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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1895
Page
10
A catalog style ad from W. W. Mallspeaker Mercantile Co lists numerous groceries and household items with prices. It boasts lowest prices and top brands like Kirk's Soap and Pairbank's products, advertising flour, canned fruits, vegetables, coffee, and pantry staples with extensive offerings and discounts.
In Galveston on November 15 Bob Fitzsimmons and party arrived to public adulation as Nero the lion cub, pet of the Australian pugilist, attracted crowds at the hotel yard. Fitz declined talking shop, while fans viewed the beast and joked about a possible private bout. the scene mirrored a city eager for headlines and spectacle.
W W Manspeaker Mercantile Co lists location at 704 Kansas Ave and telephone number 148 for business inquiries.
A Boston Post description recounts a Tremont house car encounter where a stylish girl endures and then outmaneuvers five Harvard men. They stare and boast, while she stays absorbed in massed storefronts until she spots their feet. She exposes the flaws of their outfits as the car progresses, leaving them sheepish at the end.
Miss Evangeline Wade daughter of Gen W H Wade of the Seathers California railroad marries Dr Edward Strong Bogart of the U and steamer Albatross in St Pauls Church with Bishop Nichols officiating. Reception follows at the brides parents home in Coronado. Also notes on Queen Margherita of Italy's mountain attire.
President Andrews states the university finished the year ended April 15 with a deficit of 2645.54 despite no endowment increase. Income from securities was barely cut and student fees rose by over 14000, exceeding prior records, cushioned by pledges and a small 14 percent share draft.
Six overcoats three undercoats and two hats belonging to students at the Topeka Business College were stolen from the cloak room at 623 Guisey last night between 7:45 and 9. One coat owned by Hagar Harris and another with $100 in pockets belonged to W. G. Hagar E. J. Lew AB Loy and CB Eis. A reward was offered by H. K. Brown from Crawford Jail. Two men known to Brown were seen with a telescope satchel full of coats and said they were bound for Lincoln. Frank Myerick, connected to the Santa Fe hospital, was identified among those seen.
A London dispatch reports Sir George Newnes, Strand Magazine owner and former Liberal MP for New Market, intends to issue a challenge for the American Cup next year once the current row stalls pass, aiming to secure the most perfect yacht Britain can build.
In Chester Pennsylvania workers unearthed a small preserving jar containing gold and silver Spanish coins during pipe work near Market Square. The coins, dated 1900 and later, are valued around 150 dollars. An old market house from the last century stood on the site and was torn down in 1857. authorities think a market man buried the money.
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