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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1900
Page
7
Advertise in The State Journal to attract applicants for jobs or housing and to reach readers across the state. Easy, inexpensive placement promises broad exposure and quick response for rentals sales and notices.
Advertisement copy urges readers to advertise any trade goods services or changes in business to attract customers. It promotes weekly rates and emphasizes advertising as a paying investment for merchants and storeowners.
Erie scores? Strange garbled text appears to reference a patent medicine for infant care. It mentions cures wind colic and relief for teething pain and a mercurial tone. Contains pricing and druggist endorsement, with illegible, fragmented phrases throughout.
Fragmented OCR reads like a census of county fairs from 1900 with names of secretaries, counties, and locations. Mentions Burtingame Burlington Cowley Linn County and others, with scattered, hard to parse notes on fair dates, secretaries, and hosting towns amid garbled text.
The Burlington Route advertises rapid service linking Portland Sound and Puget Sound via a central Montane corridor in about four hours. The line offers trains to Nebraska Colorado Utah and beyond with scenic routes and modern car equipment under general management in St. Joseph.
Connecticut girl to join her husband in Dawson City as a wedding note unfolds. The couple planned a quiet ceremony before departure with the bride to sail for Seattle next Saturday. The story hints at family plans and traditions amid a busy wedding timeline and travel arrangements.
Oscar Bwayze prepares to file a case before the Railroad Commission alleging tariff discrimination that harms the public and raises rates. The July 4 trip by the Republican club between Rossville and Topeka involved freight charges of $9, triggering further investigation into discriminatory freight pricing in Roapville.
Damp air with a 0.23 inch rain total by 1 pm. Thermometer readings ranged from 60s to 67 as light wind from the west continued. Forecaster called for fair to partly cloudy skies with possible showers tonight and Wednesday’s return to fair weather. Weather map shows generally mild conditions across the country except near unusually warm spots like Yuma.
Report from the district court this morning notes several defendants failed to appear while others faced charges. A warrant was issued for a suspect. Paul Weak was detained briefly and received five days in jail for selling liquor. Frank Mespott received a sentence on a related charge.
Bride Apna Kite and groom Aig Raves married in a ceremony to mark a combined 150 years of age. The wedding featured a smiling pair and guests recalling decades of life together as the couple left happily from the parlor.
A record breaking six months in 1900 shows rising divorce filings in district court. From January to June, 77 divorce cases were led, with numbers later cited as 85 for the year. March and May appear to be peak months, reflecting a growing trend in divorces.
In a tense morning session, Homer Cunningham faced a court for a family disturbance. The case highlighted a long quarrel between the Cunningham and Groom families, with a gun drawn but no injuries reported, and a fine of fifteen dollars imposed for the incident.
Thirty years ago a renowned elephant traveled the country and stopped in a Virginia town during a warm trip near H. The show featured a performer nicknamed Dave and an era of memorable acts. The advertisement promotes daily piano performances by the Pinnela from four to five p.m. and urges readers not to miss it.
A confining vagrant, Jem, thirteen, avoids becoming respectable as Jersey City officials and police contend. His father claims the boy has repeatedly fled home, rehearsing jail and reform school plans. Warden Warren of Snake Hill aided a plan dressing him in girl clothes to reform him, leading to further custody actions by the Hudson County authorities and the state board of children guardians. Joige Blair of Jersey City expects commitment to Jamesburg reform school for two years.
A district court session granted several divorces amid mixed outcomes. G H Davis obtained a divorce from Nettle Davis after years apart and plans to live apart. Mrs Bersiles Clark won a divorce from Charles A Clark with four children awarded to grandparents and alimony set. Other suits failed or were continued.
Mer Jewell is gravely ill at his East Sixth avenue home in Topeka. He is among the wealthiest residents, owning multiple Kansas properties including the Sixth and Kansas avenue corner building and several dwellings near Sixth and Madison. A longtime Topekan since the town’s founding.
Cyclists gather in Milwaukee for the twenty first annual League of American Wheelmen meet. Riders soon arriving by train and boat prepare for the opening receptions and events. Major Taylor and Tom Cooper expected. hundreds of century riders to compete indoors later.
Gov Roosevelt is expected to draw a crowd at the Republican League Convention in St Paul Minnesota July 1. Secretary Stine of the national league of Republican clubs reports many clubs have promised attendance and predicts this will be one of the largest and most successful conventions.
The July 1 cotton condition report shows the average at 75.5, the lowest on record. Across states Mississippi Louisiana Arkansas Georgia Alabama and Mississippi all report declines from ten year averages with Alabama and Mississippi reaching new lows in 34 years. Widespread rains have drowned crops and weeds surge, with labor shortages intensifying losses. several states face abandonment of large areas.
A woman finds an umbrella and suspects another guest took it by mistake on a summer visit. The story shifts to a reminiscence about presidential reputations, noting Grant Lincoln and others, and ends with a reflection on weariness in office.
A fragmented classified page shows assorted wants and ads. Entries mention rental inquiries for a modern doorless house near a 20 eb area, second-hand horse with gasoline engine, exchange offers for Topeka and eastern Kansas towns, carpet and textile items, and sewing related work.
Multiple rental notices list furnished and unfurnished rooms on Kansas Avenue Quincy Street Madison and other streets. Some ads mention hall and 3 rooms, modernized or single rooms, with rates around twelve dollars or similar terms. Agency names appear as Strauss Agency and similar listings.
To whom it may concern, notice of applications for permits to sell liquor under law. In Topeka Shawnee County Kansas the hearing date is set for July 17 at 9:00 AM. The applicant is W. A Karr. Also notice for a permit to sell liquor in Reedshire ward of the city of Wichita. Proceeding held by the City Clerk of Pueblo County.
Multiple real estate notices offered including two lots on a lake between 7th and 9th streets, a small farm with good improvements suitable for produce, and business property. Inquiries directed to Dr. Lyman at Kanvas Ave.
Proposals issued for street improvements from Seventh to Walnut and Will avenue areas. Bidders must follow precise terms, with bids due by a set date. The notice outlines required evidence, compensation for saved materials, and contract conditions in Topeka Kansas.
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