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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1903
Page
8
A promotional text touts a basement liquidation offering every item at absolute cost for holiday gifts. It highlights toys for children, clothing and accessories for women, undergarments for men and kids, blankets, coats, cloaks, skirts, and basements stock, urging early purchase before stock runs out and stressing no inflated values.
Police notes report two burglaries and two robberies confined to the north side. No suspects have been captured. The period includes troubling assaults on individuals, with harsh treatment alleged against a local figure.
Fragments describe a city burglary wave with a porch climber ring targeting stores and homes. One thief fled the scene while another note references a hold up and police pursuit. Details mention shoe thefts, warehouse breakins, and a suspect captured near Jefferson Street. The story also covers local arrests for arson and a Salvation Army Christmas dinner plan feeding 1200.
Golden Gate High patent sack goods Sugar Maple Sugar per lb Good Baking Powder per lb Bottles of spice Catsup Peas Hickory Nuts while supplies last Popcorn per lb Coal Oil per gallon Fresh Butter and Eggs direct from farmers available now.
Roy Daniels pleaded guilty before Judge Hazen this morning for assaulting a colored piano player in a disorderly house. He received a $25 fine plus costs. Mention of Bee prices at Shawnee Grocery appears incomplete.
John Enne was taken Sunday to Osawatomie Insane Asylum by his father Crandall Lowe and Sharitl Lucas. Lowe did not speak during the trip or at arrival and cried briefly upon entry. He will be kept as a private patient with his father covering costs.
In Topeka the State Journal office received a new poem by a man claiming to be William Cullen Bryant, a Black impersonator. The piece titled Christmas Candy mimics Bryant’s style and mocks the famous poet, suggesting a satirical treatment of race and identity through a pseudo biography and verse exchange.
Unpaid tax penalties set by law will not be enforced immediately as County Treasurer Bowen and seven assistants struggle to handle a flood of mail and workload. The penalty will be delayed until next week while the staff recovers from near overload. The notice includes local ads for fruit baskets, a city information desk, crackers, Christmas trees, and candles.
A fragmented North Topeka notice lists rural and city businesses with holiday items. Mentions for printing, office supplies, cookies, cakes, crackers, Xmas candy and fruit, local shopping, and visits among residents. Several names and places appear with incomplete context, reflecting a busy Christmas season in the area.
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