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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1903
Page
6
A promotional notice touts a grand sale across three floors 25 by 150 feet, urging customers to compare costs with timely quotations. It promises absolute cash on delivery, satisfaction returns within two days, and refunds or exchanges if not wholly satisfactory. Transportation charges on orders over five dollars are prepaid to Kansas locations.
The Yarn Section promotes Hear Brand yarns including Utopian and Fielatwr Bro. on sale at absolute cost. Yarns such as Shetland Fioss Saxony Zephyr and Gorman Knitting Yarn are offered in various colors and forms.
A community group plans an in depth study of Rev. Charles M. Sheldon and his sermon story The Inspiration, exploring its themes, historical context, and relevance to faith discussions.
Five Washburn college students organize a Socialist club led by John Dadisman and Charles M. Sheldon, with members La wie Batterfelt A Q Ho Viger James Clarke Norman Landis and John Dadisman. They plan Sunday night meetings replacing sermons and aim to join Wisconsin and Topeka groups for a national federation.
A fragmentary note references Tempting and peril at Laveen, detailing a perilous sight or moment that tempts appetite and raises caution about appetite’s allure and risk in a landmark locale.
Small shop advertises assorted ribbons and laces including 22 40 60 and 80 count silk and taffeta options. Promises high quality colors and wide widths while urging customers to compare prices before buying.
An OCR fragment lists textiles including orehon laces, widths from 134 to 3 inches, Venice silk chiffon and appliques, various pieces by the yard, and cites discount pricing up to half regular price. It mentions quantities like 12 yards and references specific fabrics and trims.
A new oxygen production process at an Los Angeles ice plant uses steam activated soda compounds to split oxygen from the air. The method claims to yield pure oxygen with minimal contaminants, storing it in gasometers and delivering it into distilled water under sixty pounds of pressure via a Twitchell carbonating machine.
From South Africa comes a note by Mr. Arthur Capmui describing a baby with a bad cough and emaciation. After trying Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the child improved, a tale that urges other mothers to use the remedy for similar symptoms.
The advertisement promotes veiling fabrics and lace with low pricing per yard, including Chanitie dot veiling and Beleing Silk Veiling. It highlights over 100 dozen ladies stock collars, sheer Flandkerchieta, and dress buttons offered at deep discounts, urging purchase during the sale with strong emphasis on low prices.
The article touts the Fancy Goods Department with top quality items described as the most beautiful yet, priced on special and never withdrawn or marked up. It stresses best pairings and exclusive sale conditions for the department’s offerings.
An old angler argues fishes may possess instinct or reason, noting fish often move uphill toward water and recounting observed jumps up inclines. He questions distinctions between instinct and reason and suggests fish may understand survival needs. The piece riffs on nature and perception in a humorous, archaic tone.
Remarkable sky mirage sighted north of Nelson with Edgar nearby town reflecting in the sky. W. O. W. members warned to meet at 418 Kageay avenue tomorrow at 8 o clock. Also notes Blind Boone concert at First Christian church with tickets at Miller's drug store.
An old advertisement lists various sewing items and notions including needles, pins, hooks and eyes, fasteners, curlers, horn and rubber combs, and dressing items. It notes prices and types such as patent hump hooks and eyes, rubber combs, and double strength items. The text promotes practical goods for household sewing and mending with prices from 2c to 26c and references to stock quality.
City Attorney Spencer travels to New York Wednesday to take depositions in the quo warranto suit challenging the Excelsior Coke and Gas franchise. Attorney Blood Smith joins from Washington. testimony may implicate President Brady and other former council members tied to the 1900 renewal. The case hinges on a 20 year renewal enacted before the old franchise expired.
Fritz Darein will not receive a new trial on the squori selling charge. Judge Haxen overruled his plea as the jury found Darein guilty on two counts and not guilty on one. Darein’s attorneys argued prior arrests and trials for the same offense, but Judge Hagen ruled against it.
A catalog fragment lists sewing notions including thorns, satin finish envelopes, 106 QAM Lyessese paper, pearl dress buttons in multiple sizes, rubber coats, vegetable ivory and West buttons in all colors, crochet cotton, crochet hooks, darning cotton, cotton tapes, collar buttons in various sizes and finishes. Prices are referenced for chosen items.
Laura Prather receives custody of two children and alimony of 100 dollars, plus attorney fees and monthly maintenance. The circuit court under Judge Gibson also bans removal of the children and requires weekly visitation for the husband, with costs to be assessed. The couple, married in 1889, previously ran a small Kansas weekly paper where Mrs Prather did extensive manual newspaper work.
A scrambled report states that the Indians escaped and will return to their South Dakota reservation. A potas from Luskoe Rae 40 bury Ar ihe Senne of ihe le Fearhern, who was Mnaemoss Black, Kettle, near an Indian box. Eagle Feathers were not in the deft shoulder and will die.
District court jurors will hear two murder cases in December. Judge Hazen will preside over the trials of William Mason and Thomas Reed charged with murder. A third case involving J. C. is slated for a later jury trial in December.
A bargain listing describes miscellaneous items including children's Angora hats, Tam O’Shanter, and men's white shirts with reinforced fronts. It notes limited quantities and deep discounts on Mercerized Petticoats and walking skirts in dark colors, with prices sharply reduced from regular levels.
The Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, known as the military college of the south, sits at a historic site near Hinton Rouge. It boasts a memory of General Sherman and a long military heritage with buildings still standing. The post was once a military garrison for Spain, England, and the United States, later used for education by Louisiana. The fort witnessed pivotal events from 1779 and 1861, with notable officers associated and a deep southern historic tradition, honoring soldiers and a flag retreat at sunset.
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