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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1894
Page
3
An advertisement extols affordable home furnishings from Ceedee HK Hamber Uites. It argues good furniture elevates family life, advises buying durable pieces with genuine style, and notes prices from 25 to 65 dollars while predicting future price rises as manufacturers upgrade production.
States Ureish chairs and rockers promise wholesome care and comfort for busy lives. Once selling for 75 to 100 dollars, they now list at 20 and 40 dollars with other leather upholstered rockers at 0, 12 and 25 dollars each. New furniture arrivals are frequent.
Train derailment at Leavenworth fatally injures a boy. Descriptions recount a family riding a drill wagon when horses bolted, a crash through a fence, and the child wedged beneath seat springs as debris piled up. Father and others escaped with minor injuries.
Domestic goods note offers 1,000 yards of unbleached 4 4 cheese cloth at 3 cents tomorrow, a reduction from 5 cents quality is 3 cents for the bargain.
A fragment notes pricing and availability for brown muslin, 3000 yards at four cents per yard, valued at about six thousand dollars in total, with buyers told to take home what they want of it.
The ad offers 2,000 yards of extra fine Brown uslin and regular Te cotton for 5 cents per yard, promising a bargain tomorrow as part of a sale event.
The note states a purchase of 3,000 yards of heavy bleached 4-4 muslin, asserts ongoing payment for the same quality, and commits to a purchase tomorrow. It records an agreement on material quality and timing without extraneous details.
Advertises 4 000 yds of full Standard Dress prints in full styles sold everywhere at Tc. Promises value by taking some home for 4c.
A catalog note promotes dark cotton Charlies fabric at 2500 yards for comfortable house dresses and garments. It urges purchase now with a 50 yard discount and says 5 cents buys extra bargains tomorrow.
An escaped suspect was recaptured after entering a Warren tailor shop and surrendering to police in El Dorado, with officers awaiting identification. The Spooner library at the state university will formally open October 10 at 10 am with Cyrus Northrop delivering the principal address and a 2 pm banquet in Library Hall. Also reported are Troutman narrowly missing a train platform incident at Ellsworth and a burglary at Damuen and Darran tailors with about 300 dollars in goods stolen. President Harrison gives a short, crusty denial of politics in Indiana and refuses further interviews.
Hosiery underwear and gloves advertised with men’s full regular hose in tan black and bleached shades priced at 12 1 2 cents per pair. Readable lines emphasize value with basic clothing items and a single price point.
Oc pair. Ladies' black cotton hose fast colors worth 4 more 9c for our bargain day.
Bargain alert for tomorrow only as dies fancy stripe hose drop from 15c to 10c per pair, four cents less than the former price. Limited quantity available.
A 15 cent pair of seamless Merino hose offers full wear and value beyond the price. The item is pitched as a bargain, contrasting its 20 cent value with the sale price.
A brief sale note announces ladies seamless fast black hose priced at 15 cents, with a morrow sale offering them for eleven cents.
A brief dealer pitch claims the hose offers the best value for the money at 25 cents. The seller asserts it matches or beats competing hoses, inviting customers to compare quality and price.
A brief notice advertises boys' all silk Windsor ties at 25c, offering another bargain for tomorrow with ties priced at 12 1 2 cents. The message suggests a small amount of money will go far on the upcoming day.
The news item notes William Hawkins of Topeka gaining admission to the senior law class at the state university. It says the Kansas Lutheran Synod will meet in Topeka in October, with sessions at the Irish Lutheran Church on Harrison Street. It reports the death of Homer Ferguson, formerly of a Kansas Avenue restaurant, at Meriden from consumption and his funeral. It mentions troop movements and Santa Fe and Union Pacific rail movements, a quiste choir resuming at First Presbyterian, a boy named Eugene Charlesworth tried for orchard theft, a pending case against Charles Boyer for breaking ribs of a Swedish gentleman, actor Will Wadsworth debuting in Chicago, an escape from the State Insane asylum, a Santa Fe wreck injuries to Engineer Page and Brakeman Tom Vernon, and a court hearing about counterfeiting involving a plan to alter a quarter dollar to read ten dollars. Dr Menninger moves back to his Topeka residence.
An advertisement offering 4-ply men’s collars in standing and turn down styles at 9 cents tomorrow, down from regular 15 cents, highlighting a limited time sale for this inventory.
A reader questions the logic of paying 20 cents for a pair of gents' four-ply cuffs when a 12 cent cuff offers the same value. The note suggests buying the cheaper item to save money.
A bargain sale advertises gents celluloid collars priced at 10 cents each. The small item listing emphasizes affordability and quick purchase, typical of period retail notices.
A local ad touts the Mignon Special glove with pearl buttons and gusset fingers offered for one dollar, claiming it is the best value yet and suggesting comparable prices in town exceed a dollar.
Ad offers the best grade of Biarritz Gloves with every pair guaranteed or money refunded. Price is set at one dollar.
Priestley's Silk Warp Eudora leads a new fabric line with popular prices 1.35 and 1.50. Also offered are mixtures and plain goods at 59c, our sale price 30c. Wool and Silk Mixtures provide sturdy serviceable textiles and exclusive styles at 58c.
A compact list of sewing and craft items including ribbons braids lace fringes celluloid combs brushes bibs dresses and dress shields. The fragmented catalog mentions silk ribbon metal trim crochet buttons toutache braids linen fringes and various household fabrics and accessories.
Fragmentary inventory lists items such as plated towels, table covers, belt hose seener ters belt buckles, wool fascinators, Bourdon lace four inch Chantilly lace, four inch, pansyork baskets, veiling silk pocketbooks, alencennes lace, and hair ornaments. The readable text shows a sale or catalog order style typical of a historical shop listing.
Capt J G Waters recounts Col Sam Wood a Kansas pioneer says during a Santa Fe railroad pass scandal he publicly reveals he does not need his pass yet others followed. Wood bids to set example by sending his unused pass to the speaker, prompting a broader display of acceptance of railroad favors.
The burial service for Mrs Millfi was held yesterday at 1 pm. Rev White conducted the funeral. The cortege, including members of the Masons lodge, proceeded through Bonaville. Floral offerings from many friends and prominent city figures accompanied the procession.
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