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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1899

Page

6

Grocery list sale with free picture offer

A long rustic grocery catalog lists numerous items such as Rex Hancake Fi, Pettiohn breakfast, Grape Nuts, Granola, Grenata Flakes, Li bars, various soaps, baking powders, crackers, Uneeda Biscuits, Ginger Snaps, Rolled Apple products, Pure Fruit Preserves, syrups, and household goods. It touts a special offer: with every five dollars of groceries, a beautiful framed picture is given. The note mentions fresh meats, anti trust warnings, and a Topeka Lodge event for the evening.

Rex Hancake Finike Pettiohn's

Child study talk crowns women as teachers and guides

In Topeka Kansas teachers gather for the fourth annual Kansas Society for Child Study session. Dr Orenr Chrisman argues the first five years yield the most learning and that women and children excel in early insight. He notes women’s superiority in grasping child nature and urges reverence for the child’s influence. A paper by A I Taylor outlines the society, with final address by Francis W Parker on applying child study.

Topeka Kansas Kansas Society For Teachure Orenr Chrisman Tennal School de Chrisman Fenluste Mike Dr. Chrisman Atreneth Tse A. i Taylor W. M. Davison Taylor Emporia Francis W. Parker Chicago Normal School Parker West

Social and personal notes from a Pleasant outing

A social page records Mr and Mrs A Zahner hosting about thirty five friends with a supper and high five games at their Greve avenue home. Prizes included a Japanese teapot and David Harum. Other items list members of invited families, club gatherings of the Bachelor Girls Club, travel plans, and local visits across several towns.

A. Zahner Greve Avenue David Harum James A. Troutman A. Marburg A. C. Davis Willard Hat F. E. Wear CC. Baker Prank Foster WT. Crosby Augusta Dewey Abilene Charlotte Parkhurst Bachelor Girls’ Club

Varying social news and engagements from Topeka area

Notes report dances at Vinewood with chaperones Miss Murphy and Mr Eyre. EJ White returns from Teraport. Miss Connor in Topeka with Abe. Misses Rossington to San Francisco. Daisy Davidson visits Estelle Leon in Kansas City. W F Trever trips to Osage City Council Grove and Donge City. Methany and Miss Charlotte Parkhurst gatherings. Judge James Humphrey announces engagement of Adelie Allee to Herbert Johnson. Miss Humphrey with Kansas City Journal. Mrs Perkins of Kirwin and Mrs Phoenix of Detroit guests in Topeka. Miss Yeargain and Mr Riley wed in Kansas City. Mrs Menard accompanies to Kansas City. spring trips to New York noted.

Vinewood Murphy Eyre EJ. White Teraport Connor Topeka Abe Misses Rossington San Francisco Rnee Rossington Cubifurn Charlotte Parkhurst Bateile Hiddle Jensie Dawson Laura Ratliff Dorothy Liviehings Faery Ritter Helenous James Humphrey Junction City Adelie Allee Herbert Raymond Johnson The Kansas City Journal Kansas City Journal. Miss Humphrey 5. A. Perkins Kirwin, Kan HH. Phoenix Detroit Mich J. K. Polley Madison Street Peart S Kansas City George Menard Pride Uber

Denver Allows Limited Gambling Under New City Rules

Denver authorities announce a limited gambling policy under a new administration after ten years of prohibition. Clubs must incorporate and enforce entry rules for workingmen with penalties for noncompliance. The policy surprises church members who backed the current officials. Gambling privileges appear restricted to Doll & Dale of Chicago.

Denver Doll & Dale Chicago

Tod Sloan Meets the Prince of Wales in London

A London dispatch reports Tod Sloan was presented to the Prince of Wales at Newmarket by Lord William Beresford. Sloan recalls the meeting as cordial and witty, praising the prince while claiming to be a great rider, amid chatter about jockeys and attire.

Tod Sloan New York Journal and Advertiser London Prince of Wales William Beresford Newmarket Sloan Slash Nin Europe Uited William

Coal strike looms as Kansas mines prep output

Fort Scott Kansas May 12 miners in southeast Kansas and southwest Missouri anticipate a general coal strike. Railroad firms push capacity to ship coal before disruptions. Companies expect a tie up and brace for possible clashes between striking miners and non union workers.

Fort Scott Kan Kansas Southwest Mixsouri Milnes Enas

Bishop Grant Calls Negroes Chief Topic of AME Session

Bishop Abraham Grant of the African Methodist Episcopal church declared that the white man’s burden is also the black man’s burden during today’s session in New Jersey. He addressed issues affecting Negro communities and urged assistance and reform. The remarks framed race and responsibility in broader social contexts discussed at the gathering.

Grant New York Abraham Grant African Methodist Episcopal New Jersey Con

Negroes Called to Duty Amid Civil Strife

A religious leader in Orange denounces anti Negro references in public life and argues the race has long answered calls to duty in war and peace. He warns upheavals from foreign influences and, while acknowledging southern unrest, urges Christians across states to oppose national disgrace and demand action.

Orange America Antin

Sloan Wins Alexandria Handicap at Gatwick Meeting

London May 12 Ted Sloan aboard Lord Von Beresford's chesnut horse Tiersak won the Alexandria Handicap of 1 000 severe tens on the first day of Gatwick spring meeting. St Noel finished second and Northern Farmer third among eight starters. Betting was 11 to 5 against Borzak.

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