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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal announces delivery by carrier at nine cents a week to Topeka and suburbs with same price in Kansas towns. By mail three months newsletter price. yearly rate listed for weekly edition and annual subscription.
A garbled early 20th century snippet touts “GREATEST IN KANSAS” and “AVERAGE DAILY AMEguLATION 8,860,” mentioning a rise of over fifty per cent in a year. It references a journal or newspaper promoting a syndicate, with mention of Associated Press and a publisher likely in New York.
Weather forecast for Lodientionws lists cold, fair, windy conditions tonight with a high risk of chilly temperatures. In Missouri and Kansas City reports, farmers’ Alliance platforms, populist actions, and court cases are discussed, including property condemnation as a tactic against corporations, a noted legal challenge over a notorious letters gambler case, and speculation about a congressional currency bill and potential extra sessions.
A fragmented Topeka civic scene is debated with insistence on timely water policy, contract disputes with the water company, and opposition to partisan meddling. Critics urge efficient service, fiscal restraint, and municipal leadership over political games, while local references to mayoral history and governance highlight the push for practical reform.
A vivid mosaic of Italian holiday life from Rome to Milan. Crowds fill cafes for celebration, music, and gaiety as beggars, troubadours, and vendors contribute to a festive scene. presepe displays, Christmas breads, and verbena traditions color city streets and homes.
Amusing clippings reveal a chaotic exchange about trains, watches, and missed tickets. Amelia Bittersweet frets over punctuality while Mr Bittersweet blames late habits, amusingly failing to catch the right train and joking about chocolate, mice, and drawers. The snatches resemble light vignette humor from a bygone newspaper page.
Worth of Boots and Shoes at the Boston Shoe Company to be sold out at once. Sales list includes Laties French Kid Dongia Rutwa Congress shoes at $2.75 and $2.50 for ladies, with various styles priced from $1.59 to $3. The ad also advertises children and infant shoes, rubbers, and men’s dress shoes. Also contains a feature on Old Scottish New Year customs detailing Hogmanay traditions and first footing, plus a report on extortion by ship captains affecting cargoes from Boston port.
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