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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1895
Page
8
A dense ad promotes The Star Grocery with claims of best quality and lowest prices. It touts fresh Regan eggs, oranges, navy beans, oats, pancake mix, Castile soap, grains, canned goods, cleaning items, and California fruit, highlighting bulk and bundle offers and a money back satisfaction guarantee.
Summary of mixed grocery items from a meat department display including beet dry salt meat at per pound rates, hams labeled California and Bee SDKee, 4 pounds Good Sweet Lard, 81 pounds White Label Lard, one pound can White Label Lard gal Maple Syrup and Nice Table Syrup in large pails, plus Jelly gal Sorghum in large pails.
A local advertisement proclaims wide savings on all brands and grades of flour with a single good grade priced as low as 1.15 dollars per 100 pounds, inviting customers to stock up.
A letter from Dr Parkhurst's agent defends the loan arrangement and foreclosure facts amid a Journal report. It asserts Parkhurst had no direct dealings with Romine, that a second mortgage holder benefited, and that the farm’s liens exceeded 1800 dollars with unpaid taxes and overdue interest.
About three hundred youths from twenty five Topeka societies attended a large Christian Endeavor rally at the First Christian church. Dr B Alderson of the First Presbyterian preached on C E Work in the Twentieth Century urging practical Christian action and political involvement to curb liquor traffic. J Reeks and Miss Weir presented papers on Lookout Work and Prayer Meeting Committee Work.
Washington dispatch to the Kansas City Journal says ex United States Senator John Martin is promised the northern Oklahoma federal district judgeship while Thomas George of Kansas City would get the southern district. The posts pay 2500 a year and depend on presidential pleasure.
At a state executive council meeting the Topeka Gas company bill for lighting the state house in January and February was refused, totaling 2350 dollars, over the annual lighting allowance. The council questioned paying such a high two month bill given the year’s overall lighting budget. The article also notes lavish senate stationery purchases and pocket knife distributions, contrasted with the house’s comparatively frugal spending.
Sheriff Burdge returns from Emporia with Orville Brown accused of stealing two horses from Mia. One horse with Casson at Quinton Heights, the other found near Topeka. Brown, low in schooling and tongue tied, claims wages owed and ownership of a horse bought last summer for 34 dollars. He says he earned a balance at 50 cents a day but was cheated. He says he took the horse Monday night while the other escaped. Sheriff leans toward his innocence based on his story.
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