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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1895
Page
6
Scott's Emulsion of Cod liver Oil and Hypophosphites is claimed to enrich blood and strengthen bones and nerves to nourish the body, arrest disease progression, and begin repair toward restored health. The ad urges avoiding substitutes and lists purchase details with pricing.
February 28 report from Quenze notes Fr Allard of Levis has tempered aluminum to iron like hardness and tested a hardened cannon before Colonel Spencer and other officials. Kansas patent grants for the week ending February 24 list names and items including steam cooker and wagon parts. Also advertising Riege's Cherry Cough Syrup promises quick relief and guaranteed cure sold by W R Kennedy. Edison’s Kinetoscope exhibition mentioned.
Society notes from Topeka list Will Haskell coaching a Wichita ladies minstrel show, Mrs A M Horner returning from Chicago to mourn a relative, street Street Ray Ober- tin visiting Representative Street in Manhattan, Mrs F O Mott of Harper City guest of Representative Matt, Miss Lois Milliken visiting Mrs Jackson, the Boines and Blounts moving to St Joseph, editor F H Lobdell visiting his brother Speaker Lobdell, Miss Stella Wallace studying in Chicago, Miss Louie Bone delaying departure, a 16th birthday party for Miss Cora De Long with games and gifts, and other social visits and travel among local residents.
The article extols the new woman who balances work and virtue, joining debates and public life without forsaking charm. It describes The Academy of Forty in Washington, a women’s society modeled on debates with a censorious committee and honorary male membership. It also advises debt avoidance for women, praising budgeting, thrift, and savings as routes to prosperity and self respect.
A circular from Price & Keith notes U S potato imports in 1894 reached 2 868 221 bushels costing 1 205 416 while 1895 saw 4 071 350 bushels valued at 1 008 708. It contrasts yields and values per acre with wheat and cites Germany's 1894 potato output of 1 259 704 884 bushels, urging farmers to consider the lesson.
In a Chicago Tribune piece a couple debates what kept them awake and later discovers the valuables vanished while Mr Snapshot admits late return from a club and a fast watch. Mrs Snapshot fears murder and cites window left open as possible entry in a humorous domestic scene.
A New York Mercury quote shows a ladies maid lamenting job pressure and wages. She fears losing her place without mastering massage chiropody physical culture and homeopathy skills as her employer grows more demanding while salary remains $80 a month.
Frank Whittenberg, fined $10 for vagrancy, was nabbed by Officer Burgess after a late evening flight near 4900. A $206 Bank of Topeka check, fuds payable to S Southern, signed by Jones, and an account book showing $95 from three horse sales were found. He pleaded guilty in police court and his case was continued, then resolved with the $10 fine.
In Wasutseros on Feb 25 members of the house appropriations committee voiced strong dissatisfaction with senate amendments to the sundry civil bill. Opposition focuses on sugar bounty provisions as house votes have opposed the bounty and may clash again. Concerns also rise about added appropriations for numerous public buildings in the bill. Bayard Has the Influenza. Lospen Feb 28 United States Ambassador Thomas F P Bayard is ill with influenza and plans to go to Bourne mouth for recovery from illness.
A recipe describes croquettes made from finely chopped ham mashed with potatoes and eggs, seasoned with cayenne, formed, breaded, and fried. It also lists fruit serving ideas with oranges apples grapes and bananas, followed by a household pest tip using paris green and borax to kill roaches.
James Mackessy a 14 year old boy in Locamsont Indiana is ill. The physician found his heart on the right side and all other viscera reversed from the usual arrangement. The report notes this is his first serious illness and he is treated in Indianapolis.
Mrs Schoonover weighs whether her surname remains Schoonover or Maxon as J L Maxon of Walla Walla consents to reopens divorce proceedings. Judge Frick set aside the decree annulling the marriage and the couple plan to remarry once the court grants another divorce. meanwhile they separate. Ball players begin Chicago training as Hutchinson Terry Abbey Kitridge Moran and Donahue report to Galveston with more to follow.
Mme Henry of Paris superintendent of the Paris Maternity hospital has been named a Lady Knight of the Legion of Honor for her excellent service and the vital leadership she provides to the institution she guides.
A lively scene unfolds in a city dry goods emporium as a stooped, older Black woman barges in network of requests for cooking stoves curtains and miscellaneous merchandise. Clerks smile and the floorwalker guides her through the shelves while she tests reactions and clarifies her shopping list.
The latest safety riding garment is described as a large saddle apron that also becomes a walking skirt when buttoned. It eliminates the knee bulge and lets the wearer ride and walk with equal ease, according to the New York Telegram.
The funeral for George Gunter of Santa Fe was held at 8:30 this morning at Church of St. Joseph on Tiled Street in Temple Texas. Mia Hord died at her Clay Street home and was sent to her old Lexington Kentucky home for burial. Ed Purley, 11, an African American, sought lodging at the police station claiming a furlo from reform school since last September and was found to have run away while en route back.
Capital Groceries Liberal Groceries at corner 10th and Kans Ave and 109 East 6th St advertises low prices and strong guarantees. The list includes sugar, flour, coffee, tea, canned fruits, preserves, spices, soap, and household goods with emphasis on fair comparison pricing and prompt delivery to depots.
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