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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1895
Page
5
An OCR fragment notes high art in Boucle and Crepon textures priced at 89 cents. It mentions popular wrinkles ridges and furrows seen in spring and summer lope int est productions for tall figures, reflecting fashion trends and production emphasis.
A description of the varied patterns on display includes Bizarro, Touole Checks, Orrella, Alaska, Jaccard, Lum inous and Homespun Fancies, Worsted Che Hats, with care taken to avoid duplicates and ensure accuracy across the counters.
Lively Scomas and veterans from Holton Kansas celebrate departure of a Louisville bound train after Lincoln post gathering. Flags of corn and vegetables adorn a Holton decorated car while kazoo band plays Dixie and Comrades in Arms as rain-soaked crowds bid farewell to veterans including Capt O W Fox Capt Curtis and Major Anderson where old soldiers share jokes and nostalgia at Rock Island depot.
Judge Hazen opened district court with several decisions. The assignees of United States Savings Bank failed to prove a stock fraud in the W E Sterog case involving Topeka Pressed Brick stock and Sedalia Water equity. Amanda Talty’s divorce request was denied after a disputed domestic fight. George H Evan’s injunction against Sheriff Burdge over a sheriff sale was denied amid service disputes. Other cases ended with motions sustained or overruled. The Topeka Academy of Medicine and Surgery announced a meeting and papers on weeds and intestinal difficulties of children. The Denver drug price manipulation rumors were denied by C Bhiel, president of the national druggists association.
The article notes that the county plans to provide for the insane at the local poor farm, outlining arrangements for housing and care under county authority. It mentions management by county officials and potential funding sources for ongoing support.
The county has completed improvements at the poor farm and three of the insane are moved there under careful care. The campus features carved cells for sleeping and a large daytime enclosure with staff to monitor both men and women. Superintendent J. E. Taylor earns praise for managing the new system, which costs the county about ten cents daily per inmate, a figure tied to farm production. A push by County Commissioner Rodgers led to moving inmates from Bedwell asylum to the farm, with a hospital on site, though Probate Judge Wood objects.
Homeopathic physicians plan to care for Shawnee County’s insane and urge a county commission proposal. Night school sessions begin September 14 as they seek a building and formal demonstration of their capacity. Shawnee County Teacher’s Association reorganizes. Will Vendersdal Silver Pass elected president. Mies Nica George, Mies Helen M. Stanifer, and O. P. McClintock named officers. Advertising note for smokers’ supplies at Geo Harghart, 601 Kansas Avenue. Journal subscription urged.
North Topeka residents are noted visiting relatives and planning events. Visitors include Rev. W. G. Cooley from Texas and Rev. W. L. Byers preparing to travel to Springfield and Dayton. Local businesses advertise services from carriages to groceries and the Kaw Valley elevator plans advance to shell corn in transit.
Interest grows as fall term of district court opens with grand jury session. Among noted matters is the Miss Elizabeth Flagler shooting case, involving a young woman whose fatal shot disturbed a prominent community during a dispute over family property. Additional cases connected to the senate sugar trust inquiry are listed for consideration.
A Massachusetts minister testifies to Munyon s Homopathic remedies curing cold dyspepsia and headaches in one day with 25 cent bottles. The ad claims Munyon s Stomach and Dyspepsia Cure treats indigestion and related symptoms, offering free initial advice from Senior Manyon and mail order options via 1505 Arch Street Philadelphia. Also mentions Santa Fe route travel offer of 15 dollars for a Reno trip with stopovers until October.
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