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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1897
Page
7
A garbled classified notice offers employment work and usage of columns for advertisers. It touts Topeka State Journal reach and daily rental, urging readers to participate, with unclear instructions and mixed typos throughout.
An OCR fragment notes pricing for a publication line rate and a monthly rate. It States a sixity cent monthly figure and mentions average circulation for the first eight months, with an apparent date reference near 1827. The text is incomplete but conveys pricing and circulation ideas from a historic period.
An unclear advertisement fragment touts a dress described as the finest and most perfect, mentioning Sage papers and a “family wants Job on farm of ranch with house” alongside a contact in Bruce St. MN. The text is fragmented and references advertisers and orientation materials.
To Topeka residents Edward Esterly and others appoints appraisers for drainage district No. 3. They outline boundaries along Tenth and Washington avenues and Chandler street, with a meeting set August Gath day, 1887, at 9 am to value all lots and tracts within the district.
The State issues a proposal for bids to repair the Capitol building including walls, cornicing, flooring, trimming, wainscoting, and stonework finishes. Plans available at the State House architect’s office. Bids must include a certified percent bond and follow state laws. the executive council reserves right to reject bids.
A fragment from a colonial era dispatch quotes Tilack, a Ta tribe member in Motuakwahta, recalling a promise of a reservation and a mythic gold mountain. The report notes a traveler stating women cannot endure Klondike cold and would not go there for anything in the world.
Governor Leedy and W A Deford of Ottawa will speak at the third annual harvest home picnic in Lecompton. The event at Leamer’s Park features a free show from Topeka actors, Bail games, greased pole, slow mule, and a mandolin club as part of the amusements.
The national supreme court of the Foresters of America meets in Denver starting tomorrow with daily sessions through Friday. Delegates from the East and West gather, and California plans to lead on the ground. The order will consider adopting a ceremonial emblem a dark button with a gold laurel wreath and a double shield surmounted by an eagle bearing the legend Foresters of America.
Curley Chief a Pawnee Indian dies 39 miles east of Perry Oklahoma aged 100. He played a prominent role in Indian wars and served on the police board. Also notes local police matter and various brief items including a Kansas City dispatch and a medical ad.
This market report notes a volatile session as wheat prices swung with sales pressure and high anxiety among traders. September and December wheat futures moved sharply from opening highs to declines, while corn and oats activity remained brisk amid Liverpool price signals and weaker early demand.
The readable fragments describe a market scene with scattered names and numbers, referencing dates and locations in unclear order. Key entities are unclear, but include possible references to people, places, and prices amid jumbled text. The item appears as a stray, damaged clipping with no coherent report or outcome.
Chicago market notes show sheep and lamb receipts yesterday at various levels with official receipts and shipments, plus estimated hog receipts for tomorrow around 34 000. Reports cover Kansas City and Wichita area pricing, regional stock activity in Missouri and Illinois, and grain futures with December wheat and corn figures, reflecting a steady to firm tone in commodities trading.
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