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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
5
A dense local grocery ad outlines low prices and guaranteed satisfaction. It lists numerous canned goods, dried fruits, syrups, oils, soups, beans, cereals, biscuits, meats, dairy items, and household supplies with varied pack sizes and prices, aiming to attract bulk buyers.
A local ad advertises a wide range of flour brands at low prices. It highlights a wood four at $1.15 per 100 pounds and Ralston Health Hour in 25 and 50 pound sacks, inviting customers to inquire for prices.
A collage of Topeka notes includes municipal mentions, voter lists, Derby style humor, and civic updates. Headlines touch on rain, a new moon, barber shops, a Republican Flambeau gathering, church events, a police funeral, a district court bound over, divorce suits, a Fort Riley drill, and stray comments on public works and licenses. Local personalities include Rev Bert Paddock, Dan Wyatt, Jimmie Harlan, and Charles Curtis to speak.
Pire Marshal Wilmarth orders a three horse hitch for No 3 fire station ladder track after council debates on heavy single steam power. Old track issues persist as two Bitch teft stock arrives and Dan the life-saving horse is improving but not certain to recover. Duchess of Buccleuch dies aged eighty four after illness. she was mistress of the robes 1841 to 1846 and friend to Queen Victoria. Prices unchanged for meat and a Chicago tailors ad promises made to order pants at 93.00.
City engineer Tweeddall outlines a proposed water system overhaul with a comprehensive plan for a new distribution network. The proposal details include projected supply improvements, pump station updates, and estimated costing, aiming to modernize infrastructure and ensure reliable service.
City Engineer Tweeddale has completed two water system proposals to be submitted to the council. One uses river water near the old station, the other from west of the asylum, with a 6,000,000 gallon reservoir on Martins Hill. Both plans include purification and 70 miles of mains, expanding coverage to nearly all outlying additions. The exact cost awaits tabulation but will be under half the current bonded debt and the council will likely adopt the plans to resolve issues with the Topeka Water Co.
A divorce case in Shawnee county district court reveals a tale of infatuation with widow Mattie Graff after wages were cut at Cain mills. The husband cooperated to obtain a divorce using twenty dollars but the engagement cooled, ending in dispute over the money and marriage.
The April term of the district court begins next Monday with criminal cases given precedence. Judge Hazen assigned next week’s docket including State v Cooney, v Eizel, v Jacobs, v Stewart on Tuesday and Strate v Hamilton, v Marshall, v Cane, v Zimmerman, v Berry on Wednesday, Nevils and Youngman, Bradshaw, Tom Trimmer on Thursday, and Callahan, Conwell, Larson, Pete, Dos, Graham v Graham on Friday.
Prof J L Blake of Kansas University demonstrated his telephoning system between ships at sea and shore for five weeks off Sandy Hook without failure. The government tested it, he stays at the university, and plans to return to New York in June to refine the device.
A critique notes Griffiths Mephisto in Faust at the Grand differs from Morrison’s take, praising Griffiths as a young, capable actor who grows through the acts. Reception was lukewarm at first but improves as the performance progresses. Scenic issues and a Topeka style accident marred the second act, with some effects praised and others lagging.
A burglar entered E B Brainerd’s home at 925 North Monroe Tuesday night and took $105 from cash kept under the bed. Brainerd suspects someone was in the house, possibly hidden under the bed, and fears a drug or chloroform may have been used. Minor money left in trousers pocket near the bed was not touched. The thief left dust marks under the bed as evidence.
Wallace C Clement of Vermont, owner of about 825 900 Columbian Building bonds, sues in district court to foreclose on the four story West Sixth Street Columbian Building and to appoint a receiver. The petition claims two years of unpaid taxes and no interest on bonds since January 1 1984, with 71 pages and 84 causes of action. Ferry and Doran represent Clement. receivership may go to J H Hunt of Topeka.
Griffith of Faust and His Experience With a Colored Critic recounts Mephisto John Griffith at the Grand last night. A hotel waiter, paid for a show pass, compliments the performance and notes no one was sent to hell, a curious aside that ends with Griffith tipping and reflecting.
A boy threw a wire over a trolley line near Fourth and Fillmore, snagging a wooden pole. It could have struck a horse head and caused fatal harm, but was removed before harm occurred. Detectives are on the case. the vandal, if found, faces prosecution as the company vows to stop the practice all summer.
The Kansas Medical College alumni association holds its third annual meeting tomorrow at ten in the college reception room. Papers will be read by Dr. Storrs Dr. Gilbert and Dr. CG 5 McClintock. A $10 prize for the best thesis by a graduating class member will be awarded. The meeting follows graduation ceremonies to allow outgoing class members to join before departing. Bazaar Millinery opens Thursday and Friday at 506 Kansas Avenue.
Chiefs, Lawrence, and local officers arrest two young men named Wadell and Eden aboard the Asion Pacific train near the city. They carried revolvers under their coats and claimed relations to ranch work in Colorado. Eden, said to be wealthy with a $50,000 estate, recently received $500 in cash. The pair, nephew of contractor Jola Silman, were released after authorities verified their status and plans.
A physician discusses how patients often lie or mislead doctors about symptoms. He cites a vision case where spectacles proved to be only window glass and notes that some patients' illusions persist. The piece highlights the challenge of balancing honesty with patient care and ends with a local society notice and newspaper advertisement.
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