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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1894
Page
4
A jumble of weather notes and political criticisms discusses warmer southerly winds for Cleveland, railroad passes corrupting judges, and calls for government ownership. It laments press bias and moral decline while musing on figures like Lewelling and Washingtons in public affairs.
A general critique condemns judges for accepting passes, noting Waters singled out two justices by name. The piece argues passes undermine justice, stressing the court’s role as a trusted repository and warning about the ethics of judges who accept such favors from corporations.
A scan of varied items from Kansas towns notes a half breed Hambietonian steer sale near Asbisud and recent shipments from Claflin, plus political tidbits about a Third district congress candidate. Local color covers street weed control in Valley Paris, a Masone lodge session end in Emporia, and music for Fredonia fair.
Southwest Texas cattle men warn the new tariff lowers value by reducing duty to 20 percent ad valorem and implies large Mexico to Texas cattle and horse imports. They expect 100 000 cattle shipments within sixty days, depressing prices and harming local cattle owners. Local merchants and ads mingle with fragmented notices in the page.
Norra Conway reports from North Conway as the coaching parade season peaks in August. Hotels decorate in color to distinguish entries while spectators flood the town for the multi‑hour march with lavish floats, oriental tableaux, shells of floral designs, and prize winning carriages passing review before judges.
A father placed his son with a restaurant keeper to learn the waiter’s trade. Weeks later the father asked about progress. The proprietor replied that the boy had charged a gentleman 75 cents too much, remarking on the lesson in thrift.
A Chicago Tribune quotation features a young physician boasting his practice as among the city’s best with every family on his list owning a burial lot in the neighborhood’s premier cemetery. The remark highlights social status and the local culture surrounding burial norms.
A brief gossip note recalls a groom claiming his wife writes two to three times weekly for love. The speaker jokes about romance while hinting at a possible pastime described with playful slang and a wink toward urban correspondence.
A boy admits to lying about washing after being found with dirt and clean hands. His father questions the tale as the boy recalls a famous Washington story and the awkward phrasing used in everyday speech. The dialogue explores language quirks and literacy.
At 2 o clock Tuesday morning a merchant and his wife awoke to a reported break in on College avenue. The husband, armed and brave, led the way with wife carrying the lamp, ensuring the burglar was not present. They searched from garret to cellar, found only a stray dog, and returned to bed. Indianapolis Sentinel.
A ragged tramp demands food from a wary woman at a doorway as he declares his hunger and asserts his right to a meal. The scene captures tense street encounter and reads like a visceral glimpse of urban hardship. A merchants ad and a tonic claim briefly appear in the same excerpt.
Capital Grocery advertises a broad list of items with wholesale to retail pricing. It highlights frozen goods and canned foods, dried fruits, coffee, baking supplies, lard, extracts, flour, sugars, soups, starch, soap, yeast, and other essentials, emphasizing low prices and quality.
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