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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1899
Page
4
The Topeka city paper offers daily and weekly delivery at ten cents a week or the same price in any town the paper serves. The Chicago office is listed with addresses and contact numbers for circulation and reporting.
A garbled OCR style note discusses misprints and odd phrasing in the Atchison scene. It mentions women and a “stay” for a decent man, then veers into fractured lines about Atchison residents and a vague social tableau. The piece reads like a local column with quirky wording.
A fragment from Atchison describes a correspondence about labor and wages. It notes a diligent workman who supports his family and earns good wages, while others debate labor vs capital, citing books and statistics. The piece contrasts hopeful reform with routine duty and wonder about future change.
A sprawling, garbled items column covers Newton affairs and small-town chatter. Names like Pat OBrien appear amid fragmented notes on politics, business openings, and local personalities, with humor and confusion echoing across the page. References include Alliance store at Osborne, ASME expansion, and a hint of election talk.
A report on The Telephone Girl touring and staged productions moving from New York to Kansas City and London with strong reviews. It notes a matinee of Att Serasha at the Grand Opera House, repeat performances, and vaudeville acts at Crawford theater as the season’s bustling program unfolds with famed performers and notable tours across cities.
A gossiping serial recounts two girls sharing a boy and a city life here in Topeka. Brash brunette and blue eyed blonde clash in love and schemes as friends become rivals until a lawyer, a fortune teller, and a police swoop set the affair toward a quiet resolution. The tale is framed as a recent local incident with a broader reminiscence of a long-ago Kansas case.
A fragmented reader story notes a Plows chocolate promotion with Green Trading Stamps. It then shifts to a court scene involving attorney fees, a mislaid wagon, replevin over horses and gear, and a mix of locals, performers, and a telephone call prank. The piece weaves personal vignettes around townsfolk and a minstrel parade, ending with a humorous miscommunication about a doctor’s visit.
A misdial leads Mrs R calling Doctor A about Fred. The exchange reveals mistaken identity as the doctor discusses bandages and medicine with surprising detours. The conversation ends with a lighthearted note about youthful tones and confusion.
Mayor Drew instructs officers to stop arresting tramps and expel them to prevent spreading Cuban chickenpox germs. Quarantine enforcement is weak even with Special Watchmen guarding disease sites. Officer Hopkins finds defiant Jones at a Kansas avenue restaurant and threatens him with the city jail if he does not comply.
About 400 teachers attended the Northwest Kansas Teachers association meeting in Colby. Awards went to Norton county for miles traveled and Rawlins county for highest attendance. Officers elected include President F B Baker Norton and Vice President H Smith Goodland Rael Miss Florence Ward Birdie Smith Cedarville W Simmons Cedarville. Next year’s meeting set for Smith Center. Roberts of Norton county won in the regional contest.
Mrs Ligi Ste Soowler and Mr Charles Jewell known as Woulin agent wed in Kansas City on Wednesday. Mrs Rowley, widow of the late Emmett Rowley, gained a divorce before his death and contested his estate. Afr Jewell is son of W Jewell, Topeka capitalist.
Washington dispatch notes a treaty on pardon for inland spimoun, with a state department setting. Kansas postmasters are appointed in Cato Crawford Eva Smith Saunders and more, while others resig ned or removed. A mix of local notices includes the Ancient Order of Pyramid news and a Bemont estate claim tied to Mrs. Josephine Grosh with a life insurance angle.
Will Alexander purchases Kellam Book & Stationery wall paper stock and business to establish his own operation in the Masonic Building Topeka. John Nicholson becomes manager of the new venture, with Alexander moving from managing Kellam’s entire wall paper line. Parties agree the sale by mutual consent and cordial feeling ends Alexander’s tenure with Kellam.
Washington December 2 Adelbert F Hay appointed to represent the state department and replace Mr Macrum as United States consul at Pretoria The move comes as the state department weights renewed appeals to delay Hay's arrival Captain Leary naval governor of Guam requests more Marines noting the island's population of 8000 and the prudence of a larger force though no trouble is evident
An affray between Whit Washington and Jim Stoplstem escalated to gunfire over possession of a bent ing object. Washington wounded Stoplstem in the abdomen. both men were arrested. Nearby references warn about unsafe remedies and questionable products advertised in the issue.
Six new cases of “Guban Chickenpox” spread as Toprita health authorities face continued transmission. Medical experts note differing symptoms from classic chickenpox and urge stricter quarantine measures amid cold weather. Authorities warn the outbreak requires vigilant containment and accurate case reporting.
A jumble of notices and brief items reports Mrs Pred Wellbulies at risk at 1035 Topeka Avenue with kidney trouble, Mrs Wellhouse ill near Cottonwald Pails, and a winter series of chancel chapter events at 425 West Tenth by Mr David Palmer. Also notes the Turners meeting at Mahall Hall with officer elections and no muster this evening.
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