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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1901
Page
5
Jap Rose Soap touts 62 years of soap making experience. It claims top quality materials without regard to cost and values the product as a quarter-costs a dime.
A fractured record shows John Frans chairing the House Ware and Mines committee addressing the wlatemerite trade and appropriations. He argues the case reveals a $406,000 corpus and tracks appropriations totaling over $1200 in probable needs, with tax revenue and general fund balances cited through June.
A dispatch from New York details an attempted assassination targeting Queen Carlos’s wife Marta Pia Morin gal. Police report the queen dowager’s composed public demeanor as she navigates the attack fallout while authorities seek the mastermind and motive amid tense social chatter.
A damaged testimonial fragment touts a claimed cure for backache and kidney pain. It cites cases of severe nightly pain and frequent discomfort, praising a product brand reportedly sold by dealers. Several names and dates are garbled, but the piece emphasizes patient relief through the advertised remedy and urges purchase.
The unitaitenious band faced a small audience of about 200 at Cerilelt park on Tuesday with two concerts in the Casino hall. Felimfest led lively encores and playful numbers like Friends Greeting and Pop Goes the Weasel. The program featured Chevere solo and Belistede arrangements with the bandmaster’s approving smiles as the audience enjoyed the old time airs and humorous variations. The ensemble then prepared for a four week tour to Denver after a stop at Marshall’s studios.
A listing of real estate transfers outlines multiple property trades and deeds. Names include J F and firm, Lefier family, Robt Line, Hallaway, Mattie Smith, and others. Properties touch 10th Avenue West, Curtin’s addition, Graith’s addition, and Topeka area parcels with varied sums and terms. The notice records sale actions, buyer and seller designations, and commission or fee references across several Ottawa area addresses.
E B R Demarest, superintendent of Barber Asphalt Paving, offered $100 to any charity proving the company grinds old asphalt for repairs in Topeka. He pledged quick work, promised to meet contract terms, and warned the council against doubt while detailing asphalt improvements plan across most streets.
A compilation of snippets from Topeka society and city life includes notes on roadwork along North Kansas Avenue from Norris to Laurent, a visit by E Edward Epps, and Kansas City business trips. Mentioned are church events, steam work at Crawford’s house, a cream social, local probate actions, and plans for fall advertisements. Community leaders, residents, and businesses are referenced with brief mentions of dates and places.
About 25 guests gather at 1288 Clay street this afternoon for the 5:00 marriage of Blanche Ward to George Foster of Lawrence. Rev. Baxter Waters performs the ceremony in the second parlor as Mrs Mead plays. Afterward a wedding supper in red and green decorates the dining room. The couple will reside in Lawrence at 1 Ohio street after September 1.
An illustrated pamphlet promotion notes Barrie and Son publishing Dumas Celebrated Crimes as a history aid. It praises the Borgias as a remarkable topic and highlights the pamphlet’s value for readers seeking dramatic criminal history. The piece includes scattered local notices and social items about Topeka and nearby towns.
July 3 report from Jefferson City Mo notes the Enalianian Purchase Exposition company discussing architects for the general arrangement of world trade buildings and grounds. After committee approval the plan will go to the executive committee and board of directors and to the national commission.
This fragment recounts an incident involving MacGlintock and George S B Ge ect, describing a prisoner transport to Lansing, sheriff Covuk of Shawnee County, and deputies. It mentions a train journey back, a recovered item, and a claim of a $5 fare for a return trip, with references to Lansing and Buffalo and travel ads. The text is garbled but centers on a historic police or prison transport episode and subsequent travel notes.
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