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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1900
Page
8
Shoppers are offered a wide array of discount goods including ladies hose skirts and waists, men clothing, towels the sale highlights name brands and deep cuts on fabrics crepons dress goods and ready made garments with emphasis on value and home industry support, along with liberal refund policy.
A fragmentary advertisement lists extras for Saturday and Saturday Night, promoting ladies waists in silk taffeta and infant wear with prices around six dollars. It mentions various accessories and goods including corsets, knitting cotton, dress pins, and machine components with scattered brand references and values.
A fragmented report lists society meetings, court appearances, and civic events from the area. It mentions social circles, travels of professors, a railway commission, a charity conference, and a city street fair planning, with numerous references to local dignitaries, courts, and committees.
London reports strict enforcement of an old order barring foreign dogs from entry. Rabies is kept out as Great Britain records few incidents, with breeding dogs allowed six months quarantine and pets for permanent residence under months of quarantine.
Henry White, U S charge d'affaires, pressed to bring a fox terrier into a port but refused to smuggle the pet past immigration rules. Dublin observers note the tale tests American confidence and legal boundaries as Cadaby in Dublin dictated a cable about a cherished dog to a Chicago manager.
General Wood reports Cuban census findings with a large native population and high literacy, supporting a move toward municipal suffrage. Havana city population tallies and provincial figures are given, with breakdowns by race, birth origin, and citizenship. The document notes many citizens still in suspense and clarifies literacy and education levels among adults and children.
In Lagos, April 20, British West Africa reports 300 Nigerian troops moved overland toward the Gaman country northwest of Ashanti after a revival of troubles that led to last year’s expedition. One hundred fifty arrive from the Gold Coast with rumors of friction with the French at Moke near the Yoruba country by the Duhermes frontier.
Washington April report notes postponement of a Senate Privileges and Elections Committee meeting to today to consider the Clark of Montana case. The panel may not report before Monday, with divisions over how to treat testimony involving the state court and Campbell Whiteside, yet unanimity remains on declaring Clark's Senate seat vacant. The article highlights charges, financial conduct, and differing opinions on evidence usage.
A notable wedding anniversary occurred in Emporia April 20 honoring John and Sarah McMillan who have been married 60 years and lived in Emporia over 40. Four generations attended the ceremony at Mrs Dora Rogers residence, with many of the city’s old settlers and leading citizens present.
Classic remedy advertisement touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as the only effective cure for catarrh by an internal treatment. It argues that salves, douches, and washes provide only temporary relief and that the tablets reach the mucous membranes and stomach without cocaine or morphine.
Brief telegrams report Croton Landing New York April quiet in the strike scene with only forty men reported for work, most strikers having left for other jobs, creating inadequate force for ongoing work.
News from Blufield says John Peters a colored man assaulted 16 year old Miss Katie Richie at Tazewell 26 miles west of here. He was captured after bloodhounds tracked him. Masked men took him from jail, dragged him 200 yards toward the woods and shot him as he hung. The body was bound to a tree.
Reno April 2 It has been learned that Earl Russell and Mrs Somerville nee Cooke married Saturday were granted divorces on Saturday by Judge C F Mack in Genoa district court In this state Mrs Somerville charged cruelty Earl Russell desertion. Much Married Woman London April 20 The Daily Chronicle refers to the marriage of Earl Russell to a daughter of the late Geo Cooke of Combernauld Scotland Miss Mollie Cooke previously married a Scotchman named Watson from whom she obtained a divorce She then married Mr George Somerville an electrician of Aberdeen The Gate Post is coming
The text promotes carpet department prices as representative of the whole, claiming unmatched value in any city and inviting customers to have prices figured with them. It emphasizes in window pricing and customer service.
Within seven days 5000 bushels of corn will be shipped from Newton to Indian relief families. Two carloads from Newton, four from Hiawatha and one from Lehigh Marion County. Mennonites fund the relief effort led by Rev D Geers who will distribute funds in India after visiting Russia. Bethel College connections plan a missionary station in India with B A Penner and George assisting. expenses mostly covered by local churches. Mahogany cakes and counters advertised in Mills Dry Goods.
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