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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1899
Page
5
A fragment from a grocery ad lists bulk navy beans, canned fish and seafood, fruits and evaporated items, with prices per can or dozen. Items include sugar cured ham? no, emphasis on nuts, sardines, peaches, tomatoes, pears, apples, corn, and crackers. Orders mailed from this ad and shipments promised to go out promptly.
A Bangor Commercial item cites an aging Gardiner master calculating waltz distance based on strides per minute and cadence. He estimates seven paces per evening and uses varied European stride lengths to project travel in miles per hour, noting improvised figures and a penchant for numbers.
A woman tries to have gloves mended at a major department store. The clerk refuses, noting the gloves were not purchased there, and she insists she bought them at that store. The exchange highlights a common shopper frustration with repair policies.
Storm warnings noted as customers ready for weeks of wet weather with a catalog of umbrellas. Includes three specials: Ladies 26-0 umbrellas with steel rod Paragon frame Gloria cover, Dresden and Natural Wood Gates, and School Umbrellas with varied frames and covers. Also offers Mackintoshes for women and children at 50c each.
In a crowded shop, clerks argue that glove authenticity lies in subtle details like clasps and maker marks. A customer departs vowing vengeance as one glove pair matches a different store. An onlooker jokes about identification by buttons. The text shifts to an ad for Rheumatic remedy and One Minute Cough Cure.
Webb McNall will vacate the superintendent of insurance post tomorrow morning, with Mr. Church assuming charge. Church received his bond and commission, and the executive council approved the bond. McNall outlined finances including a $13,000 firemen’s fund, $100,000 in taxes collected, and rebates to insurers. Church will review reports and the department’s road-agent files as part of the transition.
Edward Gomes sues Robert Offa in New Haven to recover 535 for alleged gambling loss at Savin Rock poker game. The suit cites a 204 general statute allowing treble value recovery and costs for gambling loss, with Gomes acting for a friend who declines to name. The case stems from a three month delay and includes local legal actions to prosecute the offense.
In a brief edition of social banter, Softleigh boasts sharper wits than Bright, while Miss Cutting concedes this as Softleigh’s sole deficiency. A separate exchange hints Timmins pressuring the landlady with flirtatious advances, and a weather note from Chicago forecasts rain turning to snow in Kansas with colder outbreaks and northerly winds.
Kaleidoscope of Topeka items. Officials, venues, and plans include court sessions opening, Santa Fe figures in Chicago and Argentine, a St Patrick's cake walk, waterworks bids, paving debates, and a batch of civic notices. Names include Mudge, Bink, Nichols, McFadden, and Embrey among others.
A Topeka report notes Branner injured by a cow, requiring stitches. Superintendent Nelson urges churches to hold missionary talks statewide. Gossip and minor incidents weave through local commerce, law, weather chatter, and a planned brick Palace front building for the Palace Cleaning Co with Detroit owner Mrs Black listed.
Salina on March 14 reports Rev and Mrs Walleen of Salemsboro celebrated their silver wedding. The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran church and friends presented a silver box containing 250 silver dollars. A weather prophet warned of rain or snow or warmth and clear skies before turning in for the night.
The piece surveys the Sulu archipelago pearl fisheries, noting vast capital and fleets from London firms, and revenue mainly from mother of pearl rather than actual pearls. It details diving methods, dangers, and the harsh, brief lifespans of divers, plus market values and regional distinctions.
A garbled montage quotes a young man, a Washington Star line, Congress member Roberts and a Cleveland Plain Dealer exchange. It includes a jokey cartoonish question about posing for an hour, with a dismissive reply about distance and a nickel, and ends with a moral query about a conscientious man harming a loved woman.
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