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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1897
Page
7
Sealed bids for plastering carpentry stonework and floor work on the State Library dome in Topeka Kansas will be received until noon September 12 1897. Plans and specifications available August 9 from the state house architect with a 5 percent bid bond. Bids subject to eight hour day law and state housekeeping rules.
Practical guide to making a folding basket with old fashioned methods. Describes cutting a stiff pesteboard octagon bottom about four inches in diameter and promising a dainty finished piece with effort and care. Ends with open-ended directions inviting quicker modern alternatives.
A detailed Victorian craft item explains making a folding octagonal basket using thick and thin pasteboard pieces. It covers outer parts with coarse fabrics and inner parts with silk, attaches hinges from ribbon, and adds pockets and sewing tools. Includes brassy rings, a pincushion bottom, and a tied ribbon to hold the sides, suited for travel and gift purposes.
A vintage recipe guide explains making coffee essence fresh for summer desserts. It covers coffee mousse with cream, sugar, and coffee essence, plus a coffee custard baked in cups. Methods include reducing strong coffee, whisking cream to froth, and chilling in ice with a mold for several hours.
An Englishman Bennett Beadle vanishes from Uncle Tristram Thomas’s cabin near a Bluewater creek in Maryland. Neighbors search the mill and home as a stormy night reveals no trace until Beadle reappears in bed, limp and unmoving, claiming a stranger lured him away, then vanished again amid lingering mystery and village curiosity.
A detailed guide explains how silk umbrellas deteriorate with rough handling and moisture. It covers avoiding banging the ferrule, not gripping the silk, drying properly by opening and resting, and folding technique to keep ribs and folds smooth for an elegant, protected accessory.
A simple practical gift idea builds a twelve month receipt file. Use heavy envelopes bound together with a linen strip and cover. Choose embroidery or watercolor cover for ladies and brown linen or leather for a business man.
Advice favors durable envelopes and simple fastenings for a book like case. Leather or silk elastic bands preferred, with a month name on each envelope. Highlights include avoiding ribbons, using tape or linen bands, and ensuring durability for long handling. Also notes on infant care and early habit formation.
The American Newspaper Directory is described as the recognized authority among advertisers and is likened to Dun and Bradstreet for mercantile ratings. It notes the publication entering its twenty sixth year and its long standing offer of 1000 for proof that statements of newspaper circulations were not correct.
The editor of the American Newspaper Directory reports for the six months ending July 31 1897 that Topeka Kansas State Journal has the largest circulation of any daily in Topeka Shawnee County and the First Congressional District, based on signed statements from Kansas papers. The Directory will be issued September 1 1897. No postage is paid on a large portion of its editions as delivery is by carrier or express.
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