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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1895
Page
6
Ita the Quality of the Goods and the Low Prices that holds him, and the Guarantee of Satisfaction or money back protects him in all his trading here. List includes lemons crackers canned goods soap and laundry items with varied prices and quantities, indicating a general grocery ad from a historic era.
A compact price list shows items like sugar cured hams from California Miia per pound, sugar cured breakfast bacon, dry salt meat, Bouelees ham, and cooked ham. Includes lard options labeled White Label, with several can sizes and unit prices, reflecting a grocery advertisement style.
Evaporated fruit list shows items like large raisins 2 lb, German cherries, whole peaches, blackberries and prunes with prices per pound or per unit. Includes evaporated apples and mixed fruit terms. Fragmentary OCR data limits full clarity on dates and vendors.
In Marlborough Street police court the Marquis of Queensberry and his son Lord Douglas of Hawick were bound over to keep the peace after a Piccadilly quarrel yesterday. The Marquis said he acted in self defense when struck by his son. Both were charged with disorderly conduct as they were escorted to the station. Also reported: Congressman Willard Coggswell of Massachusetts died in Washington and Southwest Texas endured heavy rains, flooding streets, unroofed homes, and rail delays. Knights of Pythias elected officers at Hutchinson meeting in Kansas.
The second Wilde trial began in the Old Bailey before Justice Wills. A dense crowd watched as Sir Frank Lockwood opened for the Treasury, outlining grain indecency charges spanning February to October 1815 and detailing allegations involving Edward Shelly, Alfred Wood, and others.
Foot of snow at Creede reports twelve hours of continuous snowfall with streets buried four feet deep. In Crawfox New Mexico a cold rainstorm persists since yesterday dropping one and a half inches of moisture. Frost at dawn measured twenty eight degrees above zero, harming corn but not causing lasting damage. The Bethany College May fete is postponed to Monday evening due to bad weather.
Personal items of interest note Mrs Geo W Reed Mrs W P Douthitt and Miss Douthitt hosting a reception for about four hundred at Mrs Reed home on Harrison street with many attendees and elaborate floral décor. Other social events include Mrs H Bowman thimble party for her Cambridgeport guest Mrs G I Murdock and numerous local attendees. Several families and individuals travel, entertain, or attend gatherings across Topeka with dances cards church events and visits to relatives and friends in surrounding towns.
A May 22 meeting of the Mystic Valley club at the Quincy house featured remarks by President E B Andrews of Brooklyn University Providence and Hon Brooks Adams of Quincy on honest money. Andrews traced 20 years of currency changes to 1573 silver cuts, arguing for restoring the old party and reuniting metal standards in business.
The Norwegian steamer Baracoa from Gibara Cuba arrives in New York with a banana cargo after Captain Clausen pegs his ship for a possible rebel seizure. He reports insurgents roamed Sama near Gibara and General Gomez was nearby, prompting him to briefly slip anchor and ready escape before loading fruit.
A local paper reports wire nails have increased twenty percent as manufacturers unite to reform the old pool and tighten orders. Prices are expected to climb further amid improved times and alleged corruption among jobbers and dealers.
The Buffalo peace convention of the Elks concluded with limited success as factions remain divided. Delegates will depart for Niagara Falls after yesterday’s session, with Jamestown gaining strength as about thirty Atlantic City lodges aligned with it.
A Savannah to Chicago train car of flowers and trees will reach Chicago May 2k to decorate Confederate graves at Oakwoods Cemetery. It carries palmette trees, pine saplings, laurel wreaths, wild azaleas, and more. Also three cars from Charleston, Atlanta and Pensacola. Iron cannons from Chattanooga ready at Oakwoods for memorial day. Dedicatory exercises planned with 25,000 to 80,000 spectators expected. Other notes include Mozambique cable work and China Japan diplomacy.
A New York May piece previews summer bathing attire with French and American designs. It notes shorter skirts, narrow trousers, and varied fabrics like serge, pongee, and fayetta. Describes outfits for men, women, and children, including hats, sashes, and embroidery.
From Washington May 22 the Massachusetts court of appeals upheld the Berliner telephone patent. The decision does not alter patent office practice nor revive abolished rules begun after a lower court’s overturn. Berliner’s patent was not canceled by the office, but by the court, so no reissue follows.
About 800 school children in New York rioted after being swindled out of 5 cents each by a circular promoting a grand bijou entertainment. They smashed interior decorations stage windows chairs and caused about 800 dollars in damage. Some arrests were made.
Washinton May 22 It is rumored Mrs Nellie Grant Sartain will marry this week at the home of her brother Colonel Frederick Dent Grant 2 East Sixty second street New York The groom is ex Confederates Henry Kyd Douglas Family members likely present Mrs Ulysses Grant accompanies her son to New York and they plan an extended Pacific voyage Also other notes on bonds and a court action involving Maurice R Sendham and Rafaell A Alger Detroit Mich
A loud defense of Manyon remedies declares cures for rheumatism dyspepsia catarrh kidney disease and more with guarantees. It warns against quacks and urges public condemnation of spurious medicines while listing numerous products with prices and promised quick relief.
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