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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1900
Page
6
A noisy OCR style page advertises The Star Grocery at 412 East Sixth Street selling wholesale and retail foods. It lists grains, canned goods, canned vegetables, syrups, coffee, soap, tomatoes, peaches, and various pantry staples with discounted stamps and per unit prices, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century catalog tone.
A historical overview traces how items once discarded by a generation gain value as antiques and curios in later eras. It discusses shifting tastes, preservation, and the economy of collecting, noting how social change and scarcity drive new appreciation for old objects.
State historian society secretary George W. Martin calls for citizens to assist in compiling Kansas historic material. A circular letter sent today urges clubs and individuals to contribute information on local government, industry, religion, commerce, and daily life. The effort aims to map county character, regional progress, railways, churches, and military service for a comprehensive nineteenth century record.
There is complaint about whirtage in barrels of off wold in Kan-Res. The state official says merchants overexertion would cause farrefe and cagice. The head of the department notes Untaperative issues. If barrel contents exceed limits, the barrele would bust and cause examination failures.
Katsu teachers will travel to Chicago next week for the annual convention of the National Association of City and County Superintendents. Welson will speak at the conference outlining education directions and regional concerns.
Grain O is described as a tonic not a stimulant with permanent effects. It is presented as a successful substitute for coffee, offering the flavor that most people enjoy. The text notes many substitutes exist, but Grain O is claimed to be unique as a food drink.
Governor Stanley grants two conditional pardons for Abner Henderson and James McCullough, with strict conditions and potential return to prison for any violation. Officials including Kanse City education leaders and university presidents will participate in a national education program. A new mutual live stock insurer is authorized in Kansas, with directors named.
Brief telegrams from Ottawa report Keb Di-in’s comment on arrivals from the United Kingdom and Canada, plus notices of a schooner Hord presumed sunk near Norfolk and a barge Oakland breaking anchor near Breakwater. Mentions of ships, crews, and a rescue or relief effort tied to a February event.
The trial of Vida Bush daughter of ex Secretary W E Bush against Union Pacific for 10000 damages for injuries from a railroad accident last August opened in Shawnee County District Court. Her buggy collided with a westbound passenger train near Calhoun, killing the horse and injuring the occupants, including 17 year old Bush. Attorneys for Vida Bush argue railroad fault. jury drawn largely from farmers.
Testimony details Osage County accident with Miss Vida Bush and Bowhay. Witnesses discuss wagon rig, time around 2 20, and train whistles. James Taley Sr. testifies that the passenger train did not whistle at the crossing involved. The court adjourns for noon recess.
Joseph Hockard, described as insane, fought Officers Bernard and Simpson on lower Kansas Avenue during arrest. Four others aided to subdue him and place him in a cell before transport to county jail. He repeatedly broke glass and strained to escape, previously a German at Tronka insane asylum, lately a fireman at the Edison plant.
From the Chicago Tribune: William A. Clark of Montana defends his senate seat, living modestly despite an annual income around $5 million. He stays in the Arlington hotel annex, dines with friends nightly, employs a valet, travels by streetcar, and answers all correspondence. He keeps two small trunks, wears a single Prince Albert suit, and prioritizes reading and interviews. If elected, he plans to build a home on the Stewart castle site outrivalling the Leiter house.
Disjointed notes describe wheat and corn trading in Chicago with May contracts showing declines and renewed volatility. Reports mention limited Liverpool response, mixed receipts, and fluctuating prices amid speculative demand and hedging pressure.
Wholesale money rates steady at 2 percent while mercantile paper remains firm. Cotton, grain, and butter markets show slit shifts with hedging in wheat futures. Topeka and Chicago reports note mixed receipts and prices, including wheat and corn trends, and livestock movements.
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