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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal lists delivery by carrier to Topeka and nearby towns at 19 cents per week, plus mail options. Three months cost 3.90, six months 7.80, and one year 15.60. A weekly edition is available at 1.60 per year.
State Journal of Topeka touts record first half 1895 circulation surpassing any six month period in its history. It claims higher daily averages than Topeka Daily Capital and asserts no postage on local Topeka circulation.
July reports note increasing cloudiness and warmer southern areas with recent showers and thunderstorms in Arkansas Oklahoma and the Indian Territory. Political chatter centers on Justice Jackson successor, Gov Morrill and Dawes alliance, Wichita maneuvers, and jitters over Chief Justice Martin. Public service reform scores a win with A A Stewart’s reappointment as superintendent, signaling civil service priorities and efficiency in charitable institutions. Public sentiment in Kansas backs institutional endorsement despite political friction.
The piece argues money should remain in the treasury until its purpose is known, warning that funds drawn for per diems may be misused. It critiques modern journalism’s independence, university politics, and tariff shifts from specific to ad valorem duties, suggesting they enable hidden thefts and misallocation.
A string of quirky items from a Kansas community pages note oddball events. A Transom word play, revival meetings in Newton, a gospel wagon at Lawrence, a Florence turkey siting on eggs, and local quirks from Atchison to Emporia. Local weddings and court opinions mix with road repairs at Leavenworth and Cottonwood Falls.
Edith Sessions Tupper portrays Death Valley as the hottest, most desolate place on earth. The account blends travel lore with harrowing anecdotes of thirst, mirages, quicksand, and deadly reptiles, citing explorers and natives, and detailing salt flats, borax fields, and legends of cursed water.
Advertised prices show bulk cuts on shirtings from 2,000 to 8,000 yards at 4 to 10 cents per yard, with half price promises. Shoes for men cost 8 dollars for a pair, women 1.50 to 3.50, kids' styles listed. Dress fabrics and notions offered at reduced rates, with several items labeled as two thirds or three fourths price.
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