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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1897
Page
5
Special Easter sale offers shirt waists in newest designs and colors at various prices and dress skirts in black velveteen and wool styles. White goods and linens advertised with checked patterns, plus bed ticking and feather ticking sold by the yard. Includes numerous prices and fabric types to attract shoppers.
Ox Bised Low Cuts in Tan Oxford and Needie styles priced at $1.40 to $2.00. Girls and boys Kid Strap Sandals and Enamel Boots listed. Ladies Low Cut options in black or tan from 7 to 20 dollars. Come in and be fit in a year for Easter.
Clothing department offers two to three year sizes of boys suits in grey and brown wools. Features include Sure Braided collars, elastic waist pants, neat surface finishes, and medium brown mixtures. Overcoats of fine fitters and blends praised for sturdy braiding and comfortable wear. Prices and exact styles vary with stock.
A colorful catalog style list details boys and men’s knee pant suits and overcoats in grey cosamere and navy blues. It highlights all wool worsted, tweed, and cassimere fabrics with descriptions of fit, lining, and patterns, noting prices ranging from 3.00 to 8.65. The ad emphasizes quality tailoring, strong serviceable suits, and new patterns.
A student letter criticizes Manhattan professors for supplying bass viols to Republican students and argues that politics must not intrude on education. The writer defends the college’s reputation and urges separation of politics from academic life, praising the institution and condemning partisan acts.
The writer accuses university leaders of promoting able faculty and causing political strife, arguing that educators should be in education not politics. He cites repeated misuses of influence and criticizes actions four years prior, mentioning a Republican speaker traveling to Centralia and a Populist sibling funding a trip, signed GEO. A. BOARDMAN.
Washington April 12 The 400 express outrage after McKinley refused Lispenard Stewart the secretaryship of the relation at St James. They recall a plea and its rejection, blame White as the parent of Little Breeches and denounce the decision. The incident shocks the patrician circle and taints their view of White and the White House.
Report text describes a chaotic scene with figures Platt Hans Mennles and Henna amid a rock shower near Cherry Hill. Mentions Tithia Edepenerd Stewart and St James, with a clash over interference and a whispered warning. All details are garbled and uncertain.
An Omaha inventor claims a air ship can lift 20 people to heights of 10 000 to 20 000 feet. A letter signed A C Clinton promises 70 000 square feet of expo space if he is allowed to present April 15. The writer asserts Omaha roots and promises to reveal identity at the manager meeting.
Kansas City April 12 A deed was filed conveying nearly one half of Argentine city to William J. Isaac. The land, a manufacturing suburb, was owned by heirs of Nancy Whitefeather a Shawnee patentee who died years ago. The deal involves over one million dollars and was approved by the secretary of the interior.
Theosophical head Annie Besant spoke to a cultured audience at Library Hall in Topeka last evening. Countess Wachmeister moderated in fluent English as Besant outlined her travels and the movement's aims, stressing science and religion together and the need to combat materialism while guiding spiritual development.
The account recounts Mme Blavatsky saying a teacher would soon pass away and entrust her remaining education to Mahatma M. a royal Indian figure living in Tibet. The message notes his completed evolutions but continued presence on earth to quicken humanity.
The article details Annie Besant and associates discussing theosophical beliefs. It covers aura projection, astral matter, reincarnation sevenfold heaven, and souls transferring through lifetimes. It references Swedenborg, Hindu roots, and Jay Gould as an example of karmic rebirth.
Annie Besant writes to The Journal denying financial fraud in the Theosophical Society. She clarifies that the scandals linked to Mr Digge involved forged letters and not financial misdeeds. She emphasizes the seriousness of making baseless charges and seeks accurate representation.
Beloit visitor Mes. SH plans, fence sections blown, Topeka painting on avenues, spring weddings expected, county clerk candidates named, Santa Fe inspections, probate marriage license, women's missionary activities, and a busy week of concerts, lectures, and creamery upgrades reported in a dense Topeka city page.
An American amateur photographer from New York lauds the Topeka Camera Club for its well presented catalogue and refined standards. He notes the club’s rapid progress from its founding to hosting three successful exhibitions in just over two years, despite heavy snow.
An old newspaper fragment touts Texas strawberry abundance and promotes travel to St Louis with Santa Fe routes. It mentions low fares for round trips on May dates and references a cough remedy by G. W. Stanafield from Kansas.
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