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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1894
Page
4
Delly edition delivered by carrier for 19 cents per week to Topeka and suburbs or same price in any Kansas town with a carrier system. By mail three months ninety cents, one year three eighty. Weekly edition annual rate not shown.
The State Journal proclaims itself the leading Kansas daily with the greatest average daily circulation. It announces Bryan’s subscribership as of November 11, 1394, and notes its affiliation with the American Newspaper Publishers Association. Perry Lukens Jr. is listed as manager.
Weather outlook for the Kansas region calls for northeasterly winds and cool conditions into Tuesday morning. The page blends political satire on Populists and Republicans with notes on media influence, party positions on silver, and local figures amid a stream of humorous and editorial items.
Stevenson & Company announces a linen sale offering many wide linens at job prices. Heavy unbleached table linen 50 inch wide marked from 40c value to 33c, 58 inch Barnsley linen at 49c, 62 inch heavy Barnsley at 63c, 66 inch Barnsley at 75c, and 66 inch cream damask at 93c, all advertised as unbeatable bargains.
Advertising fragment lists bleached damask table linens with varied widths and sale prices. Items range from 39c to 73c, noting 64 to 86 inch widths and older higher prices. Prompts compare sale pricing to typical values and encourage early viewing of the selection.
A local seller notes an extra fine double damask priced at 1.25 dollars per yard for a 72 inch width. The item was previously marked 1.40 dollars and is now offered at a reduced rate to attract buyers.
A store offers a limited amount of 72 inch satin damask at discounted prices. Regular 1.75 and 2 quality fabrics are on sale with near 1.75 and 1.35 price points. The message emphasizes buying the finest double satin damask two yards wide at reduced rates.
Turkey Red Damask Attic announces special deals with 60e 65e and 75e prices, highlighting a limited sale on fabric options and related goods to attract shoppers.
A sale features a pretty line of fringed table cloths with white and colored borders. Highlights include 8-4 cloths with knot fringe at 1.50, 10-4 at 1.75 and 2.20, 10-4 knotted fringe with drawn work border at 2.75, and 12-4 at 3.25.
Cloth and napkin sets offered at various bundle prices. Ten four cloth with one dozen napkins priced at 4 dollars for 33. Another bundle 8 to 10 cloth with one dozen napkins reduced from 6.75 to 3.50. A 12 to 4 cloth with one dozen napkins cut from 6.75 to 3.50. Napkins priced at 35 dollars reduced to 4.25. Napkins worth 6 dollars now 5. Additional napkin bundles reduced from 87 to 36.
Reduced prices on hemstitch'd sets and cloth napkins. Nine by ten four cloth sets now six dollars for twelve napkins, and eight by ten cloth sets with twelve napkins priced at eight dollars and seventy five cents. Visit our store this week for the sale.
A handsome line of lunch cloths presented with fringed edges and hospitable finishes. Prices listed include 1.60, 1.28, 1.50, 2.00, and 2.50.
Crochet quilts in demand advertised at 75 cents each with 300 more added to stock. The sale emphasizes affordability as the weekly price remains 75 cents. These items appeal to budget shoppers seeking low cost comforts.
A noisy advertisement lists Bleached Napkins with varied prices from 85c to 5.00 and Cream Napkins with several options, asserting guaranteed pricing across the stock. The message emphasizes large stock and low prices.
A catalog fragment lists bleached round doilies priced at 75 cents and 1.75 2.50. Cream colored perder and other bleached colored ake der are priced from 75 cents to 2 dollars.
Local stores advertise a wide towel sale with Huck Towels priced from 10c to 75c and up to $1.25, claiming better value than competitors. New stock includes 19x45 Huck Towels at 12 1 4c and 18x43 Bleached Cotton Crepe Towels at 10c, plus Linen Crash and Cotton Twill Crash at 5c.
A long Topeka social column lists Miss Alice Schule hosting and many local visitors at homes and events. It mentions Mrs N J Dalton visiting Nortonville, travels to Kansas City, Chicago, and Denver, plus a crowd at Vinewood and Imperial parties with numerous names and places. An advertisement for a new train service Chicago to New York Philadelphia via Grand Trunk and related routes ends with the Dearborn Station schedule and a cough remedy promotion.
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