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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1899
Page
5
A compact advertisement lists perfume bottles at 15c each, perfume sets at 25c for $1.10, and sets of five books by Kipling Stevenson Correlli Caine and Henry at 1.65. Also notes metal box items 15c each including soap boxes candlesticks blotters pin trays and picture frames sold at 25c.
Advertises perfume atomizers at 500c each with up to 90c prices, fancy perfume packages at 80c each up to 1.75, other items priced 90c to 1.65, and Grimm's or Anderson's Fairy Tales Gulliver's Travels and Arabian Nights at 50c each sold at 85c.
Advertisement itemizes China plates spoons ink wells sauce dishes mugs bon bon boxes and hanging matches selling at prices up to 25 cents each. Local store touts discounted wares with affordable household pieces and small decorative items for readers.
Suit Dept offers deep reductions on remaining Ladies Misses and Children's cloaks and furs. Most items are this season's make and design with prices cut to 12.50 and 10.00 ranges. select jackets at 6.50 feature silk lining in blue or black.
A local shop advertises ladies suits on a seasonal sale with discounts up to 15 dollars off opening prices on select higher grade ranges. The notice emphasizes the year’s range and savings.
A catalog style listing shows cups and saucers, puff boxes, cream pitchers, pin trays, shaving mugs, and small cut glass dishes offered at values up to 25 to 30 cents.
The listing describes china items priced at 25c each for China Mustard Pots Small 3-piece Tea Sets Rose Jars Flemish Pitchers Fancy Trays. Earlier prices were 35c 40c and 50c with a 25c choice option.
Fragments list Comb and Brush Trays Salad Dishes Cream and Sugars French China Inkstands Teapots with price tags 35 cents each and totals up to five shillings.
The notice lists prices for match holders and pin cushions at ten cents each. Details mention quantity, color options, and purchase terms. No further context or names provided.
The Topeka Athletic Bowling Club was defeated in Kansas City by the All Stars in a tight match at the Armory alleys. The Kansas City team won by eighty pins amid a large crowd, while Topeka visitors showed inexperience. The visitors’ lineup included A Smith captain, W A Morton, A B Kirkpatrick, Td Swart, and D Gomett, and they impressed with their first-ball impact, totaling forty two strikes across one triple and twelve doubles.
A Topeka reader survey yields a strong endorsement for Doan’s Kidney Pills. Mrs Robbins and neighbor Hancock report relief from eight to ten years of flank and leg pains, attributing improvement to the pills after other medicines failed. Rowley Snow’s Sixth Street store sells them.
Ratmooh struggles as the All Stars finish with a dominant team effort. King and Clark falter while Hower underperforms and Te Topeka squad takes control with timely marks. Final score margins reflect the visitors’ sharpness despite sporadic standout plays.
Kansas cattlemen meeting at Emporia vow to wage a legal war against railroads to secure lower livestock freights. They raise 1,800 for legal fees and plan to seek relief in district courts or through a new legislative measure, with support from 72 counties and leaders like J. W. Robison and W. Ravenscroft. The group cites rate increases from carload to per pound and urges action to force fair charges.
A Fort Scott widow once prominent in local society left town under a social ban after moving to Michigan years earlier. Returning in October she stayed at Goodlander House and drew attention for her associations with a man described as a well connected gentleman. Propriety and hotel staff remarks noted no improper acts, though rumors spread until a bartender asked guests to shift seating and she planned to go to Kansas City.
Emporia lodge No. 12 and the Emporia chapter of the Masonic order held a joint installation and banquet at the Masonic temple on Wednesday evening. Officers were detailed for the Blue Lodge and the Chapter, with over two hundred guests attending the reception and banquet. After installation, dancing continued late into the night with many city society leaders present.
Chief Conway ordered saloon keepers to discontinue wine rooms in Port Scott. Most complied but Jim Cobn was arrested for maintaining a nuisance. His trial was continued, amid concerns the rooms drew disreputable crowds and risked robberies of unsuspecting young men.
In probate court Martin Siewski was adjudged sane but believes sixteen women in town want to marry him including a person of color, while thirty seven others are jealous and have blackmailed him. He fears danger to his life and fled Newton losing all his property.
Wichita December 29 the seventeenth annual meeting of Kansas county clerks convened. about thirty five officials attended and debated assessing property at actual value with no action. state auditor G E B Cole will speak today and attendance is expected to reach fifty.
Ex County Commissioner Webb returns from the Far West where he sought sheep for stock uses but finds prices steep. Sheep listed at 35 for lambs, 100 high, wool prices up 3 cents, and Colorado sellers can pay 73 cents for corn used as feed. Webb notes alfalfa as prime rough feed and warns against market disadvantage for Kansas.
Dec 28 a jubilee reception will honor the town's move to a new room in Caer. The event runs from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and features multiple activities as the association plans community involvement and decorates the facility for New Year celebrations.
A meeting of the Sixth District Republican committee is set for early January with prominent politicians expected to attend. Plans to unite with Democrats are discussed, aiming to present a strong slate for congressional races. Local names cited include Johnston, McCormick, and Pritchard, among others, as candidates or supporters. Hutchinson news notes a separate fire arms ordinance and recent local court actions. A Pusey Graves presides death is recorded in Newton Headline.
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