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A large eye hand panier with stand offered at ten cents.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1898
Page
8
A large eye hand panier with stand offered at ten cents.
The notice advertises umbrellas at varied prices including one dollar and twelve fifty, with promotional language and stock details. It notes readiness for rain and suggests buyers will be suited for the weather with these purchases.
In Laporte Indiana a new religious community the Holyites has formed at Olive Chapel under Rev Mr Buck and evangelists. The movement preaches a creed claiming adherents are sinless and immune to temptation. Several weeks into its existence a number of converts have joined, with Buck and his wife guiding proselytes toward establishing a new sect.
Colonel Fred Grant travels to Washington with a 33 year old letter from his father requesting the appointment to West Point for General Grant's grandson, Ulysses, bearing W. T. Sherman’s indorsement. The missive notes Grant’s heart was set on the young man following in the family footsteps and aims for the class scheduled to graduate in spring.
Ramp Georgia April 1 Georgia farmers prepare to reduce cotton acreage due to overproduction and low prices. Many will plant more wheat and corn while cotton remains unprofitable at five to seven cents. Canning factories and truck farming gain interest as grain prices rise.
A large group of about 200 Emporia citizens has organized to back Major Calvin Hood for the Republican nomination for governor. The nonpartisan Hood Cam club includes Democrats and seasoned Republicans, with officers led by President W. L. Hugetas and a long charter list of local notables and businesspeople.
Boston April 1 large quantities of old guns shot and shell have been carted to the Hunt Spaller works yard in South Boston from Charlestown Navy Yard. About 500 tons of fifteen inch shot and 700 tons of shells and twelve inch guns have been placed behind the air furnace to be melted into castings for modern guns. Some pieces from the Constitution’s battery will be melted, despite earlier preservation attempts.
Local notes recount Belford’s return from Denver and a busy stretch of weather with heavy rain and muddy streets. Updates cover auctions, property deals, building plans, club meetings, charity events, and residents such as Major Shreve and James Blandin shaping Topeka’s cultural scene.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure for nervous disorders. It claims nervousness causes wide health issues, presents a testimonial from Mrs. A. V. Dabbs praising better sleep and health, and offers a money back guarantee on the first bottle. Drugstores sell the product and a free book on heart and nerve diseases is offered.
Rainfall in March exceeded normal levels while temperatures ran higher. Records kept in the Columbian building show mean March temperatures at 4 degrees above normal with highs near 72 degrees. The dataset notes 4.21 inches of rain, 20 inch normal, and notable historic extremes in prior years.
Miss Tyler of Arkansas City aged 45 wed L. W. Clark aged 75 in Kansas City. Both natives of Linn County Missouri. Clark’s wife died recently. he reconnected with Miss Tyler after reaching out from his old home. He proposed, she accepted, ending years apart and rekindling a romance.
The Boulder Chautauqua troupe toured Ottawa under Commercial Club sponsorship to compare with Texas and Kansas assemblies. J J Frey, Santa Fe general manager, heads to Louisville for the American Railway association meeting as schedules are set for summer. The Colorado Flyer departs Topeka for Colorado Springs and Denver with daily Santa Fe service including Pullman sleepers and reclining chairs.
April 1 report from Holdy district describes EK Karrick of Pueblo Colorado securing 40 000 head of cattle through New Mexico agents for about 1 000 000. Cattle sourced from Eddy country Van Horn San Martin Toyah ranges in west Texas. Deliveries begin in April and May with stock bound for Pueblo California.
A Sedgwick County man, Frank Hornecker of near Thirteenth Street, left Wichita by bicycle to join the United States Navy in Brooklyn, New York. He had a promising naval position, brought home his son Hollo’s belongings, and wrote his father from Brooklyn promising to depart for New York soon. The article also notes a political notice and various local notices about trains and health claims.
Mr H. B. Morgan, secretary of the Hixcslelot Coke and Gas company, said today there is some leakage in mains but not enough to injure pavement. Repairs will begin soon and pavement removal will be determined when work starts.
The State Library will be split into two sections temporarily following a decision by the executive council to relocate the fecal portion to a new library room. The remainder stays in place until marble, steel shelving for new rooms is ready, per supreme court judges’ wishes.
March 31 report that Li Hung Chang is invested with full power to proceed to Port Arthur to redefine the boundary of territory released to Russia. The move aims to mark the limits of China’s grant to Musela Pekin as contested by recent developments with nina.
The article discusses chronic indigestion and its link to serious diseases like Bright's disease and consumption. It credits Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a breakthrough cure, claims physicians sought evidence, and notes tablets are available to aid digestion and digestion-related ailments.
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