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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1900
Page
6
A Saturday store programme invites shoppers to visit the Third Floor for Ready-to-Wear garments. Highlights include Spring and Summer suits skirts waists wrappers and petticoats emphasizing style fit workmanship and reliability. The notice blends sales copy with local social items and travel plans.
A fragmentary report describes sentries developing frayed nerves under continuous vigilance. It mentions vivid mental images, the strain of duty, and deteriorating composure amid battlefield exposure, leading to fear, tension, and distrust.
The article recalls a long coaching trip by Mr John J Purtee of Hed Towers Hackorack with a team of four Dorvis and a twin travel record reaching over six miles per day. It mentions UNL star and a lengthy northern New Jersey to Toronto route.
In London Gardener's Magazine, Laurel crowns and laurels are discussed as symbols in ancient tradition. The article traces ritual use of bay leaves for wreaths and crowns, noting associations with victors, protection, and scholarly honors from the Middle Ages to modern times.
A letter discusses the quest for the longest English word with 24 letters. It cites Truferte described as nonintercommunicability and compares candidates like nonintervention and communicability, noting familiarity from scholars and an old quotation from childhood.
A Milan inventor Signor Volpini patents a picture postcard that changes color with atmospheric conditions. The device uses shifting hues similar to reflective effects seen in other novelty cards. The color shifts predict weather and moods, offering a novel visual based on lighting and atmosphere.
Local note announces John Norton named administrator of the estate of the late J. and Bartholomew. Related council and committee members connected with the Street Fair urged attendance at the Commercial club room. Washburn Ottawa baseball game postponed to May 38 due to wet grounds.
Notice from Evans faction announcing nomination efforts in the Sixth congressional district with names for Congress and local party activity. A separate item reports a fire in Homestead Pennsylvania with brief details of the incident and loss.
Fragmentary OCR text references cold remedies and unclear phrases. No coherent events, names, dates, or places are identifiable to form a factual summary.
The article reports Henry Spellmeyer leading on a ballot for missionary bishops in Asia amid intra party clashes. Dr W W Kelly’s withdrawal reshapes support as ballots continue with J W Bowen and D H Moore among top names, while debate over time limits and tenure intensifies.
Delegates from Indiana joined the Presbyterians at the General Assembly in St Louis on May 18. The session saw increased attendance with new members arriving, and officers appointed for multiple committees including bills and judicature, home and foreign missions, education, and church erection. The report highlighted the Omaha theological seminary appeal for endowment and noted Sabbath observance challenges facing the nation.
The weather bulletin records rain at most stations in Kansas for the 14 hours ending early morning, with a rain total of 2.63 inches by 7 a.m. on the 16th and an additional 0.20 inch last night. Temperatures ranged to 55 at midnight with a low around the 20s, winds from the north, and a forecast of partly cloudy to showers in eastern areas tonight.
Washington July 19 The judiciary committee opened discussion on methods to handle Neely cane and similar crimes in Cuba. Attorney General Griggs urged a new act to ensure swift extradition of fugitives who flee to the United States, noting current laws are uncertain and delay justice. The panel weighed military civil authority in Cuba as Spain relinquished sovereignty and the U S did not yet assume it.
City officials rebut eastern reports of bubonic plague deaths in San Francisco noting no confirmed cases. Mayor Phelan says conditions mirror past scares and no cause for alarm while health officials study rumors and will report if plague is present.
The silver jubilee of Father Hayden, a prominent Topeka priest, is celebrated with clergy and Catholic and Protestant gifts totaling hundreds of dollars. A $1,000 purse from the Church of the Assumption, a $40 purse from diocesan priests, and a small leather bound book accompany cards and telegrams from friends nationwide. The jubilee continues as Father Hayden plans travel to New York in the first week of June and sorts correspondence.
Bee A. M. Fuller provides dates of sale and full information for the Rock Island Route to St Louis and return at 11.50. The notice urges travelers to obtain details from Fuller for travel plans and pricing.
Chicago May 18 Wheat markets opened weak but rallied on corn strength and dry northwest conditions. July futures rose to strong close as cash demand and shorts covering supported prices. Corn traded easier at first then recovered, aided by weather and planting pace. oats quiet with light trade. Provisions declined on ample hog receipts with overall subdued mood.
Market chatter reports mixed cattle and hog receipts with price moves, citing Chicago Livestock Market and Topeka figures. Cattle receipts around 12,595 with hogs 22.0 percent, prices showing weakness for cows and she stock, while lamb and sheep demand remains uneven. Kansas City prices show steady to weak trends across cattle and hogs with notable spreads in steer and cow values.
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