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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1895
Page
4
The Manspeaker Mercantile Co calls for a trial amid unclear content and branded tea listings. The notice urges readers to give a trial to their Moyone Teas and related products, noting their claim to quality and exclusivity.
A mixed sale of canned and cured meats and fish items from Richardson & Robbin includes boned chicken and turkey, potted meats, tongue, deviled ham and tongue, potted chicken and turkey, lambs tongue, beef varieties, clams, crabs, chowders, lobsters, salmon, oysters, and a range of cheeses. Also advertised are new olives, flour, cheap coffee brands, and branded coffee options REVERE and Java and Moola ibana & Sanborn's Golden B ee.
An old newspaper classified style item lists Jaxon Soap Sugar 20, Ihe Finest Granulated Sugar 1.00, 38 Ibs C Bagar, B geilons Ganoline 02. 1. 760, Loat Mason's No.1 Fruit Jere will sell cheap.
An old Soldier writes in a state journal accusing the administration of excluding veterans from public employment. He cites appointments in the governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and other offices, noting none or few veterans among staff and alleging a known bureau refused veterans employment. He recalls census workers who slept on the capitol campus, arguing veterans supported the administration yet are overlooked.
An old dispatch advertises Boston and return trips with routes east of Chicago and stop over privileges for a single round trip fare. It mentions Rowley Bros for details, Kansas City to Santa Fe route, and a Sunday August 25 return offering one dollar for the round trip. The note references the Acrora pure Ha eigar in the city.
A Jovanan reporter previews the open air Modocs minstrels at Garfield park with a 35 member company. The stage uses a dancing platform facing Soldier Creek, seats in a half circle, two rear tents for green rooms, and a varied program including Kazoo band, cornet, trombone, skit monologue, living pictures, and dances. Performances feature Miss Burroughe, Professor Jackson, William Wadsworth, Miss Shreeve, and others with songs like Swim O Grady and Rock of Ages.
Two United States postal service detectives are in town observing mail routes. Carriers report requests for overtime pay and fear dismissal for lateness on routes as a means of retaliation. The investigation hints at tension between postal workers and the department. The scene also notes a school fund inquiry and bond sales tied to state financing.
Ending August 20 1885 reported through the office of J F Beals solicitor of patents Washington DC David L Miller Wilson Ras rnbiron Wm T Powers Udall Kas land marker Misstrete Tonight at Park Brownie Minstrela at Garfeld park famous Modocs in their latest production Admission ten cents
A long list of Topeka items includes street work at Fass and Righbys fruit store, tax sales, a planned art program cut at Washburn, travel plans by Hank Lindsay, and a Soldier reunion in Council Grove. Reports note weather, public notices, legal items, church activities, prison transfers, and various local personalities with brief updates.
A columnist argues that girls are trained to be good mothers while men are not prepared to be good fathers. She proposes that young men in the city take turns caring for babies in creches to balance parental duties.
As Knights Templar units headed for Boston via Train 114 they drew massive crowds at Santa Fe depot last evening. Marshall's band escorted Topeka commandery. spectators packed the platform while trains and carriages moved, with road crews noting the grand, ceremonial turnout and the seven sleepers and two baggage cars forming the impressive consist.
John Brun, former steward of the Topeka insane asylum, was appointed as a guard at the Hutchinson reformatory under the current administration. The appointment list shows John Bron named in Topeka, who left yesterday to assume the role. The post pays $50 a month and follows the asylum’s leadership change earlier.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen held a picnic at Garfield Park yesterday afternoon. About forty ladies and gentlemen enjoyed cool breezes, games, boat riding, and an elaborate lunch, returning home around ten o'clock after a pleasant day.
Judge Joseph Reed reveals he plans to visit presidential candidate Tom Reed in September with his family, praising Reed as honest with no unsavory records. The piece also notes scattered local notices and payments approved by Ottawa council totaling 2065.41, plus miscellaneous event mentions and refunds for a minstrel show at a park venue.
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