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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1899
Page
7
A dense column of neighbors and business blurbs from North Topeka includes illness notes, travel plans, and family visits. Entries mention Mr. Berry of Shay, Mrs. Shrumble, and several moves and social calls among local residents, plus numerous wanted ads and household services.
A dense OCR of classified ads shows numerous rental notices for rooms and unfurnished apartments on various streets, plus a large bleary sale section listing houses, stoves, and household items. Names like CAMPBELL and WASHBURN appear among real estate and merchandise entries, with scattered prices and payment terms.
A cluttered sale page from Topeka Kansas features WOOD CO and others advertising real estate bargains. Listings include farms near Marion County, 129 acres, various homes east of Colorado and near Topeka, 4 to 7 room houses, city lots, and rental properties. Also noted are rental rates, trade offers, and multiple street corner locations with prices and terms.
An old Topeka paper advertisement page promotes dry cleaning dyeing and garment services by Litten's and Chivers. It lists telephone numbers, addresses on Tyler and Kansas avenues, and various offerings from coat cleaning to dressmaking lessons. Also mentions magnetic healing and storage services.
City documents show a council resolution numbered 633 ordering alley grading at Gow Kansas avenue and north ballot on Katens avenue. The city marshal is to serve certified owners and costs of grading lot 3 and the north half of Gow Kansas avenue will be paid by the city with supervision by the city engineer. The resolution, certified by City Clerk H. Squires on September 16, 1398, is for publication in the official city paper for four to five weeks.
Notices filed by defendants deeded properties in Topeka Kansas for a legal action detailing assessment, valuation, and division of parcels. Names include Samed GUwrT, 1 M CARTER, FAMEs & HATDEN, and PE Sad elacks, with addresses and ties to Stink-DEESSMAKERS-Penns and MUSICAL ann. The text outlines centerline intersections, street names, and the planned interconnection of alleys for the property project.
A garbled OCR fragment appears to reference a city clerk or official in Tapia and a certification or oath. The text is incomplete but suggests a municipal record or authentication, with names and phrases like Bank Mith Oelber and a verification statement.
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