Faded catalog entry hints at oddly priced watch parts
A fragmented ad lists various watches and components including Waltham, Rockford, and gold inlaid cases with dubious pricing. The garbled text mentions costs like 18.7 and 45.08 and notes silver and gold finishes, offering odd quantities in 2 year filled cases. Names appear unreadable, suggesting a damaged sale notice.
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Waltham
Ae Jewel Sie
Adoten
Nickie Lai
Ahha
Mukon
Rapseis Ae Eeredt
Wehar Waituives
Sea
Ladies' Watches and Jewelry at Bargain Prices
Readable fragment shows ladies' watches in gold tones at various low prices. Items include ae gold aishere and a Jaws model with prices listed as 18.00, 12.50, 10.00, and 11.50. No clear year or source other details available.
Must Stop Quarreling Over Wood Ownership
Mrs Louise Hokke a German woman was arrested on a complaint by Schneider after a dispute over stove wood. An interpreter aided Judge Guy who fined Hokke and warned that further neighborhood quarrels would bring fines on both prosecuting witnesses and defendants.
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Tuition Guy
Louise Rokk
Schneider
Mra Schneider
Guy
Louise Hokke
Dodges Guy
Uish
Agai
Kansas City Sunday Excursion Offers $1 Round Trip
Next Sunday August 25 the Santa Fe offers a cheap Kansas City excursion with round trip fare of $1. The Santa Fe runs six daily trains per direction with superior accommodations. A Galveston conference committee was named to plan an interstate exposition in Galveston, with members listed. Other notes include B Wayden Jewelers moving to 727 Kanave and ticket offices at Chamberlain’s on Kansas Ave advertising fares east of Chicago.
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Santa Fe
Kansas City
Galveston
Topeka
Eat
Galvaston
P. I. Boorbrake
BP. G. Noss
W. Lima
J. R Mulvane
Peter Smith
0. D. Skinner
R. L. Corran
Oscar Bischoff
Oscar Krauss
Thos. Page
John Martin
T. H. Hain
Howell Jones
CA. Fellows
E Wilder
Bovtina
Chicago
Boston
B. Wayden
Kanave
Chamberlain
Kansas Ave
J. . Mayden
Jeweler
Oe Geo
Burgbart
Kansas Avenue
Three Kansas Women Enter Office Contests
A Kansas newspaper column lauds three women Miss Mace King Miss Stella Strait and Mrs Evalyn Bradford for seeking county offices at Republican conventions. It notes nine teen women already serve as superintendents of schools and argues more could win if they pursued offices directly rather than hoping for chivalry from male politicians.
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Kansas
Dickinson County
Miss Anthony
Miss King
Ed Little
Abilene
Mies King
Stella Strait
Fort Scott
Register of Deeds
Bourbon County
Miss Strait
Dildo
Soan
George Peck
Mise Strait
Misa Anthony
Cloud County
Evalyn Bradford
Bradford
Misa Strait
W. R
Judge Guthrie Defies Disclosure on Kanes Letter to Reed
Judge Jobe Guthrie writes to Thomas BR Reed about Governor Morrill’s Kanes claim for McKinley. Guthrie says Morrill’s opinion is presumptuous and that Kanes will be found on the scene when the national convention is held.
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Guthrie
Thomas BR Reed
Jobe Guthrie
Reed
Morrill
Kaness
McKinley
Kansas
Kayena
Boston and Return By the Santa Fe
Transportation notice announces a round trip fare with routes east of Satacee and atop over privileges. Details at Rowley Broa. The Third Christian Church serves ice cream at its new building tonight due to rain, as Baughman donates cream for the event. Washburn College to open September 11 with improved conditions and new outfits for ladies waists. Peerless Steam Laundry advertisement.
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The
Santa Fe
Satacee
Rowley Broa
Third Christian Church
Baughman
Coma
Three Days Carnival Promises Big Kansas Sports Meet
Seneca Kansas hosts a three day athletic carnival starting September 17 featuring bicycling shooting baseball and tennis with marquee events including the freman tournament and band contests. Prizes total 3000 with 800 to wheelmen 400 to firemen and 300 to trap shooters among others, while organizers advertise top tracks and hotel accommodations to draw crowds.
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Seneca
Kansas
Turners
Besl
Sambesu
Frank Greenwood
Wheeling
Only One in Kansas A Masonic Guide Book
A. K. Wilson, Grand Secretary, has received a rare Masonic guide book from the grand lodge of England. It lists provincial lodges including Australia and Canada with notes on past grand masters, Queen Victoria’s lineage in Masonry, and her extensive charity patronage. The volume is said to be the only one in Kansas and is handsomely bound.
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A. K. Wilson
Wilson
Grand Lodge of England
Australia
Canada
Royal Household
Prince Albert
Queen Victoria
Grand Lodge
Wilvon
Kansan
Populist Leader Seeks Emergency Farm Produce Rate
Rev James H Lathrop urges Kansas railways to grant an emergency rate to ship apples and potatoes at risk of waste. Kansas farmers would benefit if the Santa Fe and Rock Island freight departments approve the plan to move surplus produce to market.
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James H. Lathrop
Kansas Railroads
Kansas
Santa Fe
Rock Island
Bowery Girl at Grand Opera House Opens Next Saturday
Scenic producer Harry Williams presents A Bowery Girl as the Grand’s first booking for Aug 24. The NY life story features 18 performers led by Clara Thropp Mamie Fyan Matt W Cody Gen W Thompson Andy Aman Emma Sardou Edward Chil eford with special scenery and effects. Also notes a minor arrest warrant and a separate street incident tied to Frank Graham, plus local ads for a druggist and a cigar.
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Harry Williams
Bowery
Grand Opera House
New Yorks
Clara Thropp
Mamie Fyan
Matt W. Cody
Gen W. Thompson
Andy Aman
Emma Sardou
Edward Chileford
Topeka Snaps From Home News and Local Notes
A bustling Topeka bulletin lists river conditions and forecast frost between September 1 and 10. It reports Labor Day parade plans by the Topeka Trades and Labor Assembly, politics, irrigation efforts, a parade grandstand by Capper and Crawford at Grand Lake, and multiple civic notes including resignations, new ventures, and a runaway injury update.
Elevator to be installed in State House at Kansas City
The executive council of the state opts for a single elevator to be built by Eaton- Prince company of Chicago at a cost of 5980 dollars. Prescott and Co. act as Topeka agents, Capital Ironworks of Topeka to provide elevator cages. Secretary W C Edwards favored two elevators but was outvoted. A special meeting will decide wiring and gas systems for the new section.
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Marshall
Boston
Farmington Orchard Beach
Manhattan Beach
State Superintendent of Insurance
National Benefit & Casualty Company of
Milwaukee
Kansas
Wisconsin
Topeka Urion Society
Ed Buechner
Dawes
K. B. McMasters
Frank Herald
Seventh and
Kansas Avenue
George R. Peck
Santa Fe
Kenna
Frisco
W. W. Greene
Mercantile Trust Company of New York
Topeka
Albuquerque
Dan Frazier
North Topeka
W. N. West
Louis Deutscher
State House
State Executive Council
Eaton- Prince Company
Chicago
Prescott & Co
Capital Ironworks
Topesa
W.C Edwards
Executive Council
Pastor Resigns Over Church Scandal and Finances
Rev. M. Ingels vacates the Christian church of North Topeka citing financial strains from building costs and rumors of misconduct by two members. A prominent member recalls a church trial over improper conduct involving a couple, suggesting this unrest contributed to the resignation alongside financial concerns.
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M. Ingels
Iis Partorate
Christian Church of
North Topeka
Mr. Ingels
Stars Jovana
Ingela
Mr. Ingalls
Biance Rowen
Church Sud
Ngels
Pastor Olden A Terror At Second Baptist Church
Rev G D Olden pastor of Second Baptist Church expels members at a rapid pace. Four more members including former pastor Rev Pater Johnson and Mr Dennis Hope were ejected at a recent business meeting. About fifty members have been removed in the last year with a further batch of thirty five promised before a pause. The pastor, one of the citys brightest colored preachers, says the church will continue to run itself and remains more prosperous than ever.
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G. D. Olden
Second Baptist Church
The
Second Baptist
Pater Johnson
Dennis Hope
Mr. Olden
Olden
Frightful street exhibition shocks Topeka residents
Topeka residents were horrified by a severely disfigured man named Joyce displaying on Sixth Avenue near the Rock Island ticket office. Citizens demand police action and humane care, arguing such public exposure affronts decency and should be stopped. Joyce says a mine blast injury in Washington four years ago left him homeless and selling trinkets.
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Topeka
Sixth and
Kansas Avenue
Rock Island
Joyce
Washington
Futura
Boston
Unico Piteifie
North Topeka Items of Interest From the North Side
North Topeka items list social visits and travel for residents including families of Praser Hartzell Wetzger and Swarts. Mentions a watermelon social at Ed Wuerth's, a broken collar bone, a deputy marshal in the Indian Territory, and a Knights and Ladies of Security entertainment. Also notes a planned Royal Neighbors picnic at Garfield park and a Flying of Topeka activities. A fire at the Standard Oil office is reported and a state Silver league circular invites Republican silver club organizing.
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H Foucht
Kansas City
Dan Praser
Denver
J. A. Hartzell
van Buren Street
Amity Lodge
Frantz Babcock
W. H. Dennison
New York City
Quiet
Trinitead
Mice
Bessie Warner
Meriden
Wesley Swarts
Park Street
Res. C. Holman
Manhattan
D.E. Wetzger
Trinidad
Colu
Lord
Lodge & Colvin
Norris Street
Pratt Bros
North Topeka
Lukens Brow
Stutz
A. J. Peouwttit
Stu N. Kan
Woet Laurent Street
Ed Wwuerth
Elijah Hobinson
Menoken
Dick Miller
United States
Indian Territory
Shawnee Council No 3
Knights and Ladies of Security
Woodbine
Topeks
Royal Neighbors of
Local rail routes and reach of Topeka readers debated
A fragmented notice discusses route choices east of Chicago and stop over terms. It mentions Kee Rowley Bros and Stark Jongsar’s Want and Miscellaneous columns, claiming Topeka readership exceeds any other paper. The text quality is poor but suggests daily reach.
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Jongsar
Faos
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Prites
Eighth Ave
Peorloss
Washburn College
Ed Bbauer
el Dorado
Roy Thorpe
Bert Smith
Thorpe
Smith
el Dorado Cycle Club
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Mr. Mote
W. H. Staatz
Enterprise
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Chaning Club
Elaworth
Jake Lane
Prof
Scard
Leavenworth
Harper
Tate
Emporia
Winfield
Emporia Maroons
Maroons
Coffyville Maroon
Jack McFadden
Coffeyville Maroons
Frank Graham
Graham
A. T. Weggoner
Lucus
Arthur Capper
George Crawford
Grand Lake Colorado
Topeka Trades Anii Labor Assembly
T. M. Jones
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Thomas G. Shillingtow
Million Club
H.W. Johnson
Patsy Free
Murphy
A.L. McNair
South Topeka
Bernard Kelley
A. S. Johnson
Last Evening Journal
W. E. Zirkle
Alliance
Richland
Horace E Goddell
Reform School
Colorado Keeley
Colorado
Mahansy Keeley
Harrisburg
Kenses City
Reurn
Santa Berante
Ouse Duljur
Bowie
Core Pacific
Santa Foe
M.ingels
Pastor Olden
Barrie Ax
Bernard Kelly
Toptta
Marysville
Kelly
Standard Oil Company
Railroad and
Sicth Streets
State Central Republican Silver League
Republiceo Bimetallists
Republican Silver Club
State League
P. H. Coney
W. UW. Harnaday
Santa Be
Rowley Bros
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