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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1896
Page
4
Washington Office at 1619 E St NW and New York address 26 Potter Building open to advertisers and traders. Potter files kept accessible for business inquiries per organization, with care by American Newspaper Pub Ushers and related offices.
Circulation figures for the Topeka Daily State Journal show it leading competitors in the first six months of 1896. The record covers daily averages from January 1 to June 30 and notes strong performance for the paper printed in Topeka. The data reflects editor and proprietor operations and the publication's ongoing market lead.
A Memphis Commercial Appealpiece critiques silver movement rhetoric calling opponents flimsy labels such as bunco stee ers and pirates. The author questions how the press plans to calm arguments by naming foes while urging rational discussion rather than ad hominem abuse.
A 1991-01-04 Capital-esque summary laments press and party mixtures over silver coinage. It mocks speeches, notes the west and south fatigue with eastern money, and cites figures like Sherman, Baker, Lewelling, Morrill, and Hoke Smith. It critiques tariff talk, labor, and silver versus gold debates.
A financial column cites Henry Clews asserting that a 100 cent dollar would render the Mexican dollar worth 54 cents converted into U S currency. The piece argues U S silver coinage could prompt Mexico and Europe to adjust currencies, affecting gold demand and coin values, while questioning why all dollars should be treated equally if every dollar is as good as another.
A Topeka dominated opinion piece critiques local press for partisan bias and discusses the State Journal as the main Republican voice. It questions shift in Republican stance on silver coinage and warns against new goldbug or independent papers fragmenting the field.
A editorial argument urging workers to independently assess history and facts to determine what is best for them and the country amid a clash of classes. It condemns bankers and manufacturers as pursuing personal ends, stressing workers’ equal intelligence and the duty to vote for the majority's welfare. It references Major McKinley, Bryan, Sherman, Carlisle, and a Kansas City Journal editor.
Samuel L. Clemens also known as Mark Twain and his wife and daughter landed in Southampton aboard the Norman from Table Bay. He spoke of the Transvaal as a country of the future and praised American ingenuity in mining and machinery. He plans six months in England to write a book away from London and may tour quiet spots.
The assistant superintendent of public instruction announces advance copies of A Study of School Supervision and Maintenance by Henry C Pelloyw. The 153 page work covers national state county township district and city supervision, election powers duties and school funds management. It highlights New York Stranghan law and the Cleveland plan in Cleveland Ohio. It includes tax and land grant treatment and a charter table for teachers certificates.
Memphis yesterday registered what was hailed as the hottest day in years with a peak temperature reported at 10 with four prostrations noted. The item mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a remedy for teething pains and wind colic priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
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