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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1897
Page
6
Classified and real estate ads in this Topeka paper follow set days and rates. Ads are accepted Wednesday morning and run through Saturday with specific limits on lines and pricing, urging advertisers to place notices promptly for local circulation and affordability.
Fragmentary OCR item references presence by advertisers of applications and protections between 3 and 3 o in ck. Mentions pace of web and papers, with aims of speed and precision in a machine era.
Harper's Bazar will enter its thirtieth volume in 1897 with Parisian fashions, New York fashion details, and weekly letters from Katharine De Forest. The issue features short stories by Mary E Wilkins Freeman and others, columns on what women are doing, health and sports notes, music, embroidery, etiquette, and a picture gallery. Also notes on correspondence answers and subscription as a gift.
A garbled OCR list names multiple Topeka street intersections and avenues including Moree Jackson Kansas Avenue Railroad, Gorcot Tarler, Farrisca, Huness Buicn, Crane Adama, Lake East Fourth Brancer Seventh Hoibtst, Le Bighs Madison. The fragment appears to catalog locations for a fire alarm reference.
Fragmented notice lists the treasurer and warden of the State Pexi authorizing charges for various items including dining room fittings clothing and repairs. It references a Daily State Journal publication, Senate passage, and a February date, with names and roles in the state government. A separate brief item notes a boy picked up near Burlingame, and a marriage announcement for Merrit Hares nephew of Governor Leedy to Miss Anna Denlan, with details of ceremony and residence. DeWitt's Little Early Risers promote as a remedy in an unrelated ad.
The market opened with wheat edging higher as traders priced in European political tension. Oats held firm while provisions rose with strong bid activity and cautious covering. the session reflected war scare, with mixed reactions and limited moves across grains.
Market notices indicate receipts of cattle and calves yesterday with steady to weak demand. Texas stockers and feeders show limited activity while hogs and sheep receipts are mixed. prices for cattle near steady, hogs higher, and lambs weaker amid uneven demand at regional markets.
Scattered notes from Godwin Chambertin and Topeka Grain Exhars indicating range of prices for wheat and corn. Reports of Liverpool spot wheat firm and U K and continent trade shifts with shipments and domestic provisions in limbo amid war worries.
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