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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1902
Page
2
The Kellam Book and Stationery Store in Topeka Kansas ends its closing out sale with half price on school supplies for tomorrow and the rest of the week. The event draws thousands of local schoolchildren and parents eager to buy affordable essentials before fixtures are packed and moved out.
A fragmented catalog shows Kellam Tablet and composition books with varied old prices, plus pencils, pen holders, and note books. It lists Rochester era items like Oxford Note Books, Spencerian, and Brewer’s Song Book at reduced cuts, and a collection of statues and busts including Shakespeare, George Washington, Emerson, Venus, and a Donatelo sculpture with dramatic price cuts.
The ad lists office cases, files, pins, and ledgers with prices cut from prior amounts. A large sale promotes never-cut prices on books and statistics, highlighting "Views of an ex-President," Dumas editions, and other classic works with substantial markdowns across multiple volumes and series.
Since we opened this week we have brought from stock dozens colored portraits on sale as fast as frames allow. Come in and see them framing. All pictures left with Mrs kel lam for framing were placed on sale.
A fragmented recap shows Napoleon Lajoie reclaiming the AL batting lead at .428 with Delehanty four points behind. Hartsel stars as a top run scorer, St Louis and the Athletics lead team fielding, Boston and Cleveland battle for hits, and Freeman and Delehanty set bases in extra-base metrics.
New York Sept 15 E C McLewee Co s grand performer Major Daingerfield with Odom aboard won the 25000 annual champion stakes over Slipthrift and Gold Cure in a muddy track finish. Zoroaster fled strong late but lost by a nose as the winner held on. Golden Maxim took the Great Eastern handicap ahead of Africander and Merry Acrobat.
A fragmented 19th century advertisement lists Murd's Fine Stationery offerings including four reams of stationery, paper, waxed boxes, and legal cap at 1:00 with price references such as 1.36 per ream. Contains multiple garbled lines and quantities, reflecting an illustrated catalog entry. Named items include reams of stationery, paper, and a note on legal cap pricing.
The fragment lists children's titles and prices including Little Lord, Helping Himself, the Young adventurer, Red Eagle, A Tory Plot, The Great Cattle Trail, Canoe Mates, and others. Includes assorted prices like 75c and 50c amid a scattered catalog of names and items.
A murky catalog entry lists titles such as Myths and Fables of Today and American Fairy Tales with prices like 1.08 and 90c. The text also mentions Beck's Fortune and Barbara’s Heritage along with assorted brand-like descriptors and formatting errors.
Unclear OCR fragment references multiple names and phrases. Readable text shows scattered names such as Donnie De Audrey and Navarre with possible historical or event context missing. No coherent event or report factual basis present.
In Oyster Bay on September 15, Rev Dr Henry Homer Washburn preached at Christ Episcopal Church focusing on the Civil War, slavery’s end, and state rights. Memorial services across the land honor patriotic leadership as the nation moves toward an uncertain future amid economic concerns.
Fragmented editorial pondering McKinley’s sudden death and the nation’s reaction. The writer questions youth versus experience, claims the president’s bravery and democratic simplicity, and suggests a call for free work and steadfast resolve amid crisis.
Notices from St. Louis announce limited travel runs on Vandalia and Pennsylvania short lines with return options through October. Details specify dates and pricing in local transportation advertisements.
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