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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1896
Page
8
A fragmentary note lists works including A Tribute to Flors or A Legend of Florence and The Ming Ting of the Red White and Blas Tas Crystal Casket Free and Unlimited Coinage along with A Comedy of Errors and The Bewitched Organ Pipas or A Maglio Supper referencing a MadG father Napman's Resins.
A Kansas Republican who helped Burton's Senate bid last winter defends the interview as accurate noting Burton confirmed plans and ambition. He criticizes Burton for talking too much but calls him a pretty good man despite occasional overtalk.
A Kansas blip shows Judge Grin sead of Dighton as a U S senator candidate. The error stems from Grinstead appointing himself as a state senate candidate in the Giatrics race while a U S senate contest exists between W R Hop king of Finney county and Milt Brown. Grinstead believes the confusion aids his nomination chances.
The Kansas G A R council reports a rising death toll surpassing 400 last year and anticipated 700 to 800 this year, threatening post viability in rural areas as a lack of new members slows growth. Officials warn the organization could wane with few lingering veterans remaining.
The Commercial Club committee announced elected directors for the club with a small attendance. Newly chosen directors include J. P. Davia, S.8. On, FC, de Sod, S. Elliott, Thourss Page, W. H. Davis, Warren M. Crosby, Samuel T. Howe and Robert Pierce. A 4 p.m. meeting at the National will select a president. Police and temperance notes, local fines, and a Topeka circulars issue are mentioned alongside ads for Peerless Steam Laundry.
Resinger of Hoyt was arrested last evening by Officer Parcells for pursuing Miss Ratio Bricker of North Topeka after writing her a harsh letter when she refused his marriage proposal. He followed her on the street and was detained for several hours awaiting a court appearance.
A small funeral was held at W S Rossington home for Mike a pug belonging to Miss Thersyn Rossington. The dog died of typhoid after a week of distressing barking. The burial took place in the backyard and the casket bore the inscription Our Darling.
A Bowery bootblack known as De Mott Street Kid boasts he saves lives daily by rescuing people from fires and keeping watch for danger. He shows a $5 silver watch as proof of a testimonial and recalls faking charity schemes while exposing fake benefactors in a gritty New York milieu.
A jumbled page reels between a tale of romantic mishap with a countess, a neighborly chat about wives and saved dignity, a brief humorous note about a cool congressman, and light remarks on a popular loan scheme. The pieces mix fiction, local chatter, and scattered jokes with dated diction.
A dense catalog of grocery items including Butterine Corn Starch and a wide range of canned fruits from California and Eastern tables, various coffees, baking powders, flour, oats, starches, syrups, dried fruits and nuts, meats, lard, and specialty products. The list names brands such as Armour, California Table, Fairbanks, Eastern Table, Van Houten, Aunt Jemima, Arbuckle, Lion, Loomis, and others with pack sizes and prices implied.
Local tidbits report D I Miller traveling to Elmont to visit friends while George Anderson stays ill on Kansas Avenue with grippe. W H Wasson heads to Colorado for pleasure. A Herring visits Lawrence and Kansas City until Saturday. Al Stowe from Missouri visits friends after a trip there. Emma Averill returns from a three week Kansas City visit. C D Lewis returns from City Center with four horses. parents live there. F M Comstock leaves North Quincy Street for Washington DC for a week. Mrs White and daughter Rand depart Central Avenue for Portland Connecticut. J H Heller at 1002 N Kansas Avenue promotes groceries and meats. Local ads tout Magnet Restaurant and A J Proudt at 50 N Kunass Ave. Geo J Graves & Sons advertise bogey tops, wagons, and cushions at West Laurent Street. Phone 538 for items and ads at the Journal. Attorney Charles Hayden of Hoyt visits to handle district court matters. Mrs John Hill returns to Arkansas City after a visit.
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