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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1903
Page
14
We announce a genuine spring sale of new furniture in Topeka featuring 3 new arrivals in Flemish Antwerp Weathered Golden Oak and Mahogany. The ad urges shoppers to furnish homes with up-to-date pieces and carpets rugs mats and art squares at similar prices to old stock, touting value and modern style.
A warehouse owner announces a sale on chiffoniers to free space. They offer 20 percent off for the balance of the month on every chiffonier in stock. The ad highlights a regular price around 12 dollars with a marked drop to about 9.51 dollars after the discount.
A fragmented report notes Mrs Thorpe seizing a baby girl while Mrs Bilis stops a sale of liquor. A husband returns from the farm with his family, then quarrels over funds. The wife warns a public house not to feed Ellie. The scene grows tense as onlookers and officers try to maintain order amid a drought atmosphere and public scrutiny.
A town’s unrest surrounds thefts of a professor’s bicycle and broader labour tensions. Police report repeated thefts, a damaged home, and renewed disturbances. Doctors warn of nervous tension and liver issues amid the turmoil as local firms push remedies. Doctor J Albert Berry advertises on Kansan avenue and Rice Street.
A handwritten Kansas petition seeks to declare Oakland a third class city in Shawnee County. It requests incorporation of Oakland and lists numerous signatories from residents and local officials, asserting a population of 1008 and majority taxpaying inhabitants in favor.
North Topeka residents attend church events at the Kanenas Avenue M E church and Church of the Good Shepherd. Local social notes mention visits by Ida Catlin, Grarpge Hetele af Eiont, Mrs. Mark Putnam, and others, along with hospital stays, recoveries from grip, and a well at the Winfield ice plant reaching over 60 feet with reports of water and gas issues.
Fragmentary OCR text describes a sports or events item with unclear names and phrases. It mentions cleaning a fixture and a venue, with scattered references to Topeka and a possible parade or event placeholder. The readable content is insufficient for precise entities or outcomes.
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