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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1888
Page
1
Avera advertises cane flannels as season bargains from an auction. The copy touts Ty plain air twisled flannels in cochineal dyes as cheap and honest goods, inviting customers to inspect the selection and prove their value.
An irregular ad style notice claims to offer goods and prices in a sales pitch. It traces a platform about growth and business aims, mentions yard jot, robe prints, and fabric pricing with cents, promising limited-time offers and urging readers to review the rest of the advertisement for further price details.
Reports from Privsavnd and Washington Pa describe a Cincinnati express on the Baltimore and Ohio plunging into an open switch near Washington Pa. Killed include engineer James Noonan and a passenger Newell of Wheeling. about twenty injured with several seriously hurt. List of identified wounded and dead follows, with other dispatches noting similar wrecks and overall casualties. The incident interrupts congressional business as senators address various bills and confirmations.
The southwest corner store at Market and Douglas in Philadelphia advertises a week long sale on cloaks and wraps with prices so low they claim cannot be matched elsewhere. Stockinetta jackets at 3.50, heavy English kersey at 4.75, Newmarkets at 3.75, long wraps 7.00 to 10.00, Astrachan wraps at 6.50, seal plush Modjeskas 10 to 18, and a genuine seal plush sacque at 15.00. Recollect the sale lasts only for this week.
R G Dan & Co report the weekly trade review shows partial gains in business activity despite exports of breadstuff cattle provisions and petroleum from major ports slowing since September. Prices generally softened in some staples while the sugar market favors buyers and the week ends with a firmer but cautious tone across dry goods and iron markets. A rally in Kansas City at Callahan’s speech and Franklin gathering underscored political energy amid a severe lake storm and transport disruptions.
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