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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1895
Page
4
A brief, period style notice appears from the Daily Topeka paper advertising subscription options. It mentions carrier delivery, 20 cents a week, and annual mail rates. It includes references to Topeka and surrounding towns and mentions three months, one year, and weekly edition pricing.
The Topeka State Journal presents a detailed, sworn circulation statement claiming the greatest showing in its history for a period, with figures from the American Newspaper Directory and Topeka daily records. It notes the Journal’s dominance in Topeka and Shawnee County, and compares postage and readership with other city dailies. Weather and political commentary follow, including remarks on Democrats, Kansas delegation, Oshawa murder case, labor unions, and local agriculture.
A collection of editorials critiques election results and party strategy, urging Republicans to unite on currency policy and constitutional balance. It references public figures like Mr Barton and Mr Ingalls, notes on labor commissioner Bird, water works sales, and Kansas congressional delegates, with emphasis on accountability and cautious leadership.
New York actress Miss Cayvan slowly recovers at her home after an operation on November 17 by Drs Bull and Seaman to remove a tumor. She is under care of a physician and trained nurse. Though initially critical, her condition improved and she abandoned plans to return to the stage for now. A six week to month recovery is expected, with a possible return postponed until next year.
Lincoln Mose Doane, famed for seven prior feats, escorted Jersey Lily through a mob in Port Jervis New Jersey. After attackers struck the car, Mose climbed aboard, gave protection with a rod, and Mrs Langtry rewarded him with $50 and clothing amid the incident. A visiting card for Mrs Langtry was found among the dead man’s belongings.
Through service via the great St Clair Tao gel and Chicago & Grand Trunk promises a daily 3 10 p m departure. A through sleeper train to New York via Lehigh Valley offers solid travel to eastern ports. Ticket office listed at 109 South Clark Street with agents Hughes and Ge W. Pasa.
Professor Todd, veteran eclipse observer, plans a three year, multi thousand dollar voyage from Amherst to Japan aboard the schooner Coronet to study the August 9 solar eclipse near Yesso Island. His career includes observing Venus transits and solar eclipses from Texas to Africa and Japan.
A proposed $100000 convention hall at Niagara Falls would be 170 by 120 feet with brick and terra cotta, 6000 seat auditorium, mosaic rotunda, balconies, and electricity. A 12 story fireproof office building at Falls and Main would cost about $200000. Population growth follows power development. Also notes Arctic whaling reports and Russia canal plans toward 1000 miles uniting Baltic and Black seas.
A Belfast horse doctor J P Dunlop invented early pneumatic tires in 1590 to aid his epileptic son’s cycling. He used linen, rubber sheets, and a vulcanized inner tube with a valve, mounting wheels with improvised cushions. Early tires weighed 12 to 15 pounds per pair and a puncture was a severe issue akin to a broken frame today.
Fragmented verse and old fashioned ad copy mingle in this page piece. It blends a sentimental poem by George Sands Johnson with a brief dialog, then pivots to product pitches for Winslow's Soothing Syrup Burghart's cigars and a silk collar ad from Peerless Stem Laundry.
A chaotic street scene on a Broadway Portieth corner features a baby yelled at by a mother aboard a crowded car with rattling newspapers and an urgent streetcar atmosphere. Interwoven are clipped quotes about memory, a London clerk, and a playful American yacht gag, plus bustling ad chatter for Dr King’s remedies and local goods at J E Jones Drug Store.
A Washington insider, famed bicycle enthusiast, tries on bloomers ordered from a tailor. The fit proves comic as misaligned seams and mispronounced expectations collide with a sly wink from the cutter and a quiet retreat by the proprietor guiding her to reattempt the fit, ending in an unresolved dressing room moment.
The late Henry W. Grady invited a journalist to his office arriving unannounced. Grady kept writing and instructed the visitor to sit still while he spoke at length. When pressed, he insisted the journalist was no one of consequence yet secured a remunerative contract for The Constitution after the meeting.
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