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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1887
Page
1
McN Ne K Msan announces a sale offering patterns for $6 in Mme Chambers or Mme Liggett shops. Dresses reduced from $1.50 to $5.00, now $8.50 to $35.00 per pattern. Silks also discounted, with making services in store. Free fitting offered to entice patrons along with asthma wraps priced at $10.50 and rivaled at under $16.50 elsewhere.
A linen dealer presents towels in three lots inviting buyers to inspect and judge. The goods are described as worth 4 dollars per dozen, priced at 21 cents each or 2.50 per dozen, inviting purchase after inspection.
A dealer advertises heavy cream damask fabric, 52 inches wide, offered at 26 cents per yard. It suggests buyers may take enough to last a year, without stating the total value or exact stock quantity. The note emphasizes affordability and long use.
The maker declares the damask absolutely fast color and acid proof. It is 54 inches wide and considered good. This quality has been sold for a long time, but at 26 cents per yard for the first time.
New fall fashion fabrics feature heavy extra wide calicos priced at 634 ctsa per yard. Buyers offered 33 inch wide material suitable for large garments with a bold durable finish, aiming at seasonal wardrobe updates.
Storms across Lake Superior report two vessels sunk and many feared dead. The Portsmouth training ship with hundreds aboard struggles near Point Judith amid heavy gales. A barge with five crewmen sinks near Gaylord Michigan. Ravenna Ohio sees a mysterious letter causing court intrigue while broader chaos unfolds along the lake with wrecks at Shot Point and Noble.
Compiled from the day's federal briefings and court actions, the report notes a hearing on writs of error for Thursday, Supreme Court involvement in land indemnity disputes, and pending prohibition case reviews from Iowa, Georgia, and Kansas. Also listed are a U.S. State Department mourning notice, a Missouri marshal's alert, and several court actions affecting Indian affairs and public notices.
Reports from several cities in the state describe tension over Cherokee Nation leadership. Authorities fear united troops may be called to quell violence around the forthcoming election in Talequah, while isolated incidents and arrests hint at brewing political strife and partisan clashes.
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