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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1897
Page
4
A sworn statement shows the Topeka Daily State Journal surpassing all rivals in circulation. The paper expanded to seven columns, added four Linotype machines, and built a three story front for publication and business. Daily average reached 10,760 with 43 carriers earning over 10,000 yearly.
Daily edition offered by carrier at 10 cents per week to Topeka and suburbs or same price in Kansas towns with a carrier system. Three months by mail, six months, one year. Weekly edition available.
A Nevada bill to legalize and promote prize fighting advances in the legislature after committee approval and passage by both houses. Editorials in the World attack Kansas and New York bias, defend Western understanding, and criticize title figures including Joseph Pulitzer. The piece portrays tensions between Western and Eastern press and hints at broader social implications.
A collage of odd phrases and clipped notes from various papers. Mentions Kan sas politics and public figures, a joke about Lazarus, and a stray line about Senator Harris and a mumbled pledge. The text reads like fragmented OCR across multiple local items with scattered names and spots.
James ONeil argues American theater should adopt European practice by appointing a non company committee to approve plays. In Paris a three member committee including the stage director musical director and a dedicated artist oversees important productions. French houses like Chetelet Porte St Martin and others manage spectacles with strong artistic control.
The text argues against resubmission of the prohibitory law in Kansas, noting voters outside cities favor the status and distrust resubmission tactics. It contends city supporters seek a legislature to repeal the Murray amendment and urges preserving existing enforcement without broad policy changes. The piece hints at political maneuvering and references Governor Leedy and New York events.
A northern visitor in Urbana notes Southern buildings fail in extreme weather. He cites cracked floors, loose windows, and lightweight construction. He urges modernizing architecture to endure dampness and climate, recommending sturdy, climate matched homes built like older prewar methods.
A jumble of Kansas names and positions appears from Washington Kaw to Seneca and Berlin. Judge J G Lowe, Vic Murdock, Henry Heilfeld, Judge Bashore, A J Hatch, Fred Sears, and Pomeroy are noted in various roles from newspaper work to politics and horticulture.
Rooks County Record notes anxious capital from New England seeking 4 per cent investments amid western growth doubts. It argues eastern money sits idle while western Kansas and Nebraska attract loans, warning decades of change could force divestment overseas if funds remain unused.
The will of a debated Theodosius Wullin bill provokes strong opposition arguing the measure would not be fit for public discussion. Critics warn the proposal contemplates brutal punishments and would shock and horrify the public, calling for suppression of the bill.
A guest at a large city hotel was charged seven dollars for a three quarter hour carriage ride during a rain aborted outing. The piece argues hotel carriage fees are extortionate and should face public regulation like hackmen.
A vivid portrait describes a South Carolinian's strong Georgia pride and his blend of Southern and Virginian traits. He values virtue, action, and straightforwardness, while maintaining affection for Georgia and its culture amid regional self-image. The piece also notes a medical testimonial about Chemah erlin’s Coke Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy curing chronic illness after European and American medical efforts failed.
Philadelphia Record reports on Professor Brubaker's summary of Sargent and Wood measurements comparing American women's waists and breadths to classical ideals. The piece cites Venus de Medici and Venus de Milo as benchmarks and discusses historical shifts in corset use affecting chest and waist girth.
Advice from Youth's Companion on arranging a sickbed stresses patient comfort and nurse convenience. It favors a firm simple bedstead with possible castors, a soft but non sinking mattress, a waterproof under sheet, clean pillows daily, and appropriate coverings per room conditions and season.
In a Associated Press interview Ly man J. Gage is called a daily by Mr. Bryan. Bryan advocates retiring greenbacks and selling silver under the Sherman act. He supports redeemable gold banknotes and ending government storage of gold or silver. Ambassadors Bayard and Mrs. Bayard plan to visit the Queen in Windsor, marking a farewell function as she travels to the continent.
The chamber of deputies adopted a sugar tax article imposing a levy of francs on foreign sugar, marking a new tariff move.
D. T. Flynn. Oklahoma's ateio congress, makes formal announcement in a local paper of his candidacy for appointment as Governor of the territory. A torpid liver means a bad complexion, bad breath, bone and frequent headaches. To avoid such companions take DeWit's.
A collage of lighthearted sayings from the Atchison Glove covers social quirks of men and women, domestic roles, humor about marriage, gossip, and everyday mishaps. It lampoons couple dynamics, hospitality, and fashion with playful jabs at wives, husbands, and city life while noting small town humor and urban observations.
The Okefenokee Swamp, long debated for sale and development, was finally sold in the late 19th century to a company led by General Henry R. Jackson and Captain Harry Jackson. The tract includes Blackjack and SADE katara islands with pine, cypress, bay, and white holly timber, plus rich wildlife and Seminole history linked to Billy Bowlegs.
In New York on Friday Sheriff Henry Dole seized the John Good Cordage works in Ravenswood Queens, leaving nearly 406 heads of families unemployed. The plant, spanning a block along the river, employed about 200 during peak season and may stay closed for months. The company is capitalized at 1,000,000 in New Jersey.
Reports to the state board of transportation indicate Nebraskans including rural residents burn more corn than coal for fuel. Officials say a large portion outside cities heat homes with corn at current prices, using it as an economy move while the board plans to push lower corn and coal rates.
Joliet February 2 workers at the Witnois Steel company were notified of wage cuts ranging from 1 to 20 percent. The item notes local labor action and a brief ad for DeWitt Witch Hazel Salve and other products, reflecting period newspaper mix of news and ads.
A fragmentary ad extols Dr Pierce's Garden Medical Discovery as vital for digestion and regular bowels, claiming it restores health and vigor for business men. It touts the physician's medical book as practical guidance, free with a small mailing stamp, from the Buffalo World's Dispensary Medical Association.
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