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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1895
Page
10
Holiday trading shows enormous selection and low prices. The store boasts enlarged departments and better fixtures, with a larger stock from many countries. It claims buyers have gathered vast stocks representing more dollars’ worth than any Kansas City retailer in a year, aiming to double the purchasing power of customers’ dollars for Christmas gifts.
The shop advertises an extensive fur wrap department with mink and sealskin capes and coats, and lists impressive prices and sweep lengths. It also highlights linens, fans, solid silverware, and silk skirts with fashionably cut designs, urging readers to visit the store for Christmas gifts and specials.
A city advertisement touts a vast inventory of dolls from 12 inch to 16 inch, bisque heads, sleeping eyes, and jointed forms, with prices from a few dozen cents to several dollars. It also lists numerous toys, games, china pieces, and decorative items, plus mail order and free home delivery on orders of five dollars or more.
A Christmas season book sale invites readers to visit the Book Department for the largest display yet with prices near wholesale. Featured sets include Waverly, Bulwer Lytton, Dickens, Thackeray, Hawthorne, Victor Hugo, Shakespeare, and more in cloth bindings with deep discounts. many volumes priced at a dollar or two, encouraging gift purchases.
The district court heard the state’s case against William G. Bird, labor commissioner, on charges he diverted office salaries. Key witnesses included John Speer, Augusta Hayes, and Bird himself. Testimony covered vouchers, alleged personal bonuses, and the contingent fund’s use, with Bird denying improper payments and promising to return any excess.
The district court panel includes J. B. Wilcox of Atchison County a juror noted for former partnership with the late Jay Gould. Born in New York Wilcox and Gould were boyhood surveyors who shared plots in Jasper County. After their split Wilcox moved through Wisconsin Sedalia and Atchison County becoming a wealthy real estate speculator.
A large quantity of dry goods boots and shoes were piled on a table in the United States district court room. Clerk Staritt faced questions about leaving court work for business. The Zimmerman case involves theft and arson charges in Smith County.
The Topeka post backs General J C Caldwell for department commander in Kansas G A. The Sterling Gazette says he would bring soldierly and gentlemanly qualities. Coffeyville notes praise beyond others who held the post. Miss Nellis incident at Kuosse Million club meeting linked to Edwarda secretary. Real estate sale in Cambridge Ind lists Scott & Ferguson and James Cooper purchaser for cash 1200.
An anxious caller begs a stranger for funds to reach Tompkinsville and Yonkers, offering repayment for help. The interaction unfolds amid a weary tale of a dying sister and shifting loyalties as the man presses for coins to reach family and escape poverty.
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