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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1896
Page
8
A garbled OCR fragment lists various small goods including hat pins, thimblew, box mourning pins, pins and laces, rubber corsets, invisibles hair pins, and decorative pins. It mentions prices like 2c and 8c and includes dashes of material names such as aluminum or German silver. The text appears as a catalog snippet with broken phrasing and multiple misspellings.
A dense OCR list of fabric items and discounts including Outings, French Flannel, dress Plennels, Red twilled Mannens, heavy unbleached Canton Flannel, and Men’s Suit Patterns. Some items show misreads but indicate yard prices from 5 cents to 75 cents and case quantities, describing wool, checks, widths, and blends in a busy mid price sale page.
A catalog note lists cloaking fabrics including Oc yard Eiderdown 38 in wide in gold colors for infant wraps priced at 2.50 cents, striped and plaid cloakings 54 in wide at 1.50 to 2.00, Astrachans in blue and brown 20 cents per yard, and extra quality cley worsteds 1 inch wide.
The piece notes Ettlinger closing, listing about $20,000 in secured liabilities and stock valued at $40,000. An invoice will be taken in a ow day, with details about the clothing business and the move from Til Kanzas Avenue to Topeka, as creditors and administration respond to the collapse.
Short article notes modern shoe trends featuring long vamps narrow lasts and fashionable toes, highlighting evolving silhouettes and styling cues for footwear.
Slippers priced at $2.25 for single strap while Mine kid brand offers $3.50 twin strap models noted as excellent quality.
Report details clandestine activities during an election campaign including private home gatherings, special wires, and surveillance by Jett W. Mur pos, manager of the branch of the Washington Union Telegraph Service. It notes covert wiring for private parties, odd tokens, and plans to employ up to two thousand operators, with contractors and organizers pushing the scheme amid questions of cooperation and legality.
S, Scotch Cheviot, trimmed with Kersey or bearded Broadcloth.
A fragment describes Bryan loaning $25 to a poor student bound for college in fall. Mike Reed promises help in securing a position and the lender notes the student did not repay yet. The piece frames the loan as a good investment and mentions a letter about instruction or instruction for War J. Bex.
Washington reports Judge Richardson died after months of illness not due to advanced age. The court official’s death brings condolences as the judiciary contends with the loss. The same year saw the treasury post and other government changes discussed in dispatches.
Chiara Field, daughter of Bustens Pied, set to debut as reader of her father’s writings next Tuesday with selections from popular works such as Fert Worn Chilatcais and Dutch Tathe rs. Maggie Muldoon to perform tunes. program includes Faust and other pieces, with Eugenia Field’s poetry echoed in the recital.
James J. Corbett has arrived in the city and declared his retirement would end his feud with Jim Corbett and James J. Corbett accused of a comeback. He warned that he would not enter the fire and plans to begin training immediately for a final bout.
The piece reports on Manitoba school policy conflicts over sectarian control of education. It notes incompatibilities between Catholic and Protestant interests and church access to provincial schooling, with discussions of national school plans and religious patronage during school hours.
In Mitwande Wis a St Helwie s Catholic church crowd feared as a heavy weight collapsed from the belfry during Sunday mass. The tower fell in stages to the entry below, causing panic though no one was killed.
A list of numerous underwear items priced from 5c to 50c and up to $5.50, including men’s heavy ribbed undershirts, full weight white undergarments, ladies’ wool and cotton pieces, and children’s garments, with varied fabrics and trims.
Catalog-style notice offering men's hose at 10 to 12 cents per pair, fast black and durable. Men's heavy gray manturat woolsocks reduced from 20 to 5 cents per pair. Ladies' fine hose in white foot and black, 9 to 6 cents per pair. Children's extra heavy black Derby ribbed hose for school or bike use, guaranteed in every respect.
Report covers preparations for the fifteenth annual convention of the American Street Railway Association at St Louis Missouri on October 19. It details arrivals from New York Chicago Indianapolis and other cities, rail connections via Burlington Route, and social events including a ball at Capital Lodge No ... Also mentions Duke of something in Edinburgh incident and other scattered notices.
Prominent department items include Covert Whip Cards suitable for street wear, Shev4 wool Scotch mixtures in browns blues reds and greens. Jamestown ovelues at 39 to 75 cents per yard. Boucles in new shades 75 cents. broadcloths for tailor gowns. Aluminated Brocades. black Serges and Henriettas in run job lots offered at reduced prices. largest city selection.
Embodied in our stock are changeable taffetas and tyro tonal elegants in blue green red green black green pink and gold. Includes patterns for evening waists with tinted grounds and a $1.30 price. Black brocades on grosgrain and satin grounds offered in 75 to 2 Bl, plus stylish shirts and costumes reflecting the latest fad.
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