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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1894
Page
4
Daily edition delivered by carrier ten cents a week to Topeka or nearby towns, same price in Kansas areas covered by thetarger system. By mail three months eighty cents, by mail one year at regular rates. Weekly edition subscription available per year.
A garbled note touts a fictitious rise in daily circulation and praises a Kansas publication. It references a range of topics from tax reform, court cases, and public funds to nerve diseases and therapeutic streetcar rides, mixing various names and places in a confused panorama.
An old essay debates municipal care and the need to send troubled citizens to Wichita for care. It critiques the lure of white collar careers versus skilled trades, noting economic pressures and portraits of young men entering life. It questions why society favors professions over manual labor.
M Crawford transfers property in St Joseph and leases the new Crawford theater to J Will Halton for one year with option to renew. Halton will manage and present first class attractions, while the theater remains under orderly oversight. The article notes changes in management and plans for a refined, decorative venue.
A reader writes to the Sage Seer claiming a National Journal notice misrepresented plans to settle in Colural. The writer describes purchasing 160 acres for a potato, alfalfa, and wheat farm near Sam Huis Valley, noting few residence prospects beyond summer visits and critiquing prior inquiries as advertising. The letter is signed by 5M Boorn.
A jumble of vendors and promotions claims two cents per cake and introduces various brands, shops, and agents. The items cover dye products for hair, laundry services, and a roster of merchants from Nashville and nearby areas, with seasonal offers and advertisements for groceries and fabrics.
In New York on December 20 a fashion writer praises a new mourning gown combining white cashmere with black trimming and broad sleeves. The piece highlights a royal purple gown with godet plaits and fur edges, plus shifting trends away from heavy traditional mourning toward lighter, more attractive designs for widows.
A special correspondent profiles Cadiz Ohio, population about 1310, noting four banks with $590000 capital and $175000 surplus. The town is independent, wealth per capita high, with most families rich and few truly poor. The article cites local figures and notable natives linked to Cadiz.
On Yale campus twice yearly students crowd old Afeuch hall to face semiannual exams watched by several proctors. Penalties for cheating include failure suspension or expulsion. Inventive methods such as concealed notes palm writing cuffs and rolled paper tokens are described.
James L. Ord of Portland Oregon a Western Union lineman is said to be descended from George IV through Maria Fitzherbert. The tale centers on alleged papers locked in Coutts bank London supporting James Orrl s legitimacy. Ord, 24, blond and naval intelligence, hopes bank documents prove his royal connection though he doubts serving Britain’s government.
A historical sketch discusses Judge William A Woods who sentenced Eugene V Debs and his lieutenants after the great railway strike. It covers his lengthy judicial career in Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin and notes his Senate confirmation battle 26 to 24. Also outlines early life schooling and rise from oxen driver to federal judge. It concludes with Bristol England harbor improvement plans to dam the Avon River for a constant 8% foot depth at a cost of 11 million dollars.
Rev Dr Frederick Rooker, long a teacher at Amertese College, is named secretary to Mgr Satolli apostolic delegate succeeding Rev Dr Hector Papi. Rooker, born Albany 1861, edited Albany Press and Knickerbocker, served in Rome on papal missions, and was closely tied to Cardinal Gibbons. He will assume duties after Papi’s departure amid a reshuffle at the Rome and American church offices.
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