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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1899
Page
12
The Mills Dry Goods Co. announces a Saturday sale on the third floor offering fall and winter jackets and suits at 35 to 50 percent off. The stock comes from a leading manufacturer with strong repeat orders, and customers are urged to compare prices and judge for themselves.
The store announces a special purchase of ladies and misses jackets on the third floor to ease crowding. Prices range from 2.75 to 10.00 with a 5.00 company value, inviting customers to browse and compare fresh garments before the sale.
In connection with suiting, we mark down stock and place on sale. See offerings of Ladies' Suits and winter cloaks with money-saving inducements. Scarves, coats, and dresses feature Taylor-made garments from Kerseys and Cheviots in demand. numerous styles, storm veils, and automobile coats newly dyed or trimmed, presented to tempt buyers.
Silk and satin waists offered in black red pink navy turquoise lavender perfumes and other shades. Prices described as expensive yet handsome with items on display tomorrow on the third floor. See the selection details and pricing in-store.
Wool waists range from 1.75 to 94.50 and silk wallets priced at 2 500 and 46.50. The shop offers black and colored Taftotas and Susias in new designs. Customers are urged that they love good waists as sales are strong daily.
Local retailer advertises high grade dress skirts featuring exclusive styles and popular priced options at two dollar fifty cents and three dollars seventy five cents. The display highlights quality fabrics and fashionable cuts aimed at value seeking shoppers.
Advertisement notes a display of furs including muffs boas neckpieces and children's fur sets. Emphasizes special prices on the third floor and invites attention to a refined selection with continuous care.
The store reports enlarged hosiery and underwear departments with extra space filled by increased stock. Customers are assured of a large, complete assortment and satisfactory prices. The note promises a wide range of popular makes and styles, though not all varieties are listed.
A historical price listing for womens underwear from Ypsilanti mills includes health wool vests at 235 dollars, plated wool vests and pants at 1.25, ribbed cashmere union suits at 5.50 in black or natural, union suits at 3.75 in black blue or natural, medium weight wool union suits at 2.50, Oneita combination suit in corn and natural, various aubilities, and black tights at 1.00 in fine merino.
A vintage ad lists Ladies' Hosiery with varied prices from 12½¢ to 75¢ and styles including Black Cashmere and fleece options. It promotes fit like a glove, double soles, and high spliced heels, plus children and pediatric sizes in black cotton and ribbed cotton stockings.
An invitation to inspect Abrams display of curtains and drapery textiles includes notable lace and tufted curtains, heavy fabrics for portieres and wall coverings, and oriental effects. The assortment features rugs, mattings, upholstery items, and a complete stock of Bissell carpet steamer paraphernalia available today.
Fragmented OCR reveals a satirical interview with Senator Jour Heuves discussing Memphis interests, rail expansion, water supply, and prohibition era viewpoints. The dialogue touches on river development, turbine power, police welfare, and political strategy for securing federal actions.
Nov 21 Bungay district school house in Derby Conn. Miss Ether Roberts a young teacher fought a mad dog that entered the school. She drove the animal out, saving sixteen children though several were bitten. Dr Wilstot of Ansonia treated the students and reported some recoveries.
Housewife readers learn that damask table linens outwear cheaper fabrics, with patterns and quality boosting elegance for years. Our linen department features a wide damask stock and a free pattern cloth offer for Hopkins items bought here through next Wednesday.
A local advertises a large stock of children cloaks for ages 2 to 14 with low prices. Styles range from simple belts to elaborate robes, with prices from 3.00 to 10.00 and select pieces up to 6.50 and 7.00. Multiple colors and sizes advertised to attract shoppers.
Reading aloud from a cobbled advertisement, the itemized note extols cape comfort and value with promotional phrasing. It emphasizes wide appeal and urges buyers to compare prices, presenting a brisk sales pitch for cape purchases.
The ad touts the economical Majesty Corset emphasizing value over merit and features. It claims superior materials and special make-up, presenting the Corset as the best combination offered by corset makers, with the economical option branded as Hite Majesty's Corset.
Royal Worcester Dorsets advertise a Saturday special featuring two Beand White items and a medium tong volet following sizer. Includes code 14 2) M 25 36 Se.
The readable fragment mentions sixty cents each and references a dollar and a vague warning or note about avoidance. No clear event, names, or locations emerge to ground a fuller summary.
We offer Saturday and dozen ladies Plannelette Wrappers in neat styles with yoke trimmed with braid. Fall for Wap tick available in our Cloak and Suit Department on the Third Floor.
Mitchell state holdings are reportedly quiet as agents deny bids on 15 000 square foot old Commercial building at 49 and 2 Broadway. A syndicate offered 1 500 000 but owners seek 1 650 000 for the property amid plans for a 32 000 000 skyscraper and broader redevelopment.
A young girl, former pupil of Hope Hospital's home, collapsed after attempting to jump a rope 1 000 times during play. Exertion caused a nervous condition resembling paralysis on the entire right side, despite extended treatment at Allen County facility. she was moved to a hospital for care.
Niece Kate Wolnitz sues for a share of the will left by Joseph Wolnitz an aged recluse who amassed ten houses in Evansville and other assets. She alleges he induced her to become his housekeeper in America, promising support that was never kept. The suit seeks 1500 in damages amid the probate dispute.
A vivid vignette from Sef-Culture describes an Alaskan hut ringed by snow and smoke. Families gather around a central fire as dogs howl outside and northern lights flicker above ghostly mountains. The piece notes harsh life, storytelling, and the sense that home is made wherever the spirit endures.
A garbled note outlines Rev. Anton Pollak and Joseph Vira’s new telegraphy system, claiming it rivals Wheatstone methods. It mentions a diaphragm receiver, a growing ray concept, and experimental talks between scientists, promising improvements to telegraph communication and efficiency.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a dialogue with a pursuer and a woman on a porch. The passage hints at pursuit, tension, and a consent or admission moment as characters exchange lines. No clear names, places, dates, or events are readable.
Merchant A Myer of Preledia in Chis county incurs losses of 1,000 tied to a spree. Local efforts and figures named Spencer and Moe hint at ongoing trouble. Provisional ties to the event remain noted as the case unfolds.
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