioner Tanner analyzes the handling of federal pension increases and alleged abuses in the Pension Bureau. The document cites power conflicts between the secretary and commissioner, urges restraint and uniform rules, and notes past practices versus current administration policies affecting thousands of pensioners and pending claims.
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