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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1898
Page
5
This item advertises Friday and Saturday specials valid only for delivery orders. It invites customers to leave their Pitt or O orders, mentions a delivery service by the order man who will take calls at No. 208, and warns prices are not valid next week with orders ending March 25 and 26.
The notice promotes Muscat grapes and Golden Plums with a sale at three cans for a low price. It touts high quality fruit, noting it is not canned and urging customers to purchase during the sale at United Supply through Steeler Th.
Golden Sceptre Salmon offer details note price quality and packaging. The fragment references salt water fish products and comparisons to Warren's brand with notes on broken nuts and meat quantity per can.
In dried fruit there is nothing ner than those Silver Prunes larece bowht and the colored extra fan. We retail them at 2 Ibs for Zo but will give our customers bene MM for this sale with limit of 4 Ibs at So per Ib.
A fragmented list shows prices for corn, tomatoes, sardines, salmon, cod, and oysters along with canned goods, soaps, and breakfast items. People can compare per can or per box rates, including wax beans, peaches, raspberries, raisins, jam, syrup, tea, pancakes, and cream cheese, with multiple brands noted.
A dense, garbled Topeka page itemizes real estate transfers from Northwestern Mutual Life and others, mixed with local notices and ads. Names such as George A. Crocker and Joseph J. Wrage appear with parcel descriptions, plus unrelated local names and business references. The fragment includes train times and a card of thanks.
The Ladies Music club hosted a formal gathering with piano selections by Miss Edina Parkhurst and performances of Thou Art Like a Flower. Mrs. J A McGiffin entertained guests Wednesday evening for her sister, Mrs. M A Potter, with a notable guest list including Mr and Mrs Carr and Mrs Rose Crist. A home wedding occurred at 620 Jefferson as Miss Lorena Covell wed Randolph G Boyd with Rev Countermins officiating. couple departs for Chicago, then home to 250 Harrison Street.
Chicago city council at an appointed meeting amended the business district height rule. The ordinance previously allowed buildings thirty feet or twelve stories high. The amendment sets a maximum height of one hundred thirty feet, effectively capping structures at ten stories.
London report details Princess Louise, eldest daughter of King Leopold of Belgica, fleeing Riviera with Prince Philip’s entourage. Princess unlocated at Coburg palace. money sent to her Monte Carlo butler. Paris suspected. Gotha moves to secure judicial separation. possible guardianship planned. An ad about debts allegedly blocked by embassy secretary via phone interference noted.
St Louis dispatches note a severe cold spike across Texas with oats killed by two night freezes. Perry reports thousands of bushels of oats lost as temperature drops to 18 degrees below zero. Houston mentions a very cold wave and potential fruit blight in eastern Texas. Dallas reports sleet and snow, now clear and moderate.
Cincinnati report notes distress as hospitals fill with evacuees and homes flood. No trains operate into or out of the city while Miami and White rivers rise and bridges fail in Indiana. Some lines, including Baltimore and Ohio South Western, remain in service.
The newly discovered comet, visible without optics, circles Pegasus and moves northward eastward. Orbit elements by Hussey and Perrine place perihelion around March 26 at about 100 million miles from the sun, now at a similar Earth distance with brightness fading. In San Jose a reception at the Methodist Church honors Dr and Mrs Thorpe with dignitaries, inviting community attendance. The Rock Island’s new train, described as a bomber, is noted.
A Populist mass meeting at the Flambeau club ball in Topeka nominated a city ticket. The meeting adopted 4 restitution censuring police methods, elected C. Katz secretary, and appointed ward caucuses. Resolutions favored municipal ownership of utilities, improved public works, initiative and referendum, and representation for minority parties in council elections. Col FJ Close elected city central committeeman.
Frank Nelson of Lindsborg jeopardizes his Republican bid for superintendent of public instruction after an alleged late night encounter with Governor John W. Leedy at Abilene. Reporters pounced as Nelson faced questions about the incident and its impact on the convention selection. Local observers debated whether the episode would be forgotten or ruin his chances as the cattlemen’s meeting neared.
St Paul reports the Merriam Park bank could not open due to time check fraud rumors. With a 330 000 capital, it allegedly invested 30 000 in Southern government time checks. The bank, near Minneapolis, cleared through a major bank. the clearing house association delayed passing and the closing followed. H M Crosby, a heavy holder, was connected, but initial statements claimed the bank was clear. Later reports indicated broader involvement.
J. M. Sheafor, long time Topeka attorney, has moved to Kansas City Missouri to practice. He spent twenty five years in Topeka law practice. Ettenson of the bankrupt stock ware at 511 Kapsac avenue notes surprisingly brisk business with no dull days recently, despite the rough market.
Deaths of J C Sims aged 9 at his home 32 Walnut street due to paralytic stroke. Funeral at residence. John McGowan funeral Friday at 4 30 pm at Third Presbyterian Church. Remains to be sent to Ohio for burial. Miss Aggie Casmin funeral in Stillwater Oklahoma. Death caused by congestive chill. Born in Hawkins County Texas moved to Stillwater last fall.
Rock Island Flyer announces a new train service departing Kansas City at 2 55 P M and arriving at Danver and as shown in the timetable.
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