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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1896
Page
8
A jumble of names places and events from Topeka with references to councilmen, officials and society figures. Mentions include Mayor J B Larimer, Topeka residents and gatherings, a summer schedule, charity funds, and various local incidents described in abridged form.
The Boston Transcript quotes a cryptic passage from a Chicago Post style page. It hints at military technology and coded talk about activating cathodic rays to reveal enemy positions behind walls. The excerpt reflects wartime tension and speculative gadgetry.
A damaged excerpt blends stray phrases about a wife, admen, and solitude. It hints at a lodger or lodge in wilderness, warnings about costly tastes, and a broad street ad theme. The text remains incoherent but preserves names and fashions of a period newspaper voice.
Reports from Chicago and New York indicate Koster and Rial plan to erect a music hall, with tentative dates and preliminary talks held Tuesday with Alpert Bal. Despite garbled OCR, the piece notes assurances of the venture and mentions performers slated for next week, with further business in Chicago and New York.
Sante Ne Route One fare plus 2 dollars for round trip. Tickets will be sold to various newts in Okishiens Texas Ariuinnas DMiswourk Avisinn Ena Tadian ferences. Dates of wale Aniki end Stay St Witt via Tints of Save from deteat sale. Bur Hokey ban all particulary. JB Rowley, city ticket agent, Senta Pe Reute, Tapelia, Zan.
Beloit area travelers urged to catch the Rock Island train to the Beloit encampment on April 10 departing Topeka at 1010. Fare listed as 3109 with tickets available via Rock Island. Also notes local ads for Minute Cough Cure and Peerless Steam Laundry.
Safe talk urges families to ask for Ayers Sarsaparilla to ensure a trusted home remedy. The ad claims it has a half century record, pure formula, and avoids dangerous imitations. It emphasizes character and reputation, warning against masked imitators and inferior substitutes.
A garbled yet readable item notes construction work starting next Monday on a new signal wall. Details reference plans, a contractor named Air Swans Bipd, and local officials including a clerk. The piece mentions preferred dates and surrounding civic actions, with several names partially legible.
The clipping reports on permanent school bonds valued at 6 000.00 and interest costs totaling 400 000 tied to bonds in a Decatur and Brentford area. It references the era of county and municipal bonds and notes the heavy demand on funds. The piece mentions Dr Hand's products and a local laundry service.
Incomprehensible OCR text mentions a court case and names such as Walker and McCadk with scattered references to a supreme court, a receiver, and various unclear parties. The garbled language makes it impossible to extract a coherent event, date, location, or outcome.
Report describes annual juror selection and trials with references to court actions and officials. Mentions district courts and examinations of jurors, with notes on counties and terms. Includes a brief, unclear ad-like segment about a cough remedy at Monroe Street.
Inked notes describe a county or town event in Potwin Ohio with local officials and residents. The text references a gathering at Four k hence, appointments, a secretary, and a meeting location near a street and gas station. It mentions a public meeting held in Auburnidian housing or nearby and a committee on bulb lighting costs.
The Wanrwea Graene Verein Singers filed the letter with the secretary of stitch. The association seeks funds for social and educational purposes. Directors listed include Fred Smith Joln Herr A. A. Trling George Winters and Max J. Huber. The Brenner Hall Company of Beerne r, Doviphan county, becomes involved with capital at 700, and names several officers.
Lincoln Park Commissioners accept a 12 foot high statue honoring Hane Christian Andersen. The dedication occurred with state officials present and a Danish pavilion involvement. Funds were raised by local citizens and supported by a city and state partnership.
Charlton Edholm will speak for a week to promote the Christian mission effort. Florence Crittenton work figures in Topeka engagements with Mrs Edholm delivering lectures at the Cynteet Cun and adjacent churches Sunday brea and at other venues.
Prices for white potatoes drop to 1 2 cents per bushel in Minnesota and nearby spots as starch plants resume operations. Crosstown reports claim a global record, while others hawk hair care products and washed laundry services. Local vendors advertise Peere Stearns Laundry and Beeess Piarree Pills for summer ailments.
Sioux City officials order the removal of all penny slot machines from local venues. The move targets subcents and municipal revenue practices, with authorities instructing venues to surrender and dismantle the gaming devices promptly.
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