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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1900
Page
6
Caught Napping. The ad touts discounted footwear for the season with Ladies' heavy dongola lace shoes at 2.48 and other women and men’s styles priced around 1.25 to 2.98. It promises durable options, style, and value, urging readers to visit the shoe department to stay dry and warm.
Rubber Goods sold in double quantity by cash sales. Ladies 18¢ 7-button over gaiters and 18¢ 10-button over gaiters. Men's 7-button overgaiters. Jersey Loggins for feet. Large selection of felt shoes and slippers. Tomorrow Misses Kangaroo Calf Shoe sizes 13 to 2, guaranteed.
In a dry goods department shoppers can find white handkerchiefs with Wallace embroidery, ladies wool jackets once priced up to 42.50, traveler's sample line children's long cloaks under five dollars, entire totes of goods at less than manufacture cost, novelty dress goods per yard at 4?0 yards, and broadcloth porcelains in dark seasonal designs.
Saturday night sales feature fleece union suits in sizes 1 to 7 and a variety of garments. Highlights include fur scarves, refined petroleum jelly 2 oz bottles, fast black Umbrosias steel rod items, and linen tones with red and blue borders. Also advertised are Meu Persiet fitting patterns offered at 10 and 15 cents.
A Topeka clothing shop touts a spot cash one price system with low margins and AI quality, inviting customers to visit. Special offer includes a $3.09 hat or $3.00 hat with a free steel engraving of Pharaoh's Horses, plus Sole Agents for Breadwinner work clothes, overalls, jackets, a $7.50 wool keracy overcoat, and $12.50 all wool suits claiming worth up to $15 elsewhere.
Hackers, Cobtier Seat, Golden Pin tat 1.08 three piece bedroom suite with veneer French mirror includes dresser with matching commode and bedstead. Dresser set similar at 33.50 for bed, woven wire spring mattresses from 19.25 to 14.75 for complete sets. Brass top rods with vases priced around 7.00. Wool textiles and Japanese matting offered, cloth at 2.40 square yard.
A North Topeka column records community events from Mayfair to Union Depot. Notices cover business trips, floods of discounts, lighting upgrades, street activity, and a church function with Rev J S Grendenning presiding. Social visits, meetings, and a ladies' fair at Second Presbyterian are noted with date and location details.
Seattel n Wi Now reports Sagqual mle Falls Power company conducted a pioneer test driving power 168 miles from the generator with all transmission sites on one circuit. The test aims to prove electric power transmission can be commercially practical at far greater distances. Tornado touched down in Delaware and Knot counties causing about 20000 in damage. path a quarter mile wide. Steel mill resumes operations at Joliet Illinois under No 3 blast furnace next Monday while other mills remain idle.
A Hardin County man, Arthur Arder, 42, who recently divorced his wife, Nellie Marston, moved quickly to marry his stepdaughter, the daughter of his former spouse. The case follows years of jealousy and family quarrels, with Mrs Arder filing for desertion and a divorce granted less than a week ago. In distant London, rumors say a cabinet overthrow looms as ministerial scandals unfold, with war minister Viscount Kat-Sita noted amid political turmoil.
Secretary of Populist Committee claims Curran’s desk and chairs have been removed during a dispute as Thompson moves offices. Curran alleges belongings were taken by Thompson’s party and now seeks the desk or compensation while authorities investigate the locks and property.
In Kansas City a dispute arises as residents question why the Barber Company has not fulfilled its contract to repair asphalt and pave Main Street. The city claims delays leave streets in poor condition, with further work piling up and local pressure to compel prompt completion. the company risks legal action if it delays further.
Police hunt a thief who stole seven electrical poles from Teluum Bay Electric Company valued around 700 dollars. The suspect, a City Island resident, used seven teams to haul the poles at night and delivered them to a buyer for 409 dollars before fleeing. Authorities allege the poles were resold to another lightning company.
The Board of Education owns the land rented for $27,000 yearly. Harriet G. McVicker's representative SM McKay proposed a straight lease to 1985 at $27,000 annually until 1905, then a 5 percent annual rise and a further 5 percent jump in 14 years. If approved, Jacob Litt and other managers plan a modern free-port theater complex, potentially the west’s finest.
A shooter fired inside a building near a target prompting a deadly outcome. John D. Behera and Goerke died as a girl, unaware of the initial target, fired a rifle, striking Goerke in the heart. Investigators seek details of the event and motive.
In Washington D.C Nev Indian Devil's Lake a public marriage resulted in the groom and bride being taken to the peat house.
A multi item dispatch notes the gambling case with Mike Thompson, arrests without warrants claimed by defense, and a tobacco case tied to American Tobacco Co. legal actions cited from Dubuque Iowa and Washington. Other brief items cover German national bank efforts, Canadian troops returning, and sugar market notes.
Classified notices show appeals for second-hand furniture including stoves and oils, with asks for trimming and repairs. Also listed are multiple room rentals and boarding options, with details on heat, terms, and locations like Quincy and Monroe avenues, plus miscellaneous sales and services.
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