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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1900
Page
6
A local sale advertises Misses and Children's shoes in Dongola and Kangaroo leathers from $1.35 to $2.98, including men’s $4.00 and $3.50 Union-Made fits from W L Douglass. Also offered are porcelain dinner sets, glassware, lamps, and a large range of underwear and knit garments with steep markdowns.
A local department store advertises a wide range of wool filled and silk fabrics including 36 inch wool filled Granite Cloth, all wool Unfinished Worsted, Persian Flannels and Vicugna Cloth. The sale includes free linings and fittings with skirts or dresses and various sewing notions. Availability spans 14 cent to 75 cent price points with multiple yardage options and color choices.
The Modoc club marked its twenty fourth anniversary with a banquet at the National hotel in Topeka. Maj. T J Anderson attended. the annual song of Old Shady was omitted. The group, limited to thirty members, traced its origins and listed memorable tours in Denver Minneapolis San Francisco St Louis Columbus Boston and Chicago among others.
Philadelphia record reports Wm L Strong and Co wholesale dry goods firm facing a receiver appointment in New York with major creditors seeking attachments. Grimwolds file claims against the firm and warmishees including Hood Foulkrood Wanamaker and Miller balance. Attorneys note the case as one of the era’s largest failures with potential losses near four million.
Unofficial reports from Sentux Washington state indicate Captain Abercrombie plans to press on with the government telegraph line from Valdes Alaska to the Yukon this winter. He has requested heavy woolen clothing for outdoor interior work, with shipments arranged through the depot quartermaster in San Francisco and further purchases planned for 20 additional men.
An old newspaper item highlights Willow branded round clothes baskets with baby clothes storage use. It notes the product name and price points like 65 dollars and 70 cents, plus a 15 cent listing, reflecting a simple ad brief for home goods.
New York dispatch reports Rev G Campbell Morgan of London will take up the evangelistic work as Moody’s successor. Morgan, praised for pulpit power, has been invited to America by Moody’s son and the Moody trustees approve. His past roles include pastorates in Hull and Northfield, with plans to preach in the city.
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