Topeka Society Notes Mix Fashion and Delights
Recent social events in Topeka and vicinity feature the Pure Fond Show and booth attractions by young ladies serving cakes coffee and sandwiches. Visitors enjoyed a week of entertainments with names like Arthur Elogafels Priscilla Alexander Mabel Quigley and Mina Alexander among exhibitors and organizers noted.
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Topeka
Caker
Coffer
Sanawicher
Sugenu Wolty
Mies Lersis
Aline Emilty
Marzarnt Bear
Ena Meciilinck
Phuran
Mint Eden Murwhouse
Mio Virshlvee Mukvane
Miss Wear Powlesin
Adit Temuna
Goth
Mes
Beusie Stewart
Minn Nurma Sudth
Iste Valentine
Grace Weiss
Mise Lilien Valentint
Adernean
Dorn Furtin
Mise Worence Iser
Sime Wells
Sime Wells were thune dri_Ebie weerainet. Mise Margaret tadbs
Nellie McClintock
Margaret Mulyanis
Eden Crane
Prescott
Fran Yesterliy
Rigby's Booth
Sea Frost
Atlee Martha HradGdhan
Ingieside
Dudeon' Film
Bethany College
Norman Wellr
Woodlawn Avenue
Greenwood Avenue
Putwin
Thomas Ryan
Chicago
P. “Thompson
Wichita
Thirman
Misa Bele Thompadn
Sis ‘Topela Avenue
Vie Medeen Litérature Club
Gwxt
Mee Mo
Hannan
Mike Olivia van Taxel
Éavis
Carl Ytoman
Parsons
Chinatown Turmoil and Court Battles Roil San Francisco
A fragmentary report recounts tense Chinatown streets in San Francisco with armed Tien guards, police patrols, and clashes near the wharves, amid factional violence and looming court actions. It also notes a civil suit seeking damages over alleged conspiracy and a medical remedy advertisement.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
Mineral Water Sales Ad and Health Claim
An old newspaper ad promotes Mineral Water as the finest in the west, inviting readers to try it at J. W. Philips 612 W Eighth Ave. It also advertises DeWitt's Little Early Risers stomach pills, claiming they curb torpid liver, bad breath, indigestion, and headaches, with reference to G. S. Stanslid 622 Kun Ave.
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J. W. Philips
Eighth Ave
DeWitt
Wttle
G. S
Stanseid
Kun
Ave
J. K. Jones
Fite and
Kansas Ave
Mayors Appeal Raises Cash and Aid in Cold Spell
Chicago residents respond to Mayor Swift's call with 1340 dollars in cash and large shipments of coal and provisions. Cold wave grips city with trains delayed by snow drifts and widespread discomfort in suburbs. 700 destitute cases relieved and aid continues without cessation.
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Chicago
Teopie Lving
Swift
Sage of Kohack recollections lampoon politics and life
A long, humorous speech by the sage of Koback in a corner grocery recounts his avoidance of voting for Jackson and tobacco, and reflects on generations, elections, and social quirks with sharp, satirical observations. It blends folkloric humor with early American rural life and ends with notices of various pills and drug store ads.
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Koback
Gener
Turenz
Gree
Menac
Nee Darin
Ibrain
Borouz
Pubony
Herve
Wien
Manny
Burous
New York Sunday Journal
Transmississippi Exposition Aims to Boost West in 1898
The western exposition to be held in Omaha from June to November 1898 aims to showcase Transmississippi states and territories. It secures $250,000 from the federal government and over $200,000 from Nebraska, with Congress likely adding $300,000 and totals approaching $1,000,000. The project unites 20 states and 4 territories, promises grand displays of mining, agriculture, fisheries, and manufactured goods, and features a Midway and diverse pavilions led by Gordon W. Wattles and John A. Wakefield.
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Sunset Land
Mississippi
Nin
Gordon W. Wattles
Omaha
United States
Nebraska
Congress
America
Bowf
Europe
Alaska
California
John A. Wakefield
West
Transmississippi
William J. Bryan
Transmississippi Congress
Galveston
Fwiled. &T. Paul
Washington
Smithsonian
National Museum
Alvin Gaunders
Transasiasiasipp
Jows
George Sp’. Wright
South Dakota
Thomas H. Wells
William Neville
Missouri
Jobs Doniphan
Kangas
C. A. Fellows
Arizona
Charles KR. Drake
George W. Parsons
Oklahoma
Eugene Wallace
Idaho
B.P. Shawhan
Nevada
William J. Westerfield
Utah
Lewis W Shurtliff
Colorado
Henry P. Steele
New Mexico
L. Bradford Prince
Oregon
BS Cook
Texas
Gus Riymershacfer
Gordon W. Watties
T. Saxres
Canine Fashion: Dogs Carried Like Accessory On City Walks
A 19th century trend shows fashionable women carrying small dogs in harnesses worn as shawl straps. The contraption, resembling a horse harness with hip and chest straps, positions the pet close as a stylish ornament while walking. The article notes the swell girl’s dependence on a pet display as a status symbol.
Fanciful Harnesses Let Dame’s Dog Parade in Style
New fashion shows women carrying small dogs in harnesses and blankets. The harness allows dogs to move and be fed along, with blankets in corduroy often red and sometimes trimmed with embroidery or precious metals. A storm satchel variant lets air in while strolling, pleasing fashionable owners.
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Pete
Smart Eed
Coler
N. Y. Herald
Dressing the Sed Bedspreads and Summer Room Decor
A guide to fashionable bedding and decor cites brass bedsteads as top status, followed by mahogany and printed white designs with windmills and canals. It highlights delicate spreads, marseilles effects, and color finishes, noting prices from two dollars to twenty five, and suggests proper bedmaking with a neatly tucked cover and matching bolster.
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Marseilles
Delft
Elk
Chicago Chronicle
Grand Opera House features Keene in Richelieu and Hale season
Local dramatic news notes Fanny Rice may rest for the comedy At the French Ball with Miss Hice delighting American audiences in Anady A Jolly Surprise continues the season. Thomas W Keene returns in Richelieu at the Grand tomorrow with a strong supporting company led by RB Bansores. Katie Emmett visits Thursday and Rosabel Morrison’s Carmel opens at Knowlson’s store with Morrison at the Grand Friday. The New York Walls play emphasizes life among the poor with mechanical effects and touring attractions draw Topeka audiences.
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Fanny Rice
Grand To
Lac
Thomas W. Keene
Grand Opera House
Keene
Dic
RB Bansores
Katie Emmett
New York
Girl With 17 Toes Shocks Texan Town Exhibit Draws Crowd
In Case county Texas a 17 toed girl, daughter of J W Hill, astonishes residents. She has nine toes on the left foot and eight on the right, plus unusual finger and thumb formations. The parents display the child as a local oddity, drawing attention from curious onlookers.
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Ort World
Tex
Mary
J. W. Hill
Case County
Water Famine Strikes Buffalo After Niagara Ice Clogs Pumps
Buffalo endures a second day of water shortage as Niagara River ice blocks the inlet and jams pumps. The 60 mile wind tempered the chill though a morning thermometer read 12 degrees above zero. Willard Davis house sale at Eleventh and Van Suren streets netted $3,500, with buyer F C Bowen of North Topeka. Ayers Cherry Pectoral advertised as an unequaled remedy for colds and coughs.
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Niagara River
Buffalo
Aus
Willard Davis
Willard Daviss
Eleventh
van Suren Streets
F.C. Bowen
North Topeka
Alice C. Doyle
Wheat and Market Report From Chicago June 3 1857
The market brief notes wheat opened down about a cent with light Northwest receipts supporting prices later. Oats, corn, and provisions show weakness or firmness based on trade and rail movements. Cattle and hogs see variable demand as receipts rise, with mixed pricing and continued market activity at Chicago.
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Associated Press
State Journal
Chicago
Oro
Yea Tening
Apd Etter
Tosit
Wwenkeow
Kansas Livestock Market Report Highlights Cattle Prices
Market updates show steady demand across cattle types with receipts around 7.00 and Texan cattle listed at 2004.00. Active trading noted in feeders and stockers with grain and hay options, while hogs and other classes show varied prices.
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Texas
Wheat and grain market news from Chicago and New Orleans
Market notes show wheat shipments and prices across ports with signals of bear pressure in Chicago and gains in provisions. Reports from Minneapolis, Liverpool, and Duluth describe demand shifts, with futures activity, export prospects, and currency impacts.
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Armerican Revolution
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Little Pew
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Conrad Mayer
Robert Hitchcork
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Green
Pin
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Penn
Druzkiste
Kohack
Inwure
Washington Star
Spadsworth
Spatsworth
Chicago Tribune
Gilboy
Fraulein Elsa
Kansas
Syriona
Rosabel Morrison
Carmel
Knows
Alur Morrison
Free City
Buppalo
Ayers
Today's Market Report
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Iight
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Veatermay
Tom
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Xourh
Hewros
SUI Blockers
Cweiar
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Markos
Grealy
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Sharaberhey
New Orleans
Cary
Gould
Minneapolis
Liverpool
New Yorkera
Teller
Cynemes
Goodwin & Chamberlin Brokers
Grain
Topeka Grain & Stock Exchange
Chica
Louis
Bank OF Topeka
W. A. Michael Commission Co
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A. W. Wickham
Central National Hans
Fins Union National Bank
Kansasity
Hanses City Ofice
First Soar Exchange
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