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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
5
Thompson Bros offers more of the $10 women’s desks as demand for handy house desks grows. Other models available include $6 and $5.50 options, with pricing noted around ten dollars for the top model and smaller selections listed.
Fragmentary sale listing shows Cheffoniers with reduced Oak models priced from eight to fifteen dollars as a curious catalog note. The garbled text hints at furniture pricing and a chest of drawers in an incoherent clipping.
The notice promotes Eyeette baby carriages with a summer sale theme. It claims a limited stock and offers a pretty present with each carriage worth at least a specified amount, with no change provided for the present.
Not the stereotyped, ugly patterns but the pretty kinds readers admire. The note hints these are hard to find in stores and priced higher, suggesting limited supply and premium appeal for fashionable linoleums and oil cloths.
Worn out and dull carpets are dismissed as dealers promote close woven Brussels and Oriental styles. The firm promises high grade carpets with genuine quality and lasting beauty. Prices listed include 1.23, 1.50, 1.75, 2 and 2.25 per 2 yards. The ad emphasizes value over rival deals.
An advertisement extols a furniture store offering Body Brussels Bigelow Axminsters Moguettes Savonneries and Special Brands. It touts elegant reception room fittings with leather chairs a reception table and decorative rugs. The copy promises good style proper form and fashionable items at fair prices.
A Kansas City bound trade circular circulated among Populist central committees urging signatures on petitions to railroads for reduced freight rates. The State Board of Railroad Commissioners received petitions and letters seeking rate cuts, with farmers and reformers pressing for lower charges. Prominent figures from Bourbon County committees voice support and warn of widespread distress amid proposed rate changes and policy debates.
In the Second District, factional friction among Republicans and allied groups fuels maneuvering ahead of nominations. Mentions of Wyandotte, Douglas, St John, and Bishop show splits over county lines and judicial and congressional race alignments as party figures jockey for control and potential cross endorsements.
The Fifth District shows steady fusion ambitions as party leaders discuss balancing power. Gitteré, chair of the Democratic district committee, travels to unite members for a district convention while claims of power shifts and withdrawals by opponents emerge.
A man escaped a pursuit by jumping from a moving passenger car as it traveled about ten miles from a town near Eiere. Deputies Corroborated the escape, but the suspect was recaptured with little delay. The incident followed an earlier crime spree including robbing a worm store and a confrontation at a station. The subject faced penitentiary time for past offenses and was taken into custody by Deputy Marshal John Hutentwen.
A jumble of Topeka notes recounts Cyclone fears and ward reports, police court fines for two vagabonds, a Brooklyn handicap winner sighting, and plans for Fourth of July noise. State figures like George B H Cola visit for auditing concerns while local committees grow and new moves surface for business buildings.
A garbled dispatch asserts no cyclone struck Pawnee and disputes claim of devastation. Arthur of the auditor’s office and local officials report no wind damage or severe storm observed. The tale mentions a pantomime of Indians and a bold game, with unclear references to local events and figures.
The Home Board announces plentiful accommodations at reasonable rates for travel to La Louis and St Louis with 2 car sidetrack available in St Laura. Through sleepers and convenient tickets on sale at the depot, June round trips, with Garvet as agent. A Garfield Park open air concert by Marshall's band tonight. Pond's School touts quality work.
A Ness City business group endorses Senator Sawyer for president citing his public acts and wisdom on national issues. The letter, signed by local merchants and firms, praises his views on the money question and other policies, urging his candidacy and leadership. Also noted is a libel suit filed in Kansas City over a Times article.
Pratt mayor denounces a recent decision to withhold interest payments on the city’s bonds. He blasts the action as repudiation and argues the city cannot justify withholding obligations. The letter condemns claims that current tax burdens excuse the debt service and asserts the statements misstate motives.
San Jose California June 1 Jonwh Rich appears as an individual and the street railway company file a petition of insolvency. Total liabilities are around 790000 pounds with 2000 shares. Major creditors include German Savings and Loan Society and Home Mutual Insurance Company. The record notes real estate encumbrances and a prohibitory law context.
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