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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1894
Page
4
Daily edition offered by carrier at 10 cents a week, valid for Topeka or nearby towns. also available at existing paper price in other towns where the paper distributes, with printing and delivery terms included.
The Stare Journal proclaims the greatest daily circulation in Kansas for the three dull commercial months of the year. The statement credits the publication to Shawnee County and notes the paper’s prestige as the state’s leading newspaper.
Weather notes forecast for Wasurrerox and Kansas with fair skies and cooler temperatures, winds shifting from southeast to northwest. The remainder reports political chatter on re elections and candidates, with mention of Dr. McCasey salary, J D Botkin congress bid, and rail commission actions amid a mix of local names and opinions.
The piece cites Republican Rauses figures backing free coinage of silver at sixteen to one and criticizes Calderhead and Ingalls while reporting promises of colonization for African Americans. It notes businessmen shifting wheat into animal feed abroad, predicting higher prices later, and mentions Liberia’s land grants to arriving families as a potential solution to the so called negro problem.
Local clippings report Riley County sheriff Mr. Lock knows the combination while Mt Vernon resident Wm. Ditto plans a miskin mark. Clay Center hosts the final convention of the Firh cantonal district W. C. T. U. Winchip family in Manhattan and poker chatter loom. A Beloit Seismic Quarteete forms a campaign musical club in the Sixth district. Baker university trustees’ pre Cambrian athletics ideas noted by geologists. Thieves threaten fat cattle around Ellsworth and Cawker City. Max Hasyoell campaigns for Mitchell county clerk with a hopeful career. Sterling preacher loses pocketbook amid prairie rumors. A troubled wife in Canker City spurs loud cries of murder. Triplets born to Mr. and Mrs. Freitehy of Tipton. locals foresee women’s political gains. A Phillipsburg Dispatch printer injures a finger on his press. agricultural college and Manhattan drug stores linked by returns. Hoxie dramatic club contemplates renaming The Turn of the Tide Return of the Tide for a married couple’s tour. Ervin L. Thorpe of Baker University earns many titles. Waterbury Watch premium won by Geo. Clark of Junction City Republican for reporting John Davis acts. Davis’s electric railway right of way cited.
Dr. Brownfield offers his platform as Elizabeth A. Yates speaks to two open air crowds last night one at the state house steps and another at West Sixth street His audience at the state house square was small and chilly as the meeting was moved from a Lutheran church by late hour Women suffrage advocates voiced discontent with the crowd and Miss Yates was ferried to Dr Brownfield’s pavilion where a large audience gathered and she addressed them amid interruptions and debate over objectives
Special linen sale this week offering entire stock at job prices for the public. Values never heard of with a wide range of pieces available for shoppers seeking substantial discounts.
Advertises heavy unbleached table linen and Barnsley fabrics at discounted prices. Several widths are shown from 50 to 66 inches, with prices ranging from 33 to 75 cents, emphasizing value and unmatchable quality for the week.
Our finest cream damask 66 inch wide is advertised at 93 cents per yard, down from a dollar ten, presenting a substantial saving for shoppers seeking quality table linens.
Bargain table items list discounted cloths and napkins with several bundles. A 10 by 4 cloth and 1 dozen napkins drop from 4 to 3, 8 by 10 from 6.75 to 3.5, 12 by 4 from 6.75 to 3.5. Prices for table items vary with reductions from 5 to 4.25, 6 to 5, and 7 to 6.
A newspaper sale preview touts bleached damask linens in various widths from 47¢ to 63¢ with several pieces highlighted as great bargains. Items include 39c 50c linen and 64 to 66-inch damasks priced below typical market rates, stressing early viewings and substantial savings on quality fabrics.
The seller advertises a full 72 inch wide double damask in attractive designs offered at $1.25 after previously marked as $1.40. Aimed at drawing buyers, the note promises a further reduction to secure purchase.
Bargain textiles advertised include x10-4 cloth and 1 dozen napkins reduced from seven to eight dollars and ten cents. A second listing offers seven dollars and eighty seven cents for sic cloth and napkins. another item drops from ten fifty to nine fifty. Store invites shoppers this week.
Advertises a satin damask sale with two yard width and two price levels. Claims best double satin damask at $1.35 instead of $1.75 and a regular $2 quality offered for $1.75. Limited quantity available in store.
The listing features Turkey Red Damask with price points at 21, 29, 35 cents, 40, 50, 60, 65 cents, Toc and a dollar, signaling notable value for shoppers.
A sale offers fringed table cloths in white with colored borders at reduced prices. An 8-4 knotted fringe cloth is $1.50, 10-4 versions range from $1.75 to $2.20, and larger 12-4 pieces fetch $3.25 after discounts. Drawn-work borders and knotted fringe noted on selected items.
A handsome line of lunch cloths is offered at CD prices ranging from 1.25 to 2.59 dollars with fringed and hemstitched detailing.
Fringed and hemstitched tray cloths offered at 45c 50c 55c 65c per piece Toc.
The notice promotes crochet quilts priced at 75 cents each with a limited run of 300 more quilts available this week. It emphasizes affordability and adds that the sale runs through the week.
A local ad promotes a large napkin stock with prices spanning from $1.00 to $5.00. Bleached options list values from $2.00 to $5.00 and cream varieties appear at multiple amounts, highlighting price guarantees on all items.
Bleached round and square doilies offered at 75 cents to two dollars with varied sizes. Cream colored border and bleached colored borders priced from 75 cents to two dollars, covering several quality options.
Local store promotes a wide towel sale with Huck Towels priced from 10 to 35 cents and Damasi towels from 15 to 125 cents. Belfast Cotton Towels 19 by 45 inches offered at 124 cents, Bleached Cotton Crepe Towels 18 by 43 inches featured this week. Linen crash and cotton twill crash items also listed with various low prices.
In a Kansas City-like column a speaker argues road tax not a requirement for voting, recounts a respectful polling experience and cites a Topeka company planning to develop asphalt fields near Daugherty in Indian Territory led by Col. John T. Bradley. Bradley notes limited city funds hinder repairs while asserting pure bitumen asphalt could pave every street. North Side notes add local visits, events, and joint congressional debates in Osage County.
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