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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1896
Page
5
A fragmented ad touts daily bargains on staple groceries. It lists Colorado potatoes at 35 cents a bushel, flour below competitors, sugar, tobacco, canned goods, dried fruits, soap, soap brands, and California produce, promising strong value and variety for shoppers.
The city acquires the Guyon house at East Chester famed as Washingtons prewar HQ near White Plains. A windstorm toppled the structure, scattering remaining relics. Washington paused there to bid farewell to Mrs Guyon before marching toward Boston post road.
Advertises coal travel tickets from Topeka to Oklahoma Arkansas and Indiana routes with 21 day limit from coastal ports. Announces pricing 2.25 per ton for Beahias and 2.59 for Riverside Lump and 8 for Anthracite. Contact 634 Kevess Avenue and telephone 482.
A Kansas circular from Anthony, Harper County, signed by Mayor John D. Brown and City Clerk J P Horton asks bondholders to consider readjusting Anthony’s debt. It cites rapid population and valuation losses, high interest obligations, and threatens tax hikes to cover bonds while urging state action or legislative relief. The note shows Anthony’s bonds totaling 19000 and Harper school bonds 8500, with dire warnings of further desertion if readjustment is not possible.
A letter from Rev F L Bell of Weedsport praises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for all forms of indigestion and stomach distress. The ad claims the tablets digest food regardless of stomach function, offering renewed energy to the body. Sold by Stuart Chemical Co Marshall Michigan, now widely available at drug stores. An unrelated note mentions Hudson's Ball by Apollo lodge 183 A O U W with plans for their eleventh annual event.
Police raided a house at Crane and Jefferson streets at an early hour arresting seven occupants including two women. Neighbors had complained drunken dancing kept them awake. Inmate names included James Fragky Bert Willice John Drew E B Bennett H Snead Lizzie Waltorn May Edwards. Pranks and Willice posted $10 for appearance, women released after security. Drew Bennett and Snead posted $10 bonds. Source notes a man named cexd who informed on Russians in North Topeka and later entered spotting.
Richard Mane Seid visited Albert Hayman of the Columbia theater and demanded ten thousand dollars in a matter of fact way. Hayman wrote the check and Mansfield asked for signed security. Mansfield has spent 70000 on scenery and costumes and plans 25000 more. He travels to the Pacific coast cities, including Vancouver, with Hayman handling the western trip.
A probate court audience watched Bertis Lee Devorss and her former husband George Devorsa from Elm Grove marry in Topeka after elopement plans. They fled Missouri with money for a quick wedding and honeymoon, returning as husband and wife.
The state board of charities reports February business for Topeka as they visit Beloit and Osawatomie this week. Senator Wilcockson secured funds for four institutions while detailing expenses from the Blind Asylum, Deaf and Dumb Home, Wilfield Youth, and Baldier’s Orphans Home. The article also notes changes in the state live stock quarantine rules, bond issues, and appointees and treasury receipts.
Bourne town voters approve funding to supply every residence with a fire extinguisher and to deploy a resident fireman to operate his apparatus. Gray Gables, the press summer house, and Crow's Nest will receive extinguishers as the town vows to enforce the plan in coming days.
Boston Traveler notes rats raid dwellings for bright objects and scraps of paper. Sanitary inspector cites cases of coins, a £10 note, a diamond worth 250, and a spade guinea found in rat holes in Lambeth New Cross and Great Ormond Street, with nests containing diverse items.
A Lady's Pictorial reminiscence recalls Ellen Terry's quick sympathy. In rain with her infant, she buys the last shilling cross for a shivering beggar, footwear and warmth exchanged with grace. Also notes a traveler in Alsace and reflections on clocks and parish life in Kirchberg. Plus short items on big heads, circumspection, and the death at 99 of Rebecca Isaacs in Lisbon.
Rail executives and directors inspect the St Louis and San Francisco line before Santa Fe reorganization. Opinions split over keeping Privco in or running separately. A proposed Albuquerque to Neeglee route would touch the Grand Canyon. Atlantic and Pacific's independence and Rock Island ties noted. Local rail news includes church ball plans and road tax work along Rock Island lines.
St Patrick's Day celebration at Hamilton Hall drew a large audience. Gen J C Caldwell delivered the principal address praising Ireland and its peaceful gospel conversion, comparing its past to a golden era. The remainder of the program featured singing and readings by local participants.
A scanned old advertisement promotes No To-Rac as a cure for tobacco dependence. It claims benefits like stronger nerves and steadier energy, quoting J. A. Wintersman, County Auditor, and urges readers to request a booklet from Sterling and Co at New York.
Desven March 18 The Windsor hotel owned by an England corporation and Denver capitalists will change management next month. J A Wiggin of Salina is chosen to take charge replacing Charles M Hill who has run the hostelry successfully for the past year. Wiggin is about years old and known for sound judgment and business sense through long experience in the hotel trade.
Miss Anthony criticizes the Kansas suffrage paper project, calling it foolish and predicting its failure based on past attempts. The encounter left editors wary, while suffragists prepare for a meeting to reaffirm the plan, despite her harsh words.
In Topeka, residents report varied conditions with malarial fever cases at home and rheumatic confinement keeping Frank Gitt home. A boy's birth announced for Mr and Mrs Hersbarry of Keen’s addition. A Methodist church music program concluded successfully. Clergy Rev J B Madison and Ray C Fowler return from Atchison Methodist conference. Local ads list groceries, a bakery, a repair shop, a drugstore, and a restaurant. A Miss Ida Stante carriage event nearby is noted along with Pleasant Hill church gathering.
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