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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1899
Page
5
A cargo sold at auction after being taken in a purchase by Sreereasy and Gu er underwriters. The sale concluded with the goods geld to the highest bidder.
Fragmented OCR notes describe linen crash toweling in pieces priced per piece and by yard. Terms mention Put up in st yard pieces with varying quality and unit costs, including reference to prices like 20 per piece and 7 cents per yard with adjustments for quantity.
The Vespuccian club hosted a Monday banquet at the home of Dr and Mrs Anton Smith in Topeka. Attendees included many club members and guests, with a mandolin club providing music and a series of party games, gifts, and social exchanges shaping an evening of decor and camaraderie.
Imported French corsets offered in a wide quality range from two dollars to two hundred dollars. The ad markets a large selection still available at reduced prices across various retailers, highlighting affordable options for 100 women to choose from in a promotional sale.
Catalog lists sixty pieces of Oriental waterproof black silk totaling about 3,000 yards. Item described as flash sale quality with two very nice pieces highlighted and marked for quick disposition.
Germanic Sale note announces 25 inch all wool navy blue creoms at 39 cents, reduced from regular 2.50 to 3.00. Includes silk creoms at 1.57 and 45 cents per yard for fabric and similar values. Sale emphasizes that goods were acquired cheaply from Germanic Sale purchases.
Textile advertisement notes a Fiermanic sale offering black mohair brilliantines in plain and brocaded styles priced at 65 cents per yard. It presents a concise product list with emphasis on material and price for shoppers.
A new timetable is being arranged at the Santa Fe offices to take effect next week. It adjusts freight train times, especially through freights, to lengthen time on the New Mexico division and speed up eastward divisions. Passenger trains are not affected. Summer time will start about June 1 with California Limited trains removed. potential changes by September 1 include a through passenger service to Kansas City and a Chicago to San Francisco overland train, possibly replacing the California Limited.
The Bar oness de Roques denies abandoning efforts for Mrs Florence Maybrick's release and explains she seeks relief through better treatment and possible transfer to a convent only if such changes aid the doubly unfortunate American. She argues alleviation could allow the mother to comfort her daughter during the punishment for the alleged crime.
A marketing testimonial extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for stomach and liver issues and blood purification. The author claims improved appetite, sleep, and strength after use, asserting the product builds health and cleanses the blood, with many endorsements from rivals and medicine dealers.
A letters from Losson Waiteker of the Twentieth Kansas describes frontline life in the Philippines. He reports trench fighting since February 4 near Malaben about eight miles from Masile, with several victorious engagements and rising casualties. Waiteker notes he is writing on a shovel in a trench amid shelling, expresses a grim, oddly cheerful view of combat, and mentions his colonel and ongoing campaigns despite grim prospects.
The bark Alaska will depart San Francisco for Colevin Bay Port Clarence and Kotzebue Sound around May 1. It will likely bring back the first authentic news from those points. Over 400 gold miners wintered near Kuze bue Sound with provisions ample, awaiting word on deposits and success. A Klondike of Missouri pamphlet from the Kansas City Fort Scott Memphis Rail road offers mining info and can be obtained via J E Lockwood Memphis Route. Tony the Convict a drama will be presented by lodge No 576 N A Wi March 7. Steals Tickets 15 cents. */}
A Washington dispatch to the Tribune reports that advancing Commodores Remey Watson and Schley depends on a rapid report from Rear Admiral Sampoon in Kingston Jamaica. A special examining board will judge eleven officers for promotion to rear admiral or captain. Most candidates pass on routine grounds. Captain Sumner’s record remains open.
A catalog-style notice lists Huck Towels in colored borders and hemmed finishes, including fringed towels with white and colored borders. It mentions 360 patterned Huck Towels with white, gold borders, and 10 large Damask Towels in white with gold borders, noting varying quality.
Giese to the Columbia voyage fragment notes through sleepers on the Northern Pacific route. Burlington's Montana Express runs from Kansas City at 10 40 am and St Joseph at 12 40 pm via Northwest Main Line to Montana and Washington. First and second class through cars from Kansas City or St Joseph to Butte Anaconda Montana, starting March 1. Bramball Trav. Passenger Agent. American Steam Laundry ad text.
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