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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1897
Page
7
Topeka State Journal presents daily classified ads including tenants rents sit uations and real estate auction sales. Ads on Saturdays only with no advertiser obligation or employment assurances. Reads like a publicité policy promoting affordable daily readership and circulation.
The notice lists pricing: five cents per line and nine cents per line in a week, fifty three cents per day the month, and an average circulation for the first six months or one month.
Fragmented classifieds show available furnished rooms, rentals and sales. Listings mention a furnished residence at 615 Tyler Street with steam heat and hot water, various rooms for rent, a meat market for sale or rent, and a jewelry business offering silverware and spectacles. The text is jumbled with OCR errors and scattered contact cues.
The ordinance provides the tax levy for the year and outlines revenues from street improvements sewer bonds and assessments. It certifies the county clerk and Shawnee County publication and states the ordinance takes effect after publication. City Clerk Sealy Larimer and Vinton Phenis sign as officers.
The 1897 Potwin ordinance defines public offenses and penalties. It bans riding or driving horses or animals on city streets with fines from five to fifty dollars per violation. It also prohibits defacing property and tying animals to parked fixtures without owner consent, with fines up to fifty dollars.
Public notice from Topeka Kansas dated August 16 197. outlines proposed boundary realignment along Tenth Avenue and Washington Street with reference to Alfred Heming and the Pusher tract. Describes parcels, easements, and streets involved, and specifies points of intersection and paths for the boundary line adjustments.
Ames G W Maxwell Chief John Rit appraisers prepare to assess properties outlined in a damaged district notice. The document describes parcel boundaries near Eleventh Street and Anderbon, with a forthcoming appraisal on a specified date at Aubast corner.
Proposals invited July 1867 for combing cell rooms and wood floor work with trimming and stone dome arches. Plans and specifications available at the state house office after August 5 1897. Bids subject to eight hour law and performance bond. Governor Leedy and state officers sign. First published in the State Coat.
Proposals due September 16 1897 at the state charitable institutions board for erecting and finishing a building for idiotic and imbecile youth at Winfield Cowley County Kansas Plans and specifications at the state house architect and superintendent in Kansas City Bids require certified checks five percent of bid to ensure contract execution Board may reject any bids bidder must enter into a healthful performance bond and contract. bid forms available on request from the board president and secretary
City council met in Topeka Kansas August 23 1897 with present Burgess Drew Morgan Roundtree Stephenson Skinner Warner and absent Elliott. Actions included rejecting Swanson bid for prisoner facilities, reconsidering engineer's estimate, referring matters to public buildings and city engineer, and adjournment after discussion of Edison Electric illuminating proposals and fall festival arrangements. Mrs L M Rice attended, canvassing for shirt supporters free of charge.
A tale set in Scratch Gravel recounts Scratch Jack Langworthy facing execution after a crooked card game deceit leads to murder. He begs mercy for the twins and Sally, then awaits a fake date change. Five years later he returns to honor the law, only to vanish and later be found dead by suicide, leaving a grim epitaph on a baby’s grave.
A composite clipping presents humorous vignettes and aphorisms from Pearsons Weekly and various papers. It includes a mock dialogue about a cab fare and park closure, reflections on marriage and bachelorhood, satirical exchanges about social norms, and brief quips from newspapers like Detroit Journal and Chicago Tribune, illustrating early 20th century humor and social mores.
The Topeka Daily State Journal notes the American Newspaper Directory as the recognized authority for newspaper circulations, likening it to Dun and Bradstreet for mercantile ratings. It has offered a standing $50 reward for proof any circulation statements are incorrect.
The American Newspaper Directory cites The State Journal as having the largest daily circulation in Topeka Shawnee County and the First Congressional District. Figures come from signed circulation statements by Kansas papers and will appear in the Directory due September 1, 1897. The paper notes much of its edition is delivered by carrier or express with no postage paid.
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