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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1899
Page
8
An old advertisement notes Ladies' neckwear priced up to 25 cents with items such as Ladies' Pique Collars and Durham Linen Finish Thread offered at six to thirteen cents. The price list emphasizes budget fashion items for women.
A local auction style sale promotes men and boys wear plus ladies undergarments. Items include waist and hose supporters for ages 3 to 10, hair curlers, ties, vests, ribbed hose, Lisle thread socks, and fine lace, all heavily discounted from regular prices. Business expectations are high with many popular sellers at reduced prices.
Shipment was delayed somewhat on these which means a concession in price to us and a concession in price to you. Decidedly the prettiest line we have ever carried.
Curtain department advertises large quantities of curtains by the pair and by the yard at enticing prices during a July sale. The copy emphasizes wide selection with hundreds of pairs and yards available for customers.
A new cabinet presented to the chamber of deputies with ambition to define public order and support a republican task. Premier and ministers read statements outlining aims, stressing unity and orderly governance amid unsettled politics.
A Kansas resident identifies several hundred contiguous tracts as potential reservoir sites. The report notes Washington’s proposals in June for controlling entry to these reservoirs and the related land arrangements.
A vintage advertisement touts a tonic named Humor Cure claimed to purify blood and balance humors. It warns of benefits for skin and scalp, detailing purported cleansing effects on bowels liver and kidneys, and cures for itching swelling pimples and yellowish conditions.
The Interior Department proposes stricter regulations for livestock reservoirs on public lands. New rules aim to curb misuse by limiting site locations and ensuring reservoirs serve real stock needs. Unauthorized improvements or attempts to relocate will be canceled, with emphasis on providing ample water and preventing abuses.
Miss Jayna Vynes of Kansas City astonishes Prospect Park on a horseback ride. A trotting car spooks a horse, causing a spill. Vynes stays in the saddle, frees her horse with one hand, and guides it to safety. She was born on a ranch in Kansas and is visiting Brooklyn relatives.
The Mark Lane Express reports improved crop prospects in England and France with France yielding about forty million quarters exported. Central Europe shows good yields despite some troubles, while south Russia, East Poland, and East Baltic provinces face crop deterioration. The Express urges English wheat holders to hold grain to counter American market pressure.
Mrs. George B. Barrow pleaded guilty before Justice Werner in New York’s criminal branch. She received a twelve year sentence for the kidnaping of baby Marion Clark. In London, divers work on the American liner Paris after failed attempts to float her, with the vessel still fast and buoyant.
A ragged colored boy on Jackson street reports a hold up to Chief Ramsey at the station. He says a man with a revolver shoved the weapon close to his body and demanded something. The boy declares he wants the suspect caught.
A jumble of short notes from Topeka items. Mentions new beer agency, fall plans, illnesses, church services, and local happenings. References include Captain Qook visiting a sick brother near Dover, a $2,000 residence on Harrison street, bee swarms in the city park, church dedications, and various social events.
Chattanooga reports that the Grand Army of the Republic pension committee will meet in Washington on July 1 at Colonel H B Case's suggestion. The aim is to examine records and settle charges against Mr Evans, with a strong final document to end slander. The note cites other local ads about Santa Fe travel and services.
Lieut Col Edward Potter Crossrock is buried in the national cemetery with full Masonic rites, after serving with pratinction and honor in the war of the rebellion and later holding frontier posts. He was educated at West Point, and died at San Francisco.
A Pekin dispatch reports G. A. Filche, interpreter at the French legation, was assaulted by a Chinaman andLEFT with bruises. The French minister seeks a public apology from the Trung Li Yamen.
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