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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1895
Page
3
Mme Yale promotes Yale's Hair Tonic as the first chemical remedy to turn gray hair back to natural color without dye. The product claims rapid results, non sticky formula, dandruff removal, and luxurious growth suitable for men and women including bald heads. Priced at $1.00 with Yale's Skin Foul and other beauty products offered from Chicago.
Frank Mileham reports his trotting mare Ella CC stolen by one of her trainers. The horse was in care of McFadden and Haines and taken to racing in Des Moines and Dubuque before vanishing after a telegram from Stuttering Jim Haynes claiming the mare was harmed and disappeared. Mileham alerted Dubuque and Des Moines sheriffs to watch for Ella CC or Stuttering Jim. The item notes the mare’s racing value and references related notices and local ads.
News from Wichita Girard and surrounding towns reports the organization of a Christian Citizenship league in Wichita with officers and a nonpolitical platform. A Silver League is planned in Wichita with strong Republican backing. The Kansas Reform Press association opens a two day meeting in Girard with welcoming ceremonies. Reports also note local accidents, endorsements of County Attorney Madden for temperance enforcement, and a Holton minister’s death.
North Topeka columns report river levels falling and local ads for Courtnay's gallery and J. H. Heller groceries. Mentions eight hundred at a band concert, visits between Abilene and Junction City, and a string of merchants offering hardware, groceries, medicines, livery, and carriages. Also notes deaths and a funeral at the Baptist church for William Grant, age 75, buried in Topeka Cemetery, with services led by Rev. Hutchinson.
John Wilton, merchant tailor at 620 Kansas avenue, forms Central Dressing Club with a $1 monthly call for pickup cleaning pressing and repairs. Membership promises first class work, no humbug, with Wilton’s Topeka business since 1884.
A small Ministerial Union gathering at the Y MCA rooms discussed enforcement of temperance laws, upcoming state temperance events, and a July meeting topic on outside community claims on pastors. Delegates may include church, Sabbath school, and youth groups. Gov Morrill hinted at attendance.
In police court today Judge Edge Farry handled a larger docket than usual. Mrs Crawford was acquitted of stealing cherries after evidence showed the fruit came from a tree branch into her yard. Carrie Alexander and Peter Gordon were fined for a compromising situation. Josh Borles failed to appear and forfeited $5. Cattle and garden disputes involving Mike McGinty, a Walnut Grove garden, and a grazing row with a Santa Fe conductor led to fines and continued cases. Four bicyclists on sidewalks were fined. four drunks were settled on the docket. Separately, various excursions and rail tickets to Boston and other routes were advertised for National Christian Endeavor, Knights Templar, and the McKinley Special Train events.
The note explains that Notre Dame means Our Lady in plain English and mentions its fame from Paris and Victor Hugo. It recalls characters Claude Frollo Quasimodo and Emeralds, referencing their roles in the novel and their fates, with a focus on the cathedral’s name and pronunciation.
An ad notes a wide selection of summer hats and straw huts marketed under the Golden Eagle and Notre Chapeaux brands. It highlights: hats manufactured to order, good looks, and price points from 25c to $1.50 with quality differences reflected in price.
A granite monument will be dedicated this week at the spot where Sir William Pepperell received the keys of Louisbourg fort. The 29 foot high structure honors the 1745 surrender after 47 days siege with a colonial wars society backing the project.
Beatrice excursion on Sunday June 23 1895. Round trip $1 59, total $150. Departure Topeka 6 10 am arrival Beatrice 11 00 am. Return Topeka 10 40 pm. Special train and electric car shuttle from Rock Island depot. Grounds overlook the Big Blue. grove surroundings praised. Cheaptaugea management invites all. contact Rock Island agent for details.
Cureaco June 17. Wheat weak at open with selling. July prices fell then rose, oats firm after early drop. Provisions weak as packers liquidate. Kansas City receipts steady. cattle and hogs mixed with slight gains. Grain markets show short interest and forecast higher prices as export demand remains.
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