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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1901
Page
5
Prices on novelty dress flannels and plaids show notable cuts. Fancy flannel drops from 55 cents to 39 cents, and 60 cent plaids fall to 45 cents, with various remaining fabrics marked for value. Home spun and golf plaid skirting also reduced, reflecting a broad sale on textile goods.
A catalog fragment shows multiple skirts offered at reduced prices. Items include Black Brocade skirts previously priced at 1.50 2.50 3.70 and Black Silk Brocades at 7.50 now 5.00 6.00, plus Plaid Flannel dresses at 4.50 reduced to 3.25. The list contains inconsistent text but preserves sale reductions and item types.
A heavy knitted woolen skirt item was reduced from 1.25 to a lower price. The listing notes the product name as Heavy Knit Woolen Skirt with minor OCR variations.
A partial listing shows heavy cotton blanket price changes from 1.25 to a revised amount and all wool blankets pricing shifts from 4.00 to new figures. The fragment references white blanket at 5.00 and another all wool entry at 5.80 with garbled remnants.
The snippet shows commodity terms for cotton with inconsistent figures such as was 150 and 2p esate 71:35, indicating pricing notes or catalog notation in a historical ad or ledger. No clear event or entities beyond generic textile terms and price values are identifiable.
Advert shows fancy colored flannel shirts and shirt waists with markdowns from 1.25 to 1.85 in unclear catalog text. Prices move in small increments, indicating a sale or clearance on colored flannel garments and related waists.
Bargain event features a wide range of vol lors and fascinators priced to move. Shoppers can save on headwear styles across sizes and colors with special deal options available.
Readable fragments discuss seed catalog seduction and summer gardening. A note mocks the Democratic fear of national decline and recalls Carrie Nation who declined to leave jail when offered a chance.
A note on the seasonal push as publishers set up a payment wait for readers to renew subscriptions. The text mentions Rev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka and County Attorney George Culver of Cloud County, implying Culver may take offense.
A publisher notes Morris the cigar man offers a five dollar box of poor cigars in exchange for advertising. He hints the newspaper must be hard up for a smoke to accept such a deal.
The Journal recounts six months ago how newspapers and politicians opposed to J. R. Burton sought entry into the Republican fold, outlining steps they were advised to take.
The article proclaims Senator Burton J. Burton as the forthcoming United States Senator from Kansas. It credits his rise to popularity within the party and condemns political bosses, praising Kansas Republicans for returning to statesmanship and merit.
The Com moner declares it will not align with any paper that showed hostility to editor Bryan during the recent presidential contest. Readers are warned the paper will take a solitary stance and react to perceived slights.
The statement notes Standard Oil interests are said to be booming the stock market in Wall Street. A break affecting them could cost about a billion, a result that would be received with equanimity by the rest of the country.
The Kansas Legislature reconvened at noon Tuesday as the first session in twelve years with Republicans holding both chambers. The Republican caucus reportedly acted unanimously on nearly every proposition before it.
A bill proposed in the Legislature would bar listing a man's name more than once on official ballots and allow a straight ticket by a single cross at the top. The reform aims to separate straight ballots from scratched ones and improve the ballot system's integrity.
Kansas shows a population of 1,470,495, up 43,399 or 3 percent in ten years. The density averages 18 per square mile with 51 of 105 counties growing and 54 shrinking. Major cities listed include Kansas City 51,418 Topeka 33,608 Wichita 54,671 and Leavenworth 20,735.
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