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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1899
Page
8
The Toy World retails roundups and product features in a brief listing. It highlights toys or seasonal items with potential prices and availability notes, reflecting a compact catalog style.
The damaged text mentions a Cleveland based corporation paying a Christmas gift by check to employees, an express company, and a large rental figure tied to a Philadelphia residence connected to a deceased benefactor. It also references fire department activity and a building fire near Tyoka Avenue with uncertain details.
A daughter was born on Sunday to Mr and Mrs W A Jones. An entertainment will be given Wednesday evening December 7 in the hall of the Church of the Assumption for the benefit of the Spalling Mending circle TRONGUILL 10 cent Cigars.
In Topeka the kidney cure named Morrow’s Kidney Pills gains praise as many sufferers report relief from kidney complaints backache and debility. Testimonials cite J M Holt of IX Past Street and others who say the pills cured them quickly at home. Sold by druggists and retailers with price, by John Morrow & Co. chemists.
Bishop J W Vincent compared Dwight L Moody and an agnostic in a Sunday afternoon talk. Moody energized crowds in Chicago and beyond while Ingersoll drew formal, philosophical fame. Both shaped religious discourse, yet Moody remained prophetic and devout while Ingersoll was renowned for agnostic lectures.
Social and personal notices list Miss Helen Thompson hosting an informal dancing party in Topeka with Sues Baby Nickerson of Mexico City noted. Many society figures attend cards, dances, receptions, and weddings at Hudsons Hall and private homes. The week features multiple gatherings, including a wedding of Margaret Bear and Charles W. Barnes, with a large local guest list and Christmas-related events throughout the city.
The text presents a fragmented obituary fragment with phrases about belief, mourning, and a reference to an Associated Press account of Mr Moody's death. It includes awkward phrasing and unclear names, offering only disjointed hints of a funeral, a thinker, and a mention of Vincent.
A week of donations from across the state filled boxes and bundles of gifts for a local institution. Mr. Shum war of Topeka led a music program while Mrs. J. K. Madison spoke on Christmas benedictions. Police Matron Thorpe thanked Topeka for toys, candy, apples, nuts, and popcorn sent for the needy, including sick children. The Richland primary department contributed $1 for teacher Nelise A. Fox’s class.
New York on December 23 celebrated Christmas with Salvation Army relief distributions at Madison Square Garden feeding 3,500. thousands more to be served at the main event tonight. Early morning charity, school programs, and pageantry accompanied by orchestral music and religious services across the city.
An open letter urges Mrs Ramone Aneis Ee Vlees to lead youths in heroic acts during the new year. It praises courage, selflessness, and civic virtue, citing potential prizes to inspire children to mimic brave deeds and communal service.
A special to the Advertiser reports a Lawton fund totaling 830000 will likely reach 50000 in New York as a secure measure. Funds support a broad campaign with uncertain final figures and distant impact.
A fragmented report describes a relief effort with prominent donors including Vanderbilt and Gould, outlining a campaign to raise funds for mortgaged homesteads and general needs. It notes slow Western contributions, a call for continued support, and anticipated messages from committee members and officials.
San Francisco December 25 John Lennon a teamster was found dead last night in a de Barted house on the San Jose road. He died from a bullet wound in the breast. a pool of blood and signs of a desperate struggle were noted. A ride belonging to John Fitzgerald, one of the residents, and an emptied cartridge were found at the scene.
Chicago unions announce a bread boycott starting January 1. About 7,000 journeymen bakers, plus 100,000 members from other unions, will refuse to buy bread not bearing the union bakery label. The action targets bakeries seen as hostile to organized labor in a fight over crust and practices.
Fragmented notes describe holiday crowds, shopping at Christmastime, and local events in Topeka. Mentions weather, a white Christmas effort, school and club preparations, and social scenes with many names and places referenced in a bustling, informal snapshot.
A tale recounts a young woman Tomeka id teased about a Christmas wish for a plano and a set of diamonds, revealing how a man named Sante Cleg deceived her. The narrative describes the social strain and the mockery surrounding her wish.
A group of friends staged a practical joke by ordering a flashy box for a woman. A messenger delivered a box labeled from a jeweler. She opened it expecting a diamond bracelet but found two large pendant earrings made of glass. The plan grew wilder when an express shipment brought a plain toy box with a screwdriver access.
The New York Evening Post portrays the Gulf of St Lawrence area as a graveyard of the Atlantic. It cites hidden rocks, treacherous shoals near Sable and Magdalen Islands, fierce currents, fog, and sparse coastal settlements that imperil ships. It notes wrecks like the Beals and Jonge and laments neglect of safe navigation near Labrador and Newfoundland.
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