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Newspaper
Wichita Eagle
Location
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1889
Page
1
The piece highlights a bustling second floor with live ly business in millinery and wraps. It notes a winter mood with hints of frost and snow and lists prices for jackets and plain wraps across a range from affordable to premium, signaling strong sales potential.
The ad lists Newmarkets priced from 5.00 to 25.00 plus options, childrens cloaks up to 20.00, and Foster Kid gloves as a featured line. Buttericks fashions, new corsets in black at 1.00, ribbons and hosiery are promoted, urging shoppers to linger at the counters for a quick money moment.
The notice states it is unusual for dealers to raise prices in a time of high demand yet confirms a deliberate action to implement price increases. It indicates substantial capital tied up in goods and signals an expected continuation of higher prices.
A proposer advertises a sale of imported and domestic winter underwear in all sizes and descriptions at low prices. The note claims the goods are superior and cheaper than inferior “cheap trash,” promising strong value to buyers.
Price list announces Boe, Beattle & Co. and Arlen & Candee underwear lines in heavy wool and merino options. It parades dozens of two dozen more items, touting importer quality, taped seams, and reinforced construction.
Kansas news items list appointed postmasters including William J. Nelson at Arkansas City and others in Kaw county and Clay Center. Notes mention a missing Topeka undertaker and a Christian Church state convention in Topeka with officers elected for the coming year.
Readable OCR shows a Philadelphia store entry located at 5 West Cor Market Street near Douglas Avenue. Indicates a commercial listing, no further details about hours or offerings present.
Grand opening announces a vast selection of ladies wraps from $1.25, children's wraps from $1, and wool coats. Specialties include seal plush jackets and a London dyed seal trim line, with a $25 item marked down to $17.60. Daily musical recitals from 10 to 12 and 2 to 4. Each dollar spent earns a ticket for a grand drawing.
London corporations invest 53 million dollars in U S grain elevators flouring mills and breweries with American boards to run each enterprise separately while a Chicago judge rules railroads may not suspend traffic on unpaid lines. Also coverage of Oklahoma City officials and Indian tribe consolidations and upcoming Ellsworth veterans reunion preparations.
A garbled OCR page mixes political intelligence from Vienna and Athens with military chatter about Russian affairs and a Cripple Creek like county race. It mentions wreaths of war notes, audiences with emperors, and a local Republican primary with coroner candidate Sam George Robison, alongside a Wichita contractor lauded for brick and stone work.
A coroner's inquest into a Washington Heights rail crash that killed six suburban passengers and wounded others ends with a verdict against engineer Seth Twombly and fireman Henry Lecloche. Lecloche then confesses to perjury claiming coercion by officials and details a drunken ride with the engineer. Separate reports detail a Mormon conversion tale, embezzlement, arson, and a note on a local Indiana miners strike amid broader court actions and community notices.
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