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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1894
Page
8
A Topeka grocery ad urges customers to mail in orders, promising the lowest prices in Kansas. It touts high volume sales, cash-only purchases, and free packing and delivery to the depot, with emphasis on profit and prompt payment.
A crowded old time grocery ad enumerates coffee, syrups, molasses, maple products, flours, yeasts, canned fruits, vegetables, meats, breakfast foods, spices, oils, and household goods. It claims dramatic one day price cuts with dozens of named items, quantities, and per unit prices, highlighting California fruit assortments and bulk staples. The listing references multiple brands and suppliers and promises unusually low prices to push that day’s business.
OCR fragment lists hardware goods and household items such as wash boilers copper bottoms galvanized brooms soap extracts and canned foods. It includes quantities like 500 boxes 4000 cakes and various brands, but many words are garbled and partly unreadable.
A listing shows multiple tea items including Solange, Japan varieties, Sundried and English Breakfast. Prices range from 50 to 60 cents per pound or per package with several 1 lb entries and assorted blends like Fancy Gaapande and Colored Japan.
Topeka leaders debate city ordinances aimed at suppressing disorderly houses. Mayor Morrison and ex Police Commissioner Bonebrake defend enforcing existing laws, citing fines for keepers and residents, and advocate swift removal of occupants. They criticize lenient policing and urge stronger action to protect taxpayers and public morality.
Tyler, a Topeka counterfeiter, bound over in federal court by Commissioner E A Warener. He allegedly altered a quarter dollar to resemble a ten dollar coin by removing letters from quarter dollar and tweaking the design. The plan involved new dies made at a novelty works near Throop hotel and a coin found on him during arrest.
The Kindergarten association board elected Eugene Quinton to the executive board with Mrs Hull chairing the founce and Miss Myra Williams heading the entertainment committee. All five association schools report large attendance and improving operation. The East Side school averages fifty plus pupils with about half transported by bus each morning and noon.
Hoover the Prohibition nominee for Congress in the Third district notified the secretary of state that he declined the nomination. He acts to aid Rev. J. D. Botkin the Populist candidate who will receive that party’s vote. Prohibitionists had 332 votes two years ago and Botkin’s gain could boost his election chances.
North Topeka notes report Baptist lecture by Bishop Wincent and ongoing pew house construction at Harrison and Gordon. Returns from Kansas City expected to revive business. Miss Lulu Rains visits Ellen Little. Mrs Rowley returns to Bulvit after visiting Capt. A A Rowley’s family. Arnold & Son offer homeopathic remedies. D T Haines, longtime North Topeka property owner, visiting. discusses Indiana factory wage cuts. A J Kane injured falling from a ladder while picking apples. recovering at home. Ex Congressmen John G Otia appeals to Populists at Lukens Opera House on railroad commissions and Grange influence. Kanasa Avenue M E church women announce oyster supper Oct 6 at 1004 North Kansasa.
Young Waler Musick will be tried in Justice Chesney's court at Boeloce tomorrow afternoon for alleged bawdy language toward John Whe Rialto society of Whit Snip. Other cases include Edith Cresswell related matters and J T Langdan with Mrs Georgiana Brown for hiring together without a shoe. Also notes on the Exposition train service and a De Witt's Witch Hazel advertisement.
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