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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1904
Page
2
Friday's list of bargains promises astonishment at a Great Closing Out Sale in Topeka. The ad touts crowded departments and breathless prices, claiming seasonable merchandise at low prices draw crowds and that everything is exactly as advertised.
Auction announces 70 dozen linen handkerchiefs in plain hemstitched lace and embroidered styles. All new goods priced to sell, nothing worth more than a quarter. Items to be displayed on the table tomorrow for bidding.
Special bargain features Ladies' Shirt Waists in black and colors valued up to 1, choice. Also sale of Men's Dress Shirts in madras and percale with light and dark patterns two separable cuffs, choice.
A catalog item listing plain black men's jersey gloves with fleece lining. Pair priced at 10c, details enumerate size and bulk options not shown.
Special cash bought lot of Children's Dresses in white colors all trimmed. Values in this lot up to 2.50. Choice tomorrow, each 98 cents.
Following the Iroquois Theater disaster, educators and officials in Topeka vow to tighten fire safety. Superintendent Davidsen and Fire Marshal Wilmarth inspect schools, plan faster drills, and consider exterior stair exits while praising overall building safety and rapid pupil evacuation.
New York Jan 21 Women from across the country attend the forty third anniversary meeting of the Woman's Union Missionary Society of America. Speakers urge greater financial assistance to avoid curtailment of work. The society's income fell from 510 to 20000 below expenditures of 6040, met by drawing on reserve legacies, boosted by special donations.
A local sale offers 1400 waist styles from Eastern Manufacturing Co at 50 percent off regular prices. The stock includes 1903 1904 fall and winter waists with lace trim and various fabrics. Richly advertised discounts apply to rubbers as well, with a 25 cent price tag on a Goodyear pair.
Men s all silk Windsor Ties offered in light and dark patterns priced at 25 cents each. Limited stock with remaining selections described as choice and aid to buyers.
An advertisement announces a sale of 400 silk and leather belts tomorrow with values of 50 and 75 cents each, priced at 10 cents. The item mix and discount offer emphasize affordable belt options for customers.
Fast black satin Petticoats with accordion pleats to be sold tomorrow at a reduced price of 49 cents, offering a sale on a popular undergarment option. The item emphasizes a flouncy trim and broad availability at discounted rate.
Local sale notice announces bed sheets in fine muslin with wide hem, 72 by 90 size offered tomorrow at about 49 cents.
Joseph J. Ferrell, Philadelphia chemist and Creson medalist, demonstrated fireproofing on excelsior and pine shavings for the Western Society of Engineers. He saturated the material with sulphate of aluminum under pressure to prevent flames, showing canvas and theater scenery could be made safe from rapid fires at low cost.
Snow drifts reach ten feet in Racine as a severe blizzard blankets southern Wisconsin. Electric railroad traffic disrupted. multiple cars stranded and trains delayed. The steamer Georgia ice bound with passengers aboard near Chicago. City of Marquette stuck in ice off Kenosha. Macedonia aid report ends the fragment.
Mrs. F Woodbeck of Detroit Michigan reports relief from dizziness and sick headache after using Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets. She describes periods of weakness and inability to perform home duties due to nerve strain and menstrual-related symptoms before finding improvement.
The Majestic carried funds from New York to Liverpool yesterday to aid Macedonian refugees. Dr. Chockoloff is closely linked with the Macedonian movement.
New advices from distribution centers report a slight weakening in pig iron markets. Southern makers shift prices as demand moves to northern producers and some foundries slow purchases. Tonnage for first quarter falls while east steel works seek basic low phosphorus ore. wire products stay strong and scrap markets stay volatile.
A circulating rumor suggests the Chicago Burlington and Quincy or the Burlington and Missouri River may plan to enter Topeka. Civil engineer Francis C. Tucker surveys north toward the Nebraska line with a small party, inspecting Rock Island, Santa Fe, and Union Pacific facilities and signaling possible new railroad activity into the area.
Lincoln attorneys report Denver asked to postpone injunction suit in district court to February opening, with Tebenu Packard deal not closed and annual league meeting unsettled. Meanwhile in Colorado Springs Homer N. Hayes dies after pin injury punctured to cause fatal complications.
The remains of Sir Henry Keppel admiral of the fleet were interred at Wickfield Berkshire with full naval honors. A detachment of 500 blue jackets and a firing party formed the escort. King Edward Queen Alexandra Emperor William and the Prince of Wales sent representatives. A memorial service was held at the chapel royal St James Palace with royal and military attendance.
Tomorrow the seller offers 45 by 86 inch pillow cases of fine muslin with a wide hem at 15 cents a pair, special sale price 10 cents. The ad emphasizes quality fabric and bargain pricing for customers seeking durable linens.
Advertises plain white elastic by the dozen yards for ten cents. Coates thread white and black spools at twenty four cents each. Bone collar buttons twenty four cents. Hosiery for women and children offered at fifteen, twenty and twenty five cents a pair, from the Chicago Rockford Hosiery Co. Items slightly damaged.
A vintage insurance style advertisement states that the body functions like machinery and that neglect harms digestion. It promises Dr Caldwell's Laxative Syrup Pepsin will repair digestive systems, prevent biliousness and headaches, and keep bowels regular. It urges trial bottles priced 50 cents and one dollar.
North Topeka column lists residents at Kansas City trips, ill health, new births, travel to Decatur, and local events. Mentions Pearl Melniman, J A Lukens, Grace Teanpolis, Mildred Alice birth to Mr and Mrs John Rees, and funeral notices for Gen Kopp family. Includes post office money find, school building work, and a charity dance at Purrett Glock.
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