Story About a Town Day When Newsboys Won't Tell
A Topeka youth chronicle recalls the early days of a local newspaper and its push to train newsboys. The piece includes memories of editors, the small city’s rough pressroom, and a plan to hire a Kansas City tutor to improve street sales and discipline.
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West
Kansas
Histories Society
SD. McDonald
Jocunxat
Old State Record
Ita
Tomand
Ee Sb
McDonald
F. B Baker
Colume Folla
Palican
Captain Bienesing
Louis Globo-Democrat
Nobie Prentis
Kansas Oly Star
Ael
Senate
Rowley
House
Quincy Street
Tlarrieum
Knosna Avenue
Fifth Street
Asigo
Uded
Togeka
Kauosan
Tie
Beka
Jovawat
Topeka
A. Q Wilson
Ohile
E. B. Whaley
Lee Jones
Chicago
State Insane Asylum
Stevenson & Company Linen Sale Specials
Special linen sale next week at Stevenson & Company promises deep discounts on full stock. Heavy unbleached table linen 50-inch wide marked from 40c value to 33c, 58-inch at 60c now 49c, 62-inch Barnsley at 63c, 66-inch Barnsley at 74c, finest 66-inch cream damask reduced to 9c.
Table Sets Price Reductions on Cloth and Napkins
Store advertises table sets with 10 4 cloth and 1 dozen napkins reduced from 4 to 3 dollars. 8-10 cloth and 1 dozen napkins cut from 6.75 to 3.50. 12-4 cloth and 1 dozen napkins drop from 6.75 to 3.50. Knife items reduced from 5 to 4.25. Knives valued at 6 now 5. Hints of further reductions from 7 to 6.
Bleached Table Linen Sale Highlights Damask Deals
The ad offers bleached damask table linens at deep discounts. Yardage ranges from 39c to 63c for 39c to 68 inch wide pieces with compares to higher past prices. Buyers can expect bargains on 54 to 66 inch damask and previous prices of up to $1.20.
Bargain price on wide double dam ask item
An extra fine double dam ask in full 72 inch width with pretty designs offered at a reduced price. The seller notes it was marked $1.40 and promises to do even better, selling at $1.25 for a limited time.
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Aescutah
Kauss
Parmner
Topeka
JoukNan
Kansas
Suseotab
Ateligon County
Stone Wall
Williams John Was & Xead
John
Jehs
Bill
Aiden
Pierce
Hall
Pierne
Holl
Kansas Avenue
Faust
Ses Georgi
George
Johnny
Magma
Nellie
Johnson
Joel
Moniley
Epite
Sixth Street
J. & Jenninga
Jennings
Hemstitch'd Sets and Napkins Sale Listing
Cloth sets in various sizes with napkins discounted from 37 to 16.00 and 10 to 9.50. An 8 by 10 cloth with one dozen napkins now priced at 8.75 from 10. Visit the store next week for more reductions and options.
Satin damask sale on 72 inch fabric ends soon
The store advertises a sale on 72 inch satin damask at $1.35, contrasted with the regular $1.75 price. It claims the fabric is the finest double satin damask two yards wide and urges customers to buy now, noting similar deals across town.
Turkey Red Damask Prices Highlight Special Values
Various price points listed for Turkey Red Damask such as 21l 290 35c 40c 50c 60c 63c Tac and $1, described as special values worth attention.
Table Cloth Sale Prices For Fringed Varieties
A sale offers fringed table cloths in white and colored borders. An 8-4 knotted fringe cloth drops from 1.87 to 1.50, a 9-4 cloth from 2.25 to 1.75, a 10-4 from 2.25 to 1.75, another 10-4 with knotted fringe and drawn work border from 3.25 to 2.75, and a 12-4 from 3.75 to 3.25.
Lunch Cloths Fringed and Hemstitched in Fine Line
A handsome line of lunch cloths offered with fringe and hemstitching. Prices range from $1.25 to $2.50, with common marks at $1.50 and $2.00.
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Jaan Mae
Opeka
Ras Holton
Craci
Tray Cloths Fringed and Hemstitched in Varied Prices
Fringed and hemstitched tray cloths offered at 45c 50c 55c 65c and 70c. Quality pieces suitable for dining sets and households seeking decorative linens.
Quilts price drop noted in yard sale listing
The notice advertises crochet quilts at 75 cents with 300 more in stock and warns the price will rise to 76 cents next week.
Napkin Sale Prices and Stock Abundance
Local store advertises full napkin stock with price guarantees across multiple sizes and bleaching options. Offers bleached and cream napkins at various price points from 68 cents to about 4.50, highlighting low stock and constant discounts.
Doylies Pricing and Color Border Options
Bleached rounds and squares offered at 65 and 75 cents and up to 2 dollars. Cream colored border options priced from 1.00 to 2.00. Bleached colored borders listed at 75 cents to 2 dollars.
Towels sale highlights strong value across varieties
Local shop touts aggressive pricing on Huck Towels Attoc and Damask Towels with prices from 12 to 75 cents. New Belfast Cotton Towels 19x45 offered at 14 6 each, Bleached Cotton Crepe Towels 18x43 arrive next week at 10 cents. Also Crashes linen and cotton twill options priced from 5 to 18 cents.
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Belfast
Patchwork Snapshot of Topeka News and Happenings
Local notes record sick Justice Cheaney, court visits in Des Moines, parade and races, charity drives, school board actions, and ministerial union plans. Mentions Morton, Nicholson, Wetherell, Wilson, Sauerwein, and local clubs. weather rain disrupts events. Topeka public life threads through civic, educational, and social scenes.
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Justice Cheaney
Harrison
Des Moines
Iowa
Rock Island
Horton
Kansas Avenue
Eighth Street
County Horticultural Society
Mission Center
New Court House
Kansas
Leavenworth
J. G. Wood
Wayne
Republic County
Kansas Medical College
Mra
C. A Renesom
Lee Jones
Colorado Springs
J. H. Wetherell
Wandoer
Quinton
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Kansas City
T. B. Jennings
Lucinde Thompson
Lucindade
Arthur MicCabe
Thompson
McCabe
Jo Hazel
Bratz Joensat
Stevenson & Company
Barnsley
Hemstitch
Turkey
Red
Doylies
Stevenson & Co
van Buren Street
St Joseph
Adum
Pullman
Bailey
George T. Nicholson
Eureka Spring
Nichelson
Associated Charities
Topeka Ministerial Union
Baer
Safford
Lepurt
Bethany College
Topeke
Bng
Brown
Republican State Central Committee
Dean Minney
The
Higginbotham
Binkenley
Blaisi
Tom Per Mons
Lis Coady
Warsmans
Liesling
Ministerial Union of
Isle
Eupees
Pree Co. Connenrs
Holmes
Kansas Ave
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