State Journal Topeka circulation growth and office expansion
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports a sworn detailed statement showing a daily average circulation of 10,769 in 1896, with a seven column paper and a new three floor building. It notes forty three route carriers earning over 10,000 yearly, and the paper’s growth from 1885 to 1896 with steadily rising averages.
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Topeka
State Journal
New State Journal
the State Journal
Toeka
Topeka Daily State Journal
Kansas
Spare the University Falls to Budget Deductions
A Kansas editorial argues against cutting the state university's funding, noting its cost efficiency, low salaries, and strong educational output compared with nine western states. It warns a $20,000 reduction would cripple the institution and urges maintaining current standards to avoid backward steps.
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State University
Kansans University
Kansas Institutiin
Missurl
Michigan
Board of Regents
Ace
Wisconsin
California
Nebraska
Kansas
How to Reduce Weight Safely and Exercise Advice
A medical guidance piece warns against dangerous patent remedies and promotes safe weight loss. It recommends consulting a physician, balanced dieting, and gradual exercise such as brisk daily walks, proper attire removing corsets, post-exercise cleansing, and progressive increases in duration. It also notes permissible activities like cycling, horseback riding, and dumbbell routines to tone arms and chest.
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Sho
Ataree
Kansas Reno county farmers urge legislature curbs on costs
A Reno county Kansas district 2% farmers group adopted resolutions urging lawmakers to cut court expenses, curb county official salaries, and limit printing and railroad charges. They call for reform of county commissioner powers, freight rates, and public records to ease taxpayer burden. The plea notes high court costs, Republican Governor leads, and rail lines’ impact on farmers.
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Topeka
Kansas
Reno County
Asia
Air
Pines
Reno Rounty
Sounty
Renu Pour
Murtiagen
Morgaxor
Vela
Hiawatha Town Scenes and Legislative Echoes
Excerpts from Kansas letters and editorials recount Hiawatha church social energy and local wit, contrast with bittersweet reflections on community, politics, love, and aging. Reports from Topeka note Pomeroy and Lane in the state senate and predict legislative mood and limits.
Railroad Legislation Seeks Middle Ground in Kansas
Kansas faces a clash over rail rates with lawmakers split between maximum rate plans and preserving railroads’ autonomy. Proponents warn arbitrary caps could hurt mines and lines. opponents seek a railroad board with enforceable decrees to balance interests. A careful, principled tribunal is urged to ensure justice for shippers and carriers alike.
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Partrond Legist Union
Kansas
Railroad Committee
Ute Texiniature
Railroad Commission
Taby
Board of Railroad Commissioner
Emeh
Ex Rays Jumble in Local Echoes of Newsprint
A compilation of quirky quotes and hints from varied papers. References include the Minneapolis Messenger and Wichita Bugle noting odd phrases about health myths, political talk, and editorial voices. The piece sketches scattered clippings from Grove Republican to Brown County World with satirical and local color.
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Hiawatha
Mrs Beecher's Condition Worsens Amid Injury
Stamford Feb 1 Mrs Henry Ward Beecher lies near death as physicians report no chance of recovery from a hip injury believed caused by a fall. The 64 year old widow, previously active, remained immobilized after the Christmas visit to relatives and a tumble that may have fractured her thigh.
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Stamford
Conn
Henry Ward Beecher
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Beecher
Murder Enchantment and Justice in 1890s America
A Minneapolis Journal excerpt contemplates 1896 murder rates cited by the Chicago Tribune, criticizing lax liquor laws and easy pistol access. It notes lynchings, funeral hangings, and delays in judicial punishment, highlighting Minnesota’s two lynchings and regional contrasts while urging reform of legal procedures.
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Ace
Bo Long
Seotundre
Minnesota
Tylana
Alabama
Tennessee
Florida
Minota
Browning as Poet of Form and Meaning
The essay analyzes Browning as a poet whose immense range and inventive form resist simple definition. It argues that poetry blends eloquence and prose, and that Browning’s composite metaphors test critical boundaries while expressing a rich inner vision.
Evolution of comic opera and stagecraft in America
From the Chicago Times Herald a look at comic opera’s growth through French and Gilbert and Sullivan influences, followed by Francia Wilson’s policy shift to stronger stories and popular melody. Anecdotes include Mme Calve’s early stage experience with pads to shape her figure for performances and the backstage impact on audience reaction.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Alice Oates
Gilvert
Sullivan
Offenbach
Gilbert
England
Francia Wilson
Mme
Theater de la Monnaie
Hruwacix
Marguerite
Cherubino
Wien
Solid South and its varied regional roots in the United States
The text discusses the Solid South as a lasting political bloc from the Potomac to the Gulf, formed to preserve regional institutions and autonomy. It notes the unity after the Civil War, the shift after reunion, and the misperception of a homogeneous southern population, contrasting Charleston, Nashville, New York, Chicago, and other regional differences among Virginians, Georgians, New Jersey, and Wisconsin residents.
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Copeland Lhst
Charlie Scott
Potomac
Lo Grande
Chicago
New York
Nashville
New Jerey
Wisconsin
Electric farming in Germany drives dynamos for farm power
Segments describe German advances in applying machine power to agriculture. Dynamos aboard turbine driven farms supply low tension current to pumps, saws, lathes, and other work, reducing labor costs and boosting crop growth. The piece warns that widespread electric farming could displace thousands of farm laborers, altering rural life and employment.
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Poston Globe
Germany
Punehine
Waltzing on the 10m and the new European twists
The article surveys top ice skating goals focusing on the toe Waltz and the new scissor move introduced by European skaters. It notes that mastery requires perseverance, precise edge work, and refined two step music while outlining basic steps and the path toward expert performance.
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Philadelphia Times
Siers
Malis
Gimbult
Muvic
CHM
Forty Days Quarantine Boosts Canadian Cattle Trade
Canadian cattle dealers say the forty day quarantine regulation for cattle imports into the United States may lift export barriers. They expect up to $10,000 worth of cattle to be shipped soon as New York buyers seek Canadian stock, potentially forging stronger Canada eastern state trade links.
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Cance Ee
Toronto
Dominion
United States
Canada
Mustaia
New York State
Unclear Fragments From Frederickatown Mo Patient’s Trial
Fragmentary OCR text mentions Mr Ward L Smith of Frederickatown Missouri troubled by illness for over thirty years. It notes European and American doctors failing to help and references a promotional claim about a product advertised by Chamberlaine. Additional garbled lines reference laundry services and Madison Baptist church.
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Frederickatown
Europe
America
Celie
Fim
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