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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1896
Page
13
Fragments show a retail inventory with prices for sugar beans oats cocoa coffee cereal honey cheese jelly jars mustard sardines salmon tomatoes and meat items. Includes Mason jars glasses and canned goods with scattered prices and units sourced from a Warren Alaska listing.
The Our Grid Iron Club hosted a noisy banquet at a third class restaurant where a mix of menus, speeches, and humorous remarks filled the evening. Notable attendees included J. F. Furry, A. W. Danseld, T. P. Dorai, and H. G. Larmer as members spoke on club history and future.
An OCR fragment touts HIRES Rootbeer as a cool refreshing drink with invigorating roots and herbs. The text blends promotional language and garbled phrases, suggesting an old time soda card or ad copy. No clear dates, places, or names beyond HIRES Rootbeer are readable.
Clarence Holland joins the Sait as reporter while M S Evans of Versailles Mo visits Topeka. Church repairs planned at Second Presbyterian. family events and guests described. A fishing party returns empty handed after a fruitless trip. local ads note journal insertions and address listings. The Great Rock Island Special to St Louis runs June 14 with round trip fare of 6.00 and reservations urged.
The notice lists travel arrangements and fares for a trip from Topeka to Great Rock Island Lee with a 6:30 departure, urging attendees to secure round trip reservations through City Passenger Agent AM Fuller.
A Topeka society event hosted by Mrs Charlotte Perkins Stetson featured a speaker who praised modesty while urging women to engage in public work. Mrs Stetson’s remarks emphasized dignity, civic involvement, and equality, drawing responses from local clubs and attendees.
Fragmented local society items list attendees at a lecture and dining, church group members, and names of residents and visitors. The passage mix includes Mrs Steven and Mr Stetson, names from Richland, Grace Cathedral school, and many neighbors with arrivals, travels, and social events noted in a busy community column.
A vintage New England menu guide outlines a Sunday breakfast and a early week dinner plan with items like Baked Bananas Holood Hest and Chicken Soup. Recipes for lemon punch raspberry jelly and jelly candy are included, along with notes on serving at noon dinners and midweek suppers.
E B Guild proclaims that England aims to subjugate Sondon. Report cites Salisbury and Nile expedition debates, suggesting potential moves to protect Egypt and interests around Dongola, with hints at future policy limits and safeguarding the Egyptian flag.
The Committee of Fifteen seeks sealant art designs from painters and printers by July 2 1896 to prepare and print official books for the committee for free distribution to contributors to the Reunion and Pal Festive fund. A second sealed bid meeting is set July 2 at the court chamber in To City. Thomas Z Doran secretary. Venezu elan boundary commission holds regular meeting today with preliminary reports and Dutch archives examination noted.
Train schedules announce a Great Rock Island special to St Louis with departures from Topeka at 7:70 a.m and 2:40 p.m. Connections available via Kansas City. Fares listed for round trips and one ways, with various dates and agent notices. Tickets sold mid June with specific price points and route details.
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