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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1895
Page
5
The Star Grocery promotes its store as the right place for groceries with guaranteed satisfaction and a large stock. It lists prices for items including granulated sugar, brown sugar, sugar cured meats, bacon, salt pork, boneless ham, dried beef, and lard, with several typographical errors in the OCR text.
A readable ad list the store offers several teas with prices per pound or per ounce. Items include T cent Oolong 2cléve 1b at low price, English Breakfast, Gunpowder, Young Hyson, and Suncured Japan with costs ranging from 40 to 60 cents per unit.
A fragmented sale list shows various canned foods including sardines mustard beans salmon and tuna. Items noted include Boston baked beans tomato sauce potted ham and tongue lobster roast beef and mackerel with olive oil and promise of multiple cans per item.
A fragmented catalog of foods and household goods including White Fish Cocoa Oil Soap Baker's Chocolate Eagle Milk Best Crackers Lenox Soap Silk Soap Macaroni Ginger Snaps Cream Cheese Salting items and cleaning supplies priced per unit or package, with scattered quantities and item names. The list appears as a historical priceable inventory fragment.
A Kansas public critique argues the state board of railroad commissioners has no enforceable power over freight rates or abuses. It cites Salina coal rates, noting railroads still charge high prices despite advisory rulings. The piece lambasts the board as ornamental, with officials on speculative inspection tours and limited to advisory influence.
A collage of downtown events and notes from Topeka including disbanding of the Whiting-Holton baseball team, local illnesses and injuries, street improvements, the Edison light reaching College Hill, and upcoming bicycle races. Reports mention Attorney General Dawes at a reunion, scarlet fever in a local family, and a strain of civic chatter about parades, parks, and entertainments.
Round trip fare with one fare for the entire journey including choice of routes east of Chicago and stopover privileges. See Rowley Bros for particulars and departure details.
The parade route for the lantern event was laid out from the Copeland hotel through downtown streets ending at the ninth and Topeka area before returning to the headquarters. Rain will make the track ideal and officials expect state records to fall with A class marks listed for half mile one mile and two miles, plus five mile best. Santa Fe offers a special car for Emporia boys and visiting wheelmen should register at headquarters for return fare benefits. Local and visiting league members will receive badges and all participants may enjoy meals and hospitality during the meet.
A group of four youths at Garfield Park attacked picnic dishes and fired a revolver after a supper framing a noisy disturbance. Dan Hewitt led the group, with Hartley Green Walter Ogden and Meade McLaughlan. Police arrested Hewitt and others faced fines for carrying concealed weapons and disturbing the peace with Hewitt being fined $20 and the others $10 each.
Mrs R S Magee returns from Eskridge visit. Prof Ou of Wa Keeney noted as Mr March’s acquaintance. Ed Johnson of Highth and Adams ill with fever. Drs E Sheldon and J B Vanderpool to take a brief Manitou vacation. Kansas Medical College adopts four year teen program. Fall term opens in September.
William J Maitland of 1723 Van Buren street was struck by lightning while watching a storm. The bolt entered through a window and burned his left sleeve and tie, causing unconsciousness and burns though he recovered. He was treated by Dr Gibson of the Santa Fe railroad hospital.
EE Smith and W H Porter stole jewelry from Morrison's store on July 3. Porter was convicted last Friday and fined 49 dollars plus costs. the only item recovered was a gold pen. The case paused for a jury demand and continued to Saturday. Also: Dr T Russell of Grand Rapids, once linked to Holmes, is alive and practicing medicine.
A jurist testifies to Munyon's Rheumatism Cure curing long standing rheumatism in hours. A Brooklyn judge lauds its efficacy, noting rapid relief and full recovery after three days. Munyon's Homeopathic Remedy Co markets cures for many conditions, with free preliminary diagnosis offered. An unhitched team case involving Fred Anthony proceeds with Police involvement and a court date set for tomorrow.
The county commissioners conduct an inspection at the poor farm this afternoon. They plan to remove some buildings and examine the facilities as part of maintenance and reform efforts.
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