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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1895
Page
6
A shopper is offered a box of honey cured sliced bacon and Campbell's stewed and strained tomatoes. The brief notices highlight grocery items labeled as appealing food selections for breakfast and pantry use.
Stockholders in the Kansas State Fair association face losses as the bankrupt body left $1,600 in unpaid premiums and awards. Justice Furry ordered individual stockholders to pay par value. listed defendants include D. L. Lakin, A. Washbars, W. D. Diabrow, J. Kellam, T. Ploan, and others, amounts ranging from $10 to $150.
The Oxford club held a final informal dancing party at Library hall before Lent. Chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. Wadaworth Mr. Low and guests Mrs Ewing of Chicago Mrs M L Morehouse and Mrs GP Ashton. Visiting young ladies Miss Madeline Kestrail Kansas City and Miss Blanche Joerger Leavenworth attended. Harry Ward Junction City arrives to stay with Walter Smith. Loyal Legion to banquet at Throop hotel next Wednesday. Edith Meredith to spend Sunday at Hutchinson home. C E Hudson back in Topeka. Viavi lectures draw crowds at the Bijou. Dr and Mrs P L Mulvane and family arrive from Chicago to visit Dr and Mrs G J Mulvene. Minor Social Mention Miss Grace Weaver hosts a cousin. Donze whist club meets with Miss Alice Prescott. Superba club dances at Library hall with next party Feb 23. Mr and Mrs Joe Davidson leave for Galveston. Mr and Mrs W F White and family arrive in private car Wyandotte for California. Old friends visit Mrs White there. Miss Dora Forman returns from Wichita to visit family of Uncle B E Torrington. George T Stevenson returns to New York. Eleanor Wilson to give a formal reception next Tuesday with dancing in the evening.
Fire gutted a small frame storage building at 1825 East Sixth Street used by J. M. Worrell. The hay and straw inside fed the blaze and a large gasoline tank intensified the flames. Firemen arrived after a long run to find the building beyond saving. No insurance was carried and the origin remains unknown.
Connolly reports applications totaling 15000 dollars toward a 100000 dollar bond issue. He expects to place the remaining amount by tomorrow night, with bonds to be accepted by grocers and traders in lieu of cash. A Milk Handkerchief Offered with Gypsy Queen Baking Powder in each 11b can, as a market promotion. Subscribe for the Jovanan.
Abel Merrill, a native of New Hampshire and Dartmouth and Harvard educated, died January 19 in Chelsea Vermont at age 82. He helped found Topeka Mill Co. and supported the free state cause. He left a wife and one daughter and is remembered by early Kansas settlers.
Lexpos reports The Times editorializes that President Cleveland steadied the financial debate by perseverance and courage. He could have quit but instead gained Republican support for the Springer bill, offering hope amid volatile rhetoric. The piece criticizes silver advocates for a world market view and narrow policy logic.
L A Stebbins and C J Evans sue Zerelda McKiernan for 1950.41. Mary E Hill sues husband Chas M Hill for divorce after three years alleging abandonment. Frank McHenry discharged by jury on liquor charge. A M Frazier found not guilty for starting a row at Second street colored church. Y M C A annual meeting set for next week with five directors' terms expiring. Santa Fe Town and Land Company board names John E Frost president and Edward Wilder secretary treasurer in Kansas City meeting. Mayor Harrison appoints C H Donelly as temporary city electric light plant trimmer. Sherman Williams remains ill. Edward Gibbons transferred from Banta Fe boiler shop to Raton NM. Elsborn dancing club member hosts farewell at city hall. George Townsend pleads guilty to disturbing Mrs Oliver's peace. paid 15 dollars. Judge Ensminger’s grand finale.
A Philadelphia Record item notes stories of elephants caring for mahout children in the jungle, including a baby placed under an elephant’s trunk while mothers fetch supplies, and children growing to become mahouts. The piece reflects on bond and protection between species.
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch note describes a simple chem experiment using red cabbage extract to color water blue then convert it to red by air bubbles blown through with a goose quill or straw. The method involves mixing 2 or 3 tablespoons of water with cabbage extract and blowing through to release carbonic acid.
The column notes a now velvet fabric arriving as a midwinter novelty with rich, accordion-plaited texture in robin's egg blue and rose, suggesting use for evening skirts, chiffon bodices, or theater waists. It cites New York News and comments on fashion trends for the era.
A New Yorker recalls storing furniture and packing debris in five barrels. One lighter barrel hid no contents, leading to stories of missing valuables. The twist reveals excess excelsior and a past packing mistake, costing nine months of storage and multiple transports between hotel, storage, and home.
A nameless exchange notes Frwen die age, suggesting illusion of youth but years of skill mark mastery. The scene hints at aging and expertise in handling a monopole with ease, while Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup is praised as a timeless teething remedy, advertised as soothing gums and easing discomfort for babies.
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