Topeka State Journal delivery and advertising details
The State Journal Daily edition offers home delivery to Topeka suburbs at the same price as metropolitan areas. Advertising and subscription inquiries are directed to the paper’s offices and the Artisan Newspaper Publishers Association files for advertiser access.
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Crals & Week
Topeka
Depoks State Journal Bultting
Karsos Avenue
Hights
Dew York
Potter Muilding
Care
Arterisan
Sresi | Ware
Weather Indications in Chicago and Kansas Forecast
Chicago area forecast calls for fair weather tonight with variable winds on Thursday. The piece then shifts to a lengthy projection about Mexican bonds, silver and gold standards, and international finance, noting tensions in exchange markets and potential shifts in monetary policy, with emphasis on silver backing and global reactions.
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Chicago
Ave
Kansas
Mexico
Quotes on manners and dress from a street scene
A jumble of aphorisms mocks social behavior and fashion, noting that those who mock others often reveal vanity. It describes a tailor fitting a gown and the irony of adding then removing padding during final adjustments, reflecting urban wit and daily life.
Young Men and Matrimony in The Times Herald
A Chicago era column debates marriage trends among men over 30 who earn enough yet avoid wedlock. It cites Mrs Wells and Mrs Smith proposing state interventions to match couples, referencing Sparta and Lord Chancellor ideas, while noting social wage pressures influence marriage choices.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Kate Gannett Wells
Mary
Chinrntte Smith
Congress
National Commission Japgearee
Sparta
Dr. Mon
Boswell
Par
Ueulae
Princely Oddities and Noted Figures in a Turbulent Era
A curio filled column lists Prince Henry of Prussia with a bear gift, Franchetti the hacker-composer planning an opera house, President Barrios of Guatemala courting American capital, Italy’s King Humbert, and naval and social figures. Itbenches wealthy patrons, writers, and musicians, noting peculiar habits and anecdotes from high society and politics, with a jab at Buckingham's Dye for Whiskers as a closing product plug.
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Barrios of
Guatemats
Yale
Humbert
Italy
Uke
Victor Emmanuel
Piedmont
Mey
Duta
Hessin Record Draws Mixed Opinion in State Journal Sketch
The State Journal sketch on John E. Hessin notes his roles as a resubmissionist and attorney for the American Book Trust, plus six fines paid by the book trust in court. It argues his record is very good yet acknowledges voter prejudice against his positions and his denial of being a Methodist deacon.
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Hessin
John E. Hessin
American Book Trust
American Look Company
Washburn Faculty Returns With Several Vacancies
Washburn college greets fall with a smaller faculty, three regular professors gone. New hires pending as President Herrick travels statewide to organize this year’s work. Many professors spent summer nationwide or at home, with several resignations and pending replacements.
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Green Bay
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Lovewell
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Grimsley
Columbus
Ohio
Hyde
New England
Palmer
Ottawa
Carton Springs
Tim, Radford PhD
Flw. Tilts
Prank
Miss Adams
Officeseekers organize anti civil service league movement
Washington reports a 150 member meeting forming The National Republican Anti Civil Service League. The group aims to repeal the civil service law via petitions in every congressional district, targeting a December congress session. The talk traces the conflict shift from administration to Congress as Grosvenor urges action. Excursion notices and ads follow for Santa Fe routes and health products.
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Washington
National Republican Anti-Civil Service Legy
Wiening
League
Congress
Hood's Sarsaparilla Ad Claims Reliable Blood Purifier
EM Prather of Atchison Kansas says Hood's Sarsaparilla restores health when debilitated or blood impure and strengthens the system. Ad cites the product sold by druggists with six for one dollar and Hood's Pills at 25 cents.
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EM. Prather
South Street
Atchison
Kansas
Young Girl Sleeping Disappears Then Returns to Felton Home
The 19 year old daughter of Alvin B. Connor station agent on the Delaware railroad at Felton vanished Friday night. Lynch reported seeing her walking the railroad tracks in night clothes near Viola. She wandered to Woodside before boarding a southbound train and waking up at Felton the next morning. The girl explained she had wandered in her sleep and later returned home.
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Cat
Chelix R
Alvin B. Connor
Delaware
Felton
Dover
Lynch
Viola
Woodside
Pelton
Misa Connor
Ex Secretary Carlisle backs Gold Democrats ticket drives
Ex Secretary Carlisle says he cannot tour all states due to his law practice but will appear in Kentucky to back the Gold Democratic state and county ticket. He urges Gold Democrats to field tickets in every state with an election this fall and stays firm on his pro gold stance, aligning with the silver faction's resolve.
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Washington
Carlisle
Kentucky
Gold Democrats
Silver Democrats
Made Love to Jenny Lind in Kingston Ghost Lover Seeks Exhibit
Kingston officials pursue Van Steenburgh, a hermit once enamored with Jenny Lind, to exhibit him in a museum. He lives in a shack by the Oldets road, south of Saugerties, is described as harmless but imbecilic, with rare conversational powers, capable of dramatic speeches and songs. Authorities fear he may harm himself if removed, and relatives are prepared to control him.
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N. Y
Georss Huber
Fourteenth Street
Dime Museum
New York
Boot
van Steenburgh
Jenny Lind
Oldets Road
Saugerties
Jenny
Munny
Froftssor Denton
Dying Man Revived to Name Assailant at Hall
In New York on August 13 Coroner Coombs heard an ante mortem statement from Harries injured August 6 at Coney Telegram and dance hall. The dying man, revived briefly by needles, named Thomas King floor manager of the hall as the assailant. King is under arrest.
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Harries
Coney Teland Dance Hall
Coombs
Magee
Fife
Thomas King
Ltn
No McKinley 10 Dollar Note Call Debunked
The World claims a McKinley portrait will appear on the new ten dollar treasury note. The NY Sun reports a federal law from 1866 prohibits portraits on currency while the original portraits live. The note keeps to this rule, citing past missteps by M. Clark with earlier fractional currency notes.
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McKinley
United States
5. M. Clark
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
George Washington
Steamer Obdam Carries Young Chicago Duo to Holland
The Dutch steamer Obdam sailing from Hoboken carried Harry and Elsie Stevens, ages 4½ and 2½, traveling alone toward Holland. They wore neat clothing and claimed they were bound for their parents, later arriving in Hoboken to be forwarded to the Netherlands American line agent D. Van Wik.
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Obdam
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Hoboken
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Elsie Stevens
Chicago
Holland
D. van Wik
Star Route Contracts Advertised for West of Mississippi
The post office department has prepared contracts for all star and steamboat mail service in states west of the Mississippi, excluding Minnesota, Iowa and Missouri. About 6,700 routes will run four years from July 1, 1498. Bids open December 1 in the second assistant postmaster general’s office.
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Washington
Post Office Department
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Steamboat
Mississippi River
Minnesota
Iowa
Missouri
Swiss and German clubs push for constitutional reform
In Chicago a coalition of Swiss and German clubs pressed for the initiative and referendum to be added to the state constitution. Julius Wegman presided as leaders including General Lieb and Frank Stauber spoke. The federation plans mass meetings and broadens its executive committee to fifty to widen support among voters.
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Iich
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General Lieb
Carl Hearting
Frank Stauber
Max Stern
Lieb
Federation of Labor
Bloomington
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Peach season opens with brisk buyer interest in Blue Mountain belt
Chambersburg August 28 crowds from New York and other titles visit the peach belt for the first week of the season. Growers plan to pick and ship themselves. Railcars fill with crates buckers and carriers ready for shipment. Reports vary on ripening with some premature indications but overall demand remains steady. Special peach express trains with refrigerator cars are planned to move fruit east and west.
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Blue Mountain
United States
New York
Otter
Trust
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Cumberland Valley
No Wagner Festival Announced For Next Year In Bayreuth
London reports that an indeterminate authority says there will be no Wagner festival next year with the Bayreuth season resuming in 1889. The Prince and Princess of Wales, traveling as Lord and Lady Renfrew, attended this week’s performances. Siegfried Wagner voices harsh judgments on German support for Bayreuth while praising French, American, and British backers. He criticizes German high schools of music and questions their output, urging Germanism to be dropped.
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Tost
Prince of Wales
Hamburz
Natunal
Corner on barley drives Chicago syndicate fears in Milwaukee
Milwaukee operators report a wealthy Chicago syndicate formed to corner No 2 barley. Short sellers scramble to cover as moisture ruined the crop, cutting delivery quality. Prices swung up to 60 cents a bushel. farmers hoard grain amid hopes for higher values.
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Bareley
Cure for Consumption by Electricity Revealed in County Talk
A reputable physician announces a new consumption cure using electricity called electrolysis. He will present details before the county medical society on August 19, claiming to have cured a dozen hopeless cases and that many high standing physicians deem the cures complete and effective.
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County Medical Society
Silver market slips to record lows amid export data
New York reports show silver prices at its lowest point while July exports exceed June by 372,893 ounces, suggesting the silver slump isn’t caused by exports. The note cites Mercantile Safe Deposit holdings and a Europe-bound steamer carrying 225,000 ounces. Cable mentions possible gold shipments to New York from the continent. Also promotes Grain-O and Dr. Davis’ Headache remedy with local sellers listed.
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