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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1895
Page
8
Wholesaling the Ralston Bread to all dealers. If your dealer hasn’t it leave your order with the order man or at the French Bakery. To the retail trade who want the Ralston Bread tele phone No. 18 or call at the French Bakery and leave your order or stop the white wagons. The label on every loaf is the fac simile. none are genuine without it.
Ralston Health Flour and Topska Milling Co promote a bread sold from a wagon or dealer in Topeka Kansas. They boast a 300 member Ralston club can attest to its quality and guarantee you will not use other bread. The message urges trying one loaf, claiming it beats all other kinds.
A dispatch from Simla confirms Chitral fort has been relieved by British forces under Sir Robert Lowe. It is believed Col Kelly led the relief. A Bombay firm letter to Umra Khan, with weapon hints and photos, caused military alarm. Canadian tobacco output and vinegar figures listed. Wilde case advances at Old Bailey.
The John D. Knox estate may be settled soon as the Supreme Court weighing the collapse with about $325,000 in claims against an estimated $16,000 value. Receivers J B McAfee in Marion county notes many claims are by Methodist ministers. funds to pay priority creditors face obstacles from certain creditors. The downfall, tied to the John D Knox Laws and Investment Co now styled American Freehold Trust Co with Richard Wake as receiver, left investors with little or no return on stock once valued at $140,000.
Frank Parkhurst of Parkhurst Davis Co and his family have begun a thirty day trip moving a large eight room house through Topeka within city limits. The journey covers twelve blocks with the house shipped from Jefferson street to Ninth and Tyler, a week into the move. The pace and handling are described as a major local feat and the most difficult part lies ahead lowering the elevated structure to the street.
Calhoun Opera Company brings the comic opera Amorita to the Grand, promising a sixty-strong ensemble. Denver notices praised the troupe, and Topeka audiences are told Pat Rooney remains alive and will appear soon at the Grand. Spooners set to perform May 18 at popular prices.
A bridge across the Marina de Gyennesst Reading caught fire Saturday night, damaged three spans. Night passenger trains from Emporia to Quenemo were routed via alternate lines. day trains resumed on the main line Sunday. Fire likely started from engine sparks. Also notes a play by John Temple Graves at Hamilton Hall on April 26 and praises The State Journal's reach.
North Topeka notes list Pratt Bros hardware pumps and services. M rs R Fulton ill. Nystrom Bros sole agents for John Myers goods. various shop ads for shoes groceries and coal. Local moves include J E Crockett visiting St Louis and funeral plans for Grandpa McDonald. Rev Glendenning to preach at 3 pm tomorrow.
W R Kennemday narrowly escaped as a lamp overturned in his Mis House setting fire to the roof and kitchen. Damage estimated at 3500 with main structure spared. building owned by M D Renwick. Fire department arrived to find the kitchen destroyed but the rest of the house unharmed. About April 23 Rock Island excursions offered to multiple western states with twenty day limit. John Temple Graves to lecture at Hamilton Hall Friday evening. Sold everywhere Ne Plus Ultra Polish.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt narrates Mr Snapshot forgetting his theater tickets and threatening divorce, while his wife frets about sleeves, shirts, and social plans. A light, humorous tone follows with domestic misadventures and a Salon-style anecdote about a forgotten ticket.
San Francisco April 22 The poet Joaquin Miller figures as a tickle lover in a rumor from the Hawaiian Islands involving a young woman named Aisha Miller Oliver. She, about 37, is said to be abandoned and dependent on charity, living with a native family in Honolulu. Miller denies details when pressed, hints he may return to see her if safe. Aims to dispute a gossip-driven scandal said to be stirred by Hawaii officials Miller criticized. Also notes a Missouri fruit book and a Hamilton ball notices, plus a cleaning product and laundry ads.
The Japanese government denies reports of an offensive alliance with China and says concessions will extend to all powers under most favored nation treatment. It details privileges including Yangtse navigation and duty-free imports, stressing these rights are not exclusive to Japan and await approval by all powers. A separate Union Pacific Chicago and Alton ad promotes through service.
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