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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1896
Page
6
Silk covered down pillows offered at 1 and 1.25 and 1.50 dollars each. Tapestry chair cushions priced at 1.98 dollars each. Germantown yarn large skeins offered at 3 for 25 cents. Fancy denim table covers reduced from 1.25 dollars to 1 dollar.
Crane secures a victory as his Excelsior Readers are formally accepted by the school board after review. The decision confirms accreditation status for the reading program and signals ongoing support for the project.
At the monthly board of education meeting the fourth and fifth readers of Excelsior published by American Book Company were chosen for use. The decision, reported by the text book committee chaired by Miller, surprised members as it followed proposals by aiteg who argued against trading old Harper series books for new editions.
Mrs Henning of Baltimore testifies that her daughter suffered from chronic catarrh and relief came after using Menyon’s catarrh remedies. The ad markets 25 cent bottles and catarrh tablets as cures and promotes visiting druggists or a Philadelphia address for free medical advice.
Eight of ten board members met as Shaw chaired. Powell urged delay on the readers report while Wilson supported continuing the Excelsior and Crane series. Mrs. Burton criticized the Harper’s readers, noting hundreds on hand, and Squires explained the shift to O G Hill readers. The motion to defer failed and the committee adopted the Excelsior option by a 5 to 3 vote. The board also moved to hire a midwinter commencement speaker through the high school committee.
A London Canada man, H. Brownley, was robbed on a Santa Montes beach by a stranger who forced him to sign ten American Express checks worth $60 each. The attacker, who used a pistol, accompanied Brownley as they walked, later relieved him of his funds, leaving only the checks to be signed. Potwin Place City Council met in regular session with Mayor Forbes presiding. a quorum was present but no major business occurred aside from approving several bills.
The Kansas Swine Breeders association held its sixth annual session at the National hotel parlor with over forty members present. ROS Cooke of Wichita presided while P. Updegraf of Topeka served as secretary. Papers discussed included Why I Breed Cheater Whites by J T Lawton and What I Know of Hershires by J R Killough, with ex-Gov Glick and FP B Coburn attending. Several names of attendees across multiple towns were listed. The meeting also covered public swine sales and related discussions. Heath plea and pardon efforts were noted, with Heath’s relatives in Iowa pressing for release after three years in prison for fraud.
The Popuiiette of Topeka will hold its annual officers election this evening at 4 20 on Kansas Avenue, followed by a banquet. Rev D D Boyle preached at the Christian church on The Woman at Jacob's Well. Tonight service at 7 30 opens with singing led by Mr Dandy. Miss Currie aumption at ace street 1 30 pm January 6 aged 32. The remains of her sister Mrs Dr K C Moors will be removed Tuesday and funeral Friday at 2 pm in Nesice. G P Brace laborer Listrow joins the market on West Sixth Street. subscribe for the Journal.
In a Potwin gathering at the White Palace the Epiphany party united lay officers of Grace Church for their annual reunion. Bishop Millspaugh and guests attended a festive meal of decorated tables, instruments for dancing, and a cake ring reveal naming the next year's queen. A memorial address on Bishop Thomas closed the formalities before merriment among guests.
Visitors and students noted in Topeka reporting as EK Felt left for Lawrence to attend university, Hal Hazlett returns to medical school in St Louis, charity bail committee to convene, Topeka Whist Club results led by G E Pounds and W J Black, New Rebekah Degree Lodge installation by Mrs Annette Bartie with 36 members, Monarch Rebekah officers named including Zora B West and Elizabeth Jones, banquet closes the evening with guests and remarks.
New York Times-Herald dispatch reports Pearl Eytinge, once famed for Wallack's and The Clemencean Case, critically ill at Flower Hospital from alcoholism and morphine poisoning. Once a noted stage beauty, she is described as a slave to drink and narcotics, with life and abilities burned out and the end near.
A Washington Star report describes four young brothers burying a beloved dog with a small funeral procession near a canal. The heartbroken children, aged two to ten, carried a tiny wagon and wore black calico bands as they mourned their faithful companion. The scene contrasts with other news about legal cases and social observations from Washington.
Oakland Times reports a jocular line about a father with twins and a child named Tommy who begs to stay home from school. The joke plays on claiming one or two brothers to extend leave, reflecting light community humor. The source also mentions a misread ad imitation for a laundry business with a misprint.
The latest negligee gowns and lingerie show growing extravagance reflective of modern tastes. Descriptions cover morning wear cashmere and silk blends, tea gown styles in brocaded silks, apricot satin with chiffon and lace, and decorative collars, plus breakfast jackets in striped taffeta with albatross lining and bishop sleeves. Also includes brief crafts notes on poached eggs with gratin and Venetian bent ironwork for home decoration.
The San Francisco Chronicle profiles Mayor Sutro as a dough sculptor whose hobby yields pigs seals cows and horses. He recalls a hot veranda moment when a bread pig sparked public curiosity and he began creating figures coated with molage to preserve them for friends and residents.
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