City Settles with Barber Asphalt for 1000
City agrees to pay Barber Asphalt $1000 in final settlement of a dispute that claimed $1500 and possible $5000 in pavement expansion. The deal releases Barber from further obligations. council action followed a Streets and Walks committee meeting behind closed doors with Mayor Parker and City Attorney Spencer present.
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Barber Asphalt Paving Company
Dreed Wpon
Parker
Spencer
McCabe
BE. B. Demrest
Amphatiny
Sila
Company 9
Firet
Extyaatabeiey
Uaiaicy
Secomt
Demarest
Barber x Company
Ht Iy
Spattinger
Comtnlttes
Barber Company
Committee On Streets and Nation
Harber Asphalt Company
Secuot
Coffee’s deadly grip on life story told in Norfolk letter
A Norfolk reader recalls a Christian mother near death who stopped coffee and used Postum and Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food. After switching, the patient recovered enough to regain strength and spirit, illustrating a perceived health benefit from leaving coffee.
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Norfolk
Relling
Wall
Grim Reaper
Sony
Tie
An-Law
Tania
Claims and Accounts Report From Waterworks and Sewers
A damaged listing shows claims and accounts related to waterworks and sewer services. Names such as J. Troutman, Joseph Griley, and W. Wener appear among departments like HEALTH AND SANITATION and SEWERS. The fragmentary item references buildings, gas and electric lights, and sanitation work with multiple individuals and associations named.
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Chaney
A Gribey
J. A. Troutman
Wener
Warner
Nichols
H Griley
Bergundthal
EE Water
Troutman
Waterworks
Raws
Thal
Bereundthal
Baoees
Ae Euvildings
Schwab denies Monte Carlo gambling rumors
Cable note from Charles W. Schwab president of United States Steel dismissed sensational claims of gambling at Monte Carlo as false. He states he visited the Monte Carlo casino during an automobiling trip in the south of France with friends and denies the allegations.
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New York
Charles W. Schwab
United States Steel Corporation
Nice
Associated Press
Monte Carlo
France
Schwab
Rains Headed Off as Cherokee Sheriff Nominee
Charles Bains named by Governor Ley to succeed W. Sparkes as Cherokee county sheriff faces bond approval delays. Populist members refuse action, claiming no vacancy. Bond stands at 300,000 dollars with a 10.60 dollar cash deposit offered. A mandamus action may compel bond approval, while a quo warranto from Montgomery County could follow.
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Charles Bains
Ley
Cherokee County
W. Sparkes
Board of County Commissioners
Cherokees County
Ers
Hains
Rains
Montgomery County
Rudolph and Adolph at Crawford Theater in Topeka
Topeka theatergoers watched Charles A and Dan Mason in Rudolph and Adolph a German American farce. The act mirrors Weber and Fields style with mistaken identity and slapstick, praised for lively staging, good dancing and singing, though lacking novelty.
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Topeka
Crawford Theater
Charles A
Dan Mason
McFadden
Rudolph
Adolph
Murray
Mack
World and Gurnella
Charles A Loder
Weber
Fields
New York
Weber and
Charles A. Loder
Johnie Ray
Blankets and Comfortables Sale Notice
Fifty pairs fine wool blankets offered at $1.25 each. Replacement quality extra wool blankets valued at $4.00 are priced to clear. White blankets lightly dusted sold below cost at $1.15 for extra large heavy comfortables with nice patterns. Pure white cotton batting rolls available at four and a half cents each.
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Ee Pave Tranises
Ladies and Children’s Underwear Sale at Mentor Mills
The sale offers 25 dozen ladies fleeced underwear and 15 dozen ladies items made by Mentor Knitting Mills with high grade combed yarns. Also 25 dozen children sanitary fleeced underwear in sizes 16 to 31, with prices from 80 cents up. Center table features sanitary wool underwear for ladies, camel hair and cashmere options at 1.25, with all sizes available.
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Mentor
Ohio
Eee Eds
Unexampled Dry Goods Quotations Prompt Sale Highlights
The Dry Goods Dept markets a striking assortment with Filannelettes in Persian designs, 10 and 123 3so, adjustable prices. 1200 yards yard wide Sheeting equal to top 8% goods. 700 yards Indigo Blue Prints. 15c Peerless Carpet Warp. 18c Opaque Window Shades. 256 White Enameled Cottage Rods with fixtures. Remnants of Selecia at 15c quality.
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L. Maslin
Sea Island
COON
Selecia
Cloak Department Offers Children's Reefers and Jackets
A sale features a line of children's reefers and jackets for ages 3 to 14 with dress and walking skirts. Values up to 6.98 offered, described as first class merchandise with stylish workmanship and guaranteed fit.
Sweet Orr Co., Duck Coats and Hosiery on Unheard of Sale Prices
Sweet, Orr & Co. goods offered at bargain prices include duck coats blanket lined and rubber interlined, with $2.25 and $1.75 sale items. Also overalls shirts and gloves guaranteed not to rip, plus hosiery such as Boys Buckskin Hose and Ladies Cashmere Wool Hose at deep discounts. Assorted gloves and mittens, shaw-knit socks, and heavy wool hose featured, with emphasis on durability and value.
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Santa Fe
Sweet, Orr & Co
Sweet
Orr & Co
Carpet Department Offerings and Prices
A list of carpet and floor covering items with yardage and per yard prices. Includes extra large quantities of Ingrain Carpets, remnants by yard, wool carpets, tapistry, body Brussels, Velvets, Axminster and Moquette at invoice cost with making but not laying, floor oil cloths, Linoleum, straw mattings, and stair carpets with varied price points.
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Brussels
Bbc
Lottie Williams Sake Leads Theatres Of Topeka Farce
A fragmented review notes Lottie Williams Sake with Beatrice McKenzie and Lew Hi in Newcomb cave comic opera and praises Rudolph and Aldoph as top farce. King George address hints at peace in South Africa as troops prepared for review. Western League expels Beall over Minneapolis trade. Denver and Milwaukee franchise moves noted. Card of thanks from Hunter family.
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Lottie Williams-Sake
Beatrice McKenzie
Lew Hi
Newcomb Cave
Lawren Sinters
Rudolph
Aldoph
Topeka
Minneapolis
Beall
Manates
George ‘Tebesa
Denver
D.C Packard
Thomas Dowd
Milwaukee
England to Send More Troops Continues War Effort
London dispatch reports King Edward giving royal endorsement to expand military actions as England contends with ongoing war pressures. The message notes additional troop deployments and heightened government resolve amid the conflict.
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England
London
Edward
Coburn Judges Livestock Expert in Hereford Reports
Secretary Coburn, noted as an expert in livestock judging, scouts images of fine cattle for quarterly state agriculture reports. The Hereford cattle report highlights two pictures, the Hereford bull Dule and Perfection, with pricesRemarked as record highs for the era.
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Coburn
State Board of Agriculture
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