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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1894
Page
4
Ad rates for daily Topeka journal editions by carrier or mail. Weekly editions and long term subscriptions offered with various price terms and service areas including Topeka and Kansas towns served by the paper.
The State Journal proclaims itself the greatest in Kansas with an average daily circulation of 8,806 during the summer quarter of 1954. It notes dominance in local press, claims full Associated Press service, and touts its East Coast office with manager Ferry Lukens Jr. and a Lew Werk address.
Weather outlook for Kap pas calls for fair conditions tonight and Tuesday with northwest winds. In state affairs, a proposed bill would fund cures for habitual drunkenness at public expense, while irrigation laws and appropriations for experiments are discussed, notably in Dickinson county.
A reflective piece explores Christmas as a universal joy beyond existence, urging forgiveness of enemies and shared happiness. It notes bustling city crowds, exhausted clerks, and children awaiting gifts, while emphasizing charity, peace, and the communal spirit of Christmas.
Wellington ministers sermons on modern life Page mentions arrivals and local society, Harper county vignettes cite January 1st events. Notes on racing bee, church organs, sand shipments from Lawrence, footbell enthusiasts, a crow mischief, and a dentist planning Christmas false teeth for his wife. Atchison Globe fights streetcar passes. jokes, games, losses, and college student pinches. Topeka political flavor mixes with holiday gift ads and local merchants.
An old river man laments the decline of Mississippi river traffic in St Louis as railroads gain dominance. He recalls river glory, notes rising bridges, levee conditions, and ferryboat coal traffic while praising railroads yet mourning lost river prosperity and wondering about future tonnage growth with channel improvements.
Countess Oyama wife of Field Marshal Count Oyama commands the second Japanese army near Port Arthur and is described as one of Japan's most charming accomplished ladies. She studied at an American college likely Wellesley or Vassar and speaks English fluently. She served as a busy commissioner chosen by the empress to prepare and send an exhibit to the World's Fair.
A sketch of Carl Schurz, re-elected president of the National Civil Service Reform League, detailing his journey from Cologne to America, service as a Union general, Missouri senator, cabinet member under Hayes, and later editor of The Evening Post. His shifting political affiliations and influence among German Americans are noted, along with his post-retirement activities in New York City.
The New Hebrides island Ambrim was recently shattered by a major earthquake and volcanic eruption. A lava flow and rising steam marked the calamity as observers from a Royal Navy ship recorded the crater’s scale.
An American memorial leaf and note were found pinned to a bust of Henry W. Longfellow in Poet's Corner, Westminster Abbey. The leaf, tied to a toy leaf with a Browning quote beneath, appears to have been placed August 5 after July 10. Verger staff say the paper and leaf have been renewed by passersby, with many American visitors reading it daily.
An 19th century style explanation describes fish respiration with gill membranes and oxygen transfer. It notes fish inhabit narrow temperature gaps, drink water to oxygenate blood, and perish without aerated air, comparing to drowning in stale aquarium tanks.
William Rufus King born 1786 served as vice president after taking oath abroad due to ill health. He was sworn in by U S consul at Montanza in Cuba while Pierce took the oath in Washington. King died in 1859. remains laid at Pine Hills plantation Cahawba Alabama.
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