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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1896
Page
7
A compact notice from a local laundry service advertising cleaning and garment care. The item appears as a short classified style entry with partial brand wording and number fragments in a damaged OCR line.
Harper's announces a December 1595 issue start with Brisels new caw novel and a Martian tale. Joan of Arc recollections continue to cover Maid of Orleans tragedy. Tom Sawyer Detective and Two Mor mons from Muddlety feature among many stories. George Washington papers by Weomwan Wilcox. Mad Anthony Wayne victory with illustrations. Casean W. Waller travel articles in moccasin footwear. Subscriptions begin with current number. renewals by money order or draft.
An advertisement for Harper Brothers catalogs includes horse history data from Canada and Mexico, noting 1295 horses, 46 trotters and 107 pacers in the inner ring with pacers leading. It lists fast pacers with records around 2:10 and mentions 18 new trotters this season, plus claims for Dr King’s remedies and free sample offers from J. K. Jones Drug Store.
In a Kansas City district court ruling Judge Haren held that plaintiffs failing to obtain service cannot rely on a protection after 80 days. Buford & George Co sued FP M Neiswander on three notes totaling 720 with due dates March to May 1895. Service delays and errors led to a judgement only for $161.16 on the first note.
Topeka residents circulated a street rumor claiming Miss Belle Bennett died in Worcester Cape Colony South Africa. Her brother and sister have not received any confirmation. a letter from Miss Bennett dated recently described her in usual health, and sources warn the rumor lacks authentic proof.
In district court this morning Merry T. Herr of 509 Harrison street sought a divorce from Laura A. Serr. He claimed she left him in 1893 for the cage, now living with counsel’s two children Restah and Bex. Judge Hazen granted the divorce and Herr will keep the children and pay costs.
A two story frame building at 126 North Kansas Avenue in Sticky How suffered a small blaze caused by a freon leak from a cider stand next door. Martha McLaughlin and police moved patrons to safety. damage totaled six dollars. Nearby landmarks include Pegleg McLar Tarts cider shop.
A New York Sun piece narrates an amateur sleuth tracing a murder from a blood stain on a lodger's door to a secret lodge link. Clues include footwear, cab tire wear, mud origin, a gray horse at a lamppost, and a red carpet stain. The story ends with the lodger's room dispute and a mistaken red ink confession by Master Willis.
A volatile trading day shows cattle and hog futures firm to higher on light receipts in Chicago with mixed grain results. Wheat and corn futures ease on cautious demand amid global news while cattle markets steady. prospective arrivals and higher pork values influence prices.
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