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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1894
Page
2
The store at Kissts Ave and Muincy Street offers a wide range of furniture pieces. Prices include a full polished oak chamber set at 35 dollars, a mahogany set at 250 dollars, and an imperial brass ensemble at 250 dollars. The showrooms feature brass images, oak carvings, and an array of cabinets, tables, chairs, and bedsteads to attract buyers seeking quality and style.
In three quarters and full size, mainly white with brass trim, are new goods just in. Prices, when compared to last year, are low. How long current prices will last is uncertain, they could fall further.
A local ad touts a wide board for 915 not a large sum, highlighting a ber ated mirror eight perkin and other drawers, plus a linen drawer and large closet. It claims low prices on cheap furniture and asserts the store is strictly in it on cheap goods slea.
The ad promotes corduroy couches with mottled ribbed and tufted burduroy coverings noted as durable, comfortable, and well made. It mentions Wind Sor and Wilton's lines alongside plush options, claiming favorable prices for quality goods.
Delicate graceful dairy items are exhibited in show windows in berch oak or mahogany. They are dainty stylish and suitable as presents. The feature items reflect high fashion and tasteful display with careful craftsmanship.
News from Livonia reports the czar’s doctors give no hope for recovery as efforts to prolong life continue until Princess Alix’s betrothal or an official word arrives. Official bulletins stir fear, then relief, as reports of sleep and slight appetite improvements spread among anxious crowds.
Ex-Secretary Charles Epiory Susith, while in St Petersburg, expressed that the czar’s death would be a serious misfortune for Russia. He praised Alexander II’s prudent rule, noted potential anxieties with a new sovereign, and described public loyalty, stability, and reform efforts amid famine and social unrest.
An 1891 tour discussion reveals representatives sought information about the United States for a royal heir. The plan to visit the United States was abandoned due to time constraints, amid a broader exchange about US friendship and duties.
Dispatch from St Petersburg reports a formal betrothal and future nuptials between Princess Alix and the Russian heir at Livadia with reconciliation rites to the orthodox church. Separately, the czarina suffers fatigue and possible apoplexy amid continued watching at the czar’s bedside. Grand Duchess Fenia is overwhelmed by the strain.
A series of violent incidents reported from McDonald and nearby Jeanette detail a murdered well pumper Frank Lyons, a woman mortally shot by James Banks, a severe beating of tank builder Jacob Morrow, a fatal freight train collision near Jeanette leaving two dead, a later wreck at Carpenter's station menaced Oliver Brown, and a razor fight between Parker and Marshall leaving Parker dying. Additional notes mention Virginia police transfer of C. J. Searay and renewed peace talks between China and Japan per a Shanghai dispatch.
Missouri Pacific conductor Harry Sharpe found dead near Osage River eight miles east of Jefferson City suspected to have been thrown from a train by tramps. Football player Mark Knight of the Drexel Institute dies from a fractured skull after a practice game with Penn University. The New York World reports a 50 000 bet offer on Fitzsimmons vs Corbett with a 10 000 check accompanying the offer. Mrs John K Paxton, wife of famed preacher, dies of heart disease. Japanese government agent seeks military men in New York to go to Yokohama. Mrs John Meyer of Great Bend Kansas delivers triplets all boys. Governor McKinley speaks to Louisiana sugar planters at New Orleans. Pension requisitions total 12 6 million dollars. Captain W H Johns, West Point graduate, dies in Washington. An eight year old girl murdered and mutilated in Albion New York. Arkansas residents swindled by canceled Tennessee slaw warrants.
The Kansas City and Missouri Pacific express train left at 9 50 Saturday night was wrecked and robbed by the Cook gang five miles south of Correta. Eight to ten bandits fired on the train while passengers and crew were forced to surrender. Mesdenger Ford was coerced to open the through safe. the mail car unmolested. Two passengers injured, including Jack Mahara of Mahara's Minstrels. The train, engines, and cars suffered extensive damage. lawmen pursued the gang as a large posse formed.
Chicago officials clash with Chinamen counts as arson suspects, including Hong Hop and Ah Hong Sling, face forceful probes. Fire Inspector Cowie and Marshal Conway seek convictions amid threats posted offering 500 dollars for harming them. Police alert public figures Moy and Lung as Chicago’s powerful Celestials amid railpass smuggling ties.
Dem and Republican campaign operations report heavy literature circulation but now plan to stop mass proselytizing. Both claim improving prospects for November with the other side blaming policy changes for any perceived revival in business and trade.
A French automaton spinner showcases advanced clockwork and lifelike features. Craftsmanship highlights a period costume, precise mechanisms, and expert design to simulate a spinning woman drawing from a loom and winding with hands on a driving gear.
A Pittsburgh woman pressed to court after a dressmaker allegedly coerced her into wearing an outfit she refused. The defendant was tried in common pleas court but dismissed with a policy noted as similar cases may follow. The piece pairs domestic anecdotes with a broader call for reform and reflects on patient labor, economic strain, and social tensions of the era.
The text presents a jumble of historical fragments mentioning figures like Pola, a throne, and the English. It then shifts to a discussion of curious electrical experiments with lighting, wicks, and chemical generation, followed by a description of a new light-wheeled railway coach finished at Ti Gis by a factory, with bells and an ornate alter.
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