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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1900
Page
7
The Star Grocery at 112 East Sixth Street advertises two blue premium stamps with every ten cent purchase or one green stamp tomorrow. Groceries offered at wholesale prices with stamps redeemable at 20 cents per 100, featuring listed items such as dried beef and canned goods.
The scattered report covers a busy period with traffic disruptions, a smallpox scare, and a variety of city events. It notes police activity, road and street clearing, and mentions local gatherings, weather, and public notices amid a broad array of city life and civic concerns.
A garbled OCR fragment references the Biase Re rapergney union and mentions a committee and officials. Details are unclear, with scattered names and captions about religious figures, Swedish church ties, and pending actions.
Reports from Atchison County allege ongoing actions by Juin Seaton against W. J. Baker and Cyrus Leland. Seaton’s group claims victory, with friends claiming success while headquarters are described at Bryan hotel and plans for distribution of material are hinted.
TheConsequence of the Hitt division shows Populists planning a congressional convention after the Republican gathering on March 15. Linntatian district politics center on timing, with hopes to revive the convention. W. Wingunt is expected to be the top populist nominee, while Vincent and Onderhead are noted as prior contenders in a two year cycle.
An apparent budget proposal seeks two million dollars for wartime contingents and civilian relief in Solid Attica, funded by the difference in pay between Brutal soldiers and Canadian militiamen, with the appropriation valid to July 1. A First Congregational Church event offers a turkey dinner Friday evening. Death notices and cures for coughs appear among varied items including Havemeyer death news, a Philadelphia paper pledge, and medical ad blurbs.
Prominent San Francisco society figures Miss Jane Irving and Mrs Madeline Bruguire were discharged from Harry Corson Clarke's company after alleged unbecoming conduct including smoking cigarettes. Irving left for New York, Bruguire to stay with the troupe until Grand Island Nebraska tour stop. Clarke said the women disgraced the company and will not be readmitted.
An article recounts Harry Clarke a performer who suffered severe nervous dyspepsia and was treated by doctors across the United States. He claims a milk and molasses taffy diet transformed his health, reporting drastic weight gain and renewed vitality after adopting the regimen at Crawford theater touring last season.
A crowded Crawford theater featured Harry Corau Chirke in Breathurst's comedic "hil arious ausciency" with Clarke delivering a striking portrayal of a milk consuming hero. The stormy night dampened attendance but the performance impressed, despite replacements for faded cast members.
A garbled banquet scene quotes speakers including McKinley and Congress members. The crowd cheers as pro and anti Philippines policy are debated focusing on taxation, representation, and governance by the people. A referenced pledge and 1899 political rhetoric frame a national discourse amid wartime sentiment.
Partially legible wartime style notice from a local newspaper page seeks assistance or service with a cryptic reference to a person or role. Contains scattered words like sewing, address, and scamastress, indicating a misplaced or damaged classified item.
A jumble of ads seeks workers for sewing, private work, and household tasks. Listings include reliable man for country work, agents for a large house, barber trainee, hand writing reform, housework and cooking for a two-person family, and a travel-friendly agent position. Also several rental notices for rooms and houses with prices and locations in Topeka area.
A fragmented 19th century classified list advertises items for sale and services including a nearly new swell body cutter, a good horse and cow, confectionery and fruit stands, boarding house furniture, piano, and other assorted goods. Names and locations appear with vague descriptions, reflecting a busy marketplace page.
Topeka city council approves issuing bonds to fund extensive street and alley improvements. The plan lists specific paving curbing and grading projects across multiple streets including Clay, Sixth through Eleventh Avenues, Green Wood, and Fillmore, with bond series totaling funds for the work. Bonds are $100 each, dated 1998, interest 5 percent, payable annually in New York.
Ordinance No 2121 directs levy actions and public sale terms for property within Topeka. It specifies dates for publication in the Topeka Daily Journal and outlines procedures for tax collection and parcel assessment. The document names city officers and prescribes meeting and filing steps for the county clerk.
Ordinance No. 2 122 aims to prohibit certain acts within Topeka city limits. The text remains unclear due to OCR errors but indicates enforcement provisions and penalties, including fines and imprisonment up to 30 days or both. The measure is signed by Mayor J Drew and clerk notes appears.
Ordinance No 2120 authorizes mayoral action on a civic project list including dam and street work. The measure names John Ritchie and a Santract partner, dated May 1, and mentions construction activity within Porto area limits. Officials sign off with mayoral approval and city sealing.
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