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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1894
Page
2
Thompson Rose and Thompson Rose at 626 Kiss Ave announce a shift from cash sales to an installment plan for high class furniture. They promise reliable, reputable items and urge honest buyers to arrange terms, noting prior cash-only policy and customer demand for flexible payments.
A local ad notes a one dollar oak dining chair, braced and sturdy, contrasting it with cheaper elm and weaker chairs selling for $1.25 to $1.50. The piece urges buyers to choose the well braced oak chair over inferior alternatives offered elsewhere in the city.
A quirky note urges buyers to inspect well stocked water rooms before purchasing furniture. It claims our furniture is of high grade and stresses prudent spending, advising thorough checks prior to making a purchase.
At $13 and $15 the boards market offers good values on sideboards with beveled mirrors paneled sides silver drawers and large line drawers. Includes china dishes and napkin drawers. An eye doctor is suggested for those with defective eyesight.
A movement on stock prompts a sacrifice sale of center tables and lamps. English center table marked $12, now $8. finely dashed table $3, now $2. handsomely figured table $12, now $8. cherry library table $14, now $2.50. curly birch oval top table $16, now $10. Lamp and room goods priced as need.
A local furniture dealer touts fifteen styles of extension tables with patterns and prices ranging from $3 to $450. The catalog emphasizes variety to suit any customer and suggests prices cover broad budgets.
An unclear OCR fragment mentions names and street numbers with repetitions and garbled segments. It includes items resembling names such as Ron Thompson and partial addresses like 626gate and 619 Uincy. The readable content is too fragmentary to determine a cohesive event or notice.
Baltimore Sun dispatch recounts Wilson replying that McKinley garbled his London speech. He plans to publish the full address and spread it across his district. The piece notes his London visit, Isador Straus praise, and Wilson’s forthcoming campaign approach in West Virginia.
Senator Hill accepts the Democratic nomination for New York governor. The event occurred at party headquarters where Hill and Rep. Lockwood were notified of their nominations. Hill praised the party while signaling possible administration support in Washington. In Minnesota and South Dakota, a severe early-season snowstorm moved through eastern Dakota and western Minnesota, with heavy snow in Huron and strong winds and rain elsewhere.
Senator Irriga of Guatemala says the new tariff law ends the U S Guatemala reciprocity pact. Guatemala will revert to old duties, sugar exports to the United States face a 40 percent ad valorem tariff, and Guatemala will not protest. Irriga notes the United States pushed the policy and Southern nations should seek its continuation.
Ten people were badly injured when a New York bound Southern Railway train derailed three miles south of Christot Tennessee. The engine blocked the track and express cars toppled, with flames from a dining car. Several passengers died in the blaze and others were fatally hurt. Beatrice von Dresden plunged to her death from a balloon at the fairgrounds in Burraro, New Jersey.
A Missouri report from October details Cardinal Gibbons declaring in a Cathedral sermon that women possess equal divine gifts but the proper sphere is the home. He warns increases in public influence may erode private life, urging women to protect their households while noting royal wives’ influence over husbands.
Ex Governor Andrew G Curtin died peacefully at age eighty in Bellefonte area after weeks of frailty. A Civil War governor and long time lawmaker, Curtin led Pennsylvania troops, shaped party realignments, and served as diplomat in St Petersburg before retiring to Genefonte where funeral rites will be held with Grand Army escort.
Minister Homero of Mexico rejects reports that Mexico plans to found a larger republic by annexing Nicaragua, Salvador, and Guatemala down to the isthmus. He says Mexico would not pursue such a policy against host governments, though annexation could occur by consent, never by conquest. The Stave Journal notes its Want and Miscellaneous column reaches Topeka readers more than any other paper.
Rev Dr McGlynn spoke to about 3500 listeners at Puoummomw Park on the A P A causes and care. He blamed Catholic influence for the A P A and warned Catholics to ignore the movement. Alfred N Martin rebutted, sparking jeers as McGlynn returned to rebuke Catholics for kissing, noting such acts sharpened anti-Catholic sentiment.
Fitzsimmons arrived in Philadelphia and discussed his dispute with Corbett who will meet him in New York on Thursday regarding the proposed fight. He criticizes July 1 as impractical citing club protection and a $25,000 purse, questioning why Brady set a late date and suggesting nothing is locked in.
Berlin dispatch reports advance in Anglo French US talks to jointly protect Chinese subjects. Austria assigns protection to rad? forces and Yama instructed to prevent Pekin plunder if taken. Diplomats may seek peace by Japan moderation. Japanese army includes Coreans. U.S. officers allowed to observe with no active command.
Nebr district judge aims to curb press reports on court activity. E Rosewater of the Bee faces contempt proceedings for publishing about citizenship questioning and religious ties. Funeral for Jease T. McClure held in Brown Cemetery after Kansas City arrival. Solomon Nelson kills James Runnels near Carlow in a lease dispute.
A sweeping social sensation unfolds in Geemay as scandals in Hanover shake the elite. Barons princes and officers face disgrace as investigations force resignations and court intrigues. The piece notes Impresario style gambling, secret liaisons, and a tense struggle by Emperor William to curb extravagance among aristocrats and military figures.
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