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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1894
Page
7
A damaged OCR page shows various scattered ads and notices including furniture sales, mortgage mentions, farm property notes, shop moves, tuning services, and medical ads. Names like Lewitt, Hans, and Wald appear amid street and place hints, but many details are garbled.
Fragmentary OCR shows a Santa Fe Route notice listing trains and routes including St Joe Express and South Kansas avenues. Mentions agents and contact points T or W. Ganver. No clear dates beyond a vague Sept 14 reference.
Train times and services listed for the Rook Island Route with daily and semi weekly patterns. Information includes stations near Sixth Street and general passenger guidance with times such as 9:45 pm and 5:53 pm.
Train service from Topeka schedules a daily trip to Leaven with Sunday departures noted. The brief indicates regular accommodation provided on the route, reflecting a standard railway timetable entry. Travelers are advised to confirm exact times at stations or via the railway office.
Gareer of Hall Caine, famed author of The Deemster and The Manxman, is described as the Dickens of the Isle of Man. The piece outlines his birthplace in Lancashire, life between London and the Isle of Man, his literary rise, dramatic adaptations of his novels, and a proposed life of Christ. It notes his sociological interests and his simple mountain life with wife who milks and churns.
Miss Bates, Republican and Prohibition candidate for state superintendent of schools, denies fabricating a campaign lie about rival John H. Devine. A native of New York, Bates built a career in education in North Dakota and is active with the Women's Christian Temperance Union. Britain controls over a third of global shipping, with 14,071 of 49,267 vessels.
In Topeka district court Holler was found guilty on one count for selling liquor in violation of law after a terse trial yesterday. Ben Jordan, tried for seven counts related to liquor sales, faced a lengthy case and was expected to be found guilty on most counts. Several Jordan family members attended. unrelated cases involving Jones and Doyle were預 scheduled or postponed as court sessions varied.
North Topeka columns note residents returning from travels and business trips, keeping tabs on local shops and services. Wiley returns from Denver with large catfish, prescriptions urged at AJ Arnold and Son, and celery stock at Goodman Bros. The piece also mentions city rain relief for street cleaning, club meetings, and various residents visiting family, with brief remarks on school, church, and farming activity in the area.
A Swedish reading project draws attention in Riverton with a list of about 500 Swedish books prepared by a New York City Swede. The collection, aimed at large libraries with Swedish populations, includes volumes mostly published in the last 25 years.
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