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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal lists subscription options set by Frank P. MacLeynan. Carrier delivery costs 19 cents weekly to Topeka and suburbs or to Kansas towns with carrier systems. Mail rates show three months, six months, and one year options, with weekly edition priced at 89 cents per year and 2.60 per six months.
The document outlines the first half of 1995 circulation figures showing a Daily average of 1803 for the period. It lists 6,407 months of 1860 and reports the daily average for the second six months of 1895. It notes zero leaves during the test period and provides a breakdown of average daily circulation.
Weather notes for Kansas with cooler nights and northwest winds forecast. The column then shifts to political matters citing Brice on Campbell for governor, debates over silver and gold standards, and critiques of public funds raids in various states. A skeptical view of the administration and suggestions of financial manipulation appear throughout.
The Kansas dispute centers on funding an army encampment for militia, with Topeka opposing using state tax funds for a national picnic when Emporia reportedly offers to cover costs. Critics call treasury moves risky as gold and silver currency questions resurface amid calls for a stable money system. The Cleveland Plaindealer critiques governor Morrill and hints at a broader struggle for a western vice presidential pick.
A collection of humorous clippings from Harvey county and nearby towns recounts small town oddities. Notes mention beekeeping eggs, oversized cucumbers, Yates Center’s two bicycle riders, Brown county postmasters, a Lyndon girl’s mishap with an ice cream freezer, and calls for a Burns public cemetery.
A history piece recounts Richard M. Johnson as a soldier and statesman, noting a Senate approved memorial bust in Congress. It details his 1812江西 role, his clash with Tecumseh at the Thames, his wounds, and later career as senator and vice president under Martin Van Buren.
English financier Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, newly named president of the Grand Trank Railway, traveled from London to America to assess the line’s affairs and restore profitability. A former British comptroller general of the national debt, he previously helped stabilize Egyptian securities in 1876 and now serves as an English government director of the Suez Canal company.
A fragment from New York World quotes a socialite couple bragging of homes and hospitality paid by servants who rise to wealth. They recount July in Saratoga with a butler’s mansion, August in Paris with a chambermaid, and September split among a cushman and a head groom.
A prince visiting a small town with the mayor discovers rare books shelved backward to avoid the volumes turning their backs on him. The incident delivers a playful caution on flattery and respect.
A witticism from the Indianapolis Journal jokes that riding a bicycle and sailing a boat are alike because you lose wind on the wrong tack. The boarder in bloomers stays unfazed while others seem sad, followed by a quip from Mrs Nowed in Life.
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