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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1899
Page
7
A concise note urges readers to employ the State Journal columns for direct public appeal. It emphasizes straightforward messaging and clear presentation to reach residents efficiently.
The State Journal requests prompt public disclosure of any leads or items found. Readers are urged to report details about locations, times, and persons involved to help authorities verify and publish verifiable information.
A compact notice offering a three day free advertisement placement for a situation and assistance request. The offer invites interested parties to contact the submitter for details and placement timing.
A local ad offer urges hiring and trade promotions through The State Journal. It promises vast reach across the state, claiming 25 cent ads can yield tenfold returns and encourages listings for property, goods, trades, and employment with a daily final price of five cents for small placements.
In Topeka 5000 fans filled Garfield Park for a British Guards band program. Lieutenant Godfrey led 28 musicians from various Guards regiments in a patriotic, dynamic set featuring The Star Spangled Banner and The Stars and Stripes Forever. Marshall’s band joined for a rousing finale before a cheering crowd.
Classified items offer help wanted for sewing washing housework and cleaning. Also male help such as tailors boot makers and canvassers. hospitality ads for rooms for rent and various sales listings including furniture, groceries, and real estate. Includes instruction about recruiting and local Topeka addresses and rates. The notices cover employment, rentals, and sales in a dense Topeka market page.
A joint concert in the park drew about 5,000 spectators as the Sunflower band and the Red Coated band from Kaneas shared a stage. Campheil of the British Guards band thanked hosts and invited the Sunflower band to visit England while the crowd applauded wildly.
City Engineer Barus notes Topeka’s typhoid deaths dropped to four in two years ending May 1 as water filtering and public supply purification reduce disease. The Kansas health board cites European and American cases, with Lawrence and other cities showing declines after filtration.
Tickets on sale June 6 7 8 for a Wichita and Return Santa Fe service. June 1 marked the account Christan Endeavor event.
Buffalo to Buffalo round trip fare 28 dollars via Santa Fe. Annual Mystic Shrine tickets go on sale June 12. Lake steamers Chicago to Buffalo may be used in either direction. The Peerless Steamy Leandry introduces a new collar cuff edge smoothing device. Union Pacific offers reduced fares to California with through tourist sleepers. Unclaimed freight sale begins June 6 at 9 a.m. at A T and SF Ry Co freight warehouse.
The piece reviews long standing calls for annexation of the British West Indies by the United States, sparked by Cuba and Porto Rico events. It highlights St Kitts leading a plebiscite, Jamaican reactions, and seven stated reasons for annexation centered on economics, markets, and political liberty under U.S. sovereignty.
Crane and Co will publish Buffalo Jones Forty Years of Adventure this month. Col Henry Inman compiled the stories, recounting Jones and companion nearly escaping death on the Edmonton trail in September. The volume covers his buffalo hunting days, Klondike experiences, and perilous journeys along the trail.
The city marshal of Argentine ordered the Consolidated Electric Light and Power Co of Kansas City wires cut where they crossed city property. The firm lacks a franchise and had plans to electrify grounds for the Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Railway. Authorities warned repairs would lead to arrest. The sequence ends with New York hosting a South exposition later in the year.
At a Valencia meeting archbishop presiding urged telegraph appeal to The Hague peace conference. Delegates should consider steps for freeing Spanish prisoners held by the Pilipinas after their other laborers are concluded.
Santa Fe Route offers summer tickets to Denver Pueblo Colorado Springs and return with return limit by Oct. Bist. Excellent services. Rock ballast track. Harvey eating houses. For particulars see T. L. King, agent. Union Pacific cuts fares to Portland and Puget Sound points Helena Montana Salt Lake City and Utah areas. FA. Lewis city ticket agent OF. C. Fulton depot agent.
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