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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal reports weather, political debates, and social issues from Kansas and national sources. It notes governor positions, proposed legislation against prize fights and football, and commentary on census dates, taxation, and court actions. Mentions Sherman, Brice, and silver debates tied to wheat and cotton prices.
In a Kansas paragraphs roundup, the piece lampoons gold bugs in wheat price movements and notes cotton’s rise to 9 cents before a swift fall. It lists local items from Wichita to Wellington, mentioning Lewelling's daughter teaching dance, Keats centenary in Abilene, earth shocks in Port Scott, and rumors of a Stotler newspaper in Arkansas.
A humorous clipped tale features Litthe Miss Jones, Diptheria woes, and Mrs Jones venting about anti-skeptic doctors. Lee Jones boasts a d year old daughter claiming marriage and three children. The scene ends with a plug for Mineral Water and Jovusat promotion.
In October buyers crowded the department for a wide assortment of colored wool dress goods. Items include 88 in. cheviots at 25 cents, 83 in. all wool plaids, nine styles at 96 per yard, 83 in. Scotch novelties at 50 cents, 43 styles overall, and canels hats in brown blue and red at 1.25 per yard.
New line of pattern suits offered at 10.00 with various fabrics listed including 46 in Scotch mixtures, novelty suitings, navy blue cheviot, satin finished Henrietta, serges, and Pristine Eudora cloth with prices ranging from 28 to 2.50 per yard. Hosiery and wool items for men, women, and children priced below common retail, plus heavy grade merino and natural wool vests and pants.
Advert shows CREVON BOURETS and Bon elegy effects in many color combinations. Ser ges and Henrietta fabrics priced around 50c to 75c per yard. ALBATROSS and other BORETS named. Waterproof Cravenettes noted as popular for capes. yardage and prices implied in fabric shop copy.
Topeka Equal Suffrage Association meets at Thrapp hotel to discuss the Stenton entertainment at Hamilton Hall on Friday Nov 8. Plans include music by the Louis quartet, talks by Mrs Cornelius and J W Greed, a tennis drill, and tableaux with voting on stage to raise funds for Eureka state meeting expenses.
A story about D M Frost of Garden City, Kansas, and a Topeka overheard tale of a boy outwitting his mother. Frost, a state irrigation board member, becomes linked to the anecdote as townsfolk joke about who started the mischief under the house. The item ends with a note about the “Aurora” cigar.
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