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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1896
Page
9
A fragmented catalog lists groceries and price notes including California Table items, dried fruits, evaporated milk products, syrups, canned and smoked meats, lard, and household staples. It references various brands and quantities with inconsistent OCR, mentioning items like Buckwheat, evaporated milk, raisins, plums, apricots, currants, and bacon.
Harper's Weekly outlines its 1696 edition with coverage of world events important to Americans. It notes travels by Raven through China and Japan, voyages in the Caribbean, and illustrated evolutions. reports on Army and frontier life. art, literature, music, and drama. W. D. Howman on new books and social questions. continued Transport Commission coverage. amateur sports and a presidential election in 1886.
Bud Schlaxter, labeled healer Francia Schlaxter, vanished after reportedly heading toward Mogollon mining district from Valencia. Locals fear snow peril as winter crossing is treacherous. Separate ads promote remedies and laundry services with routine travel notices for Santa Fe route trips and a headache remedy.
A satirical injection mocks South Carolina style dispensaries echoed by a Kansas audience. The piece parodies Senator Tillman and Governor Morrill, lampooning liquor schemes, moral uplift plans, and proposed state control with humor and exaggerated benefits. It notes retail liquor prices, education funding claims, and calls for Morrill elevators amid humorous quips.
Charles P. Butler of Atchison county argues that saloon closure efforts fail due to political and business entanglements. He recounts meetings with governors and officials, claims governors shield open saloons, and notes temperance efforts face church bans and local backlash amid strong Prohibitionist sentiment.
In Washington a diplomat nearly freezes as a cold home event unfolds. A minister and landlady solve the crisis when they explain how a brass register knob opens a tiny heater, transforming the room into a tropical shelter. The tale ends with the congressman noting two weeks of fur rugs and blankets. The piece links to notices for coal orders and travel fares in Topeka and Santa Fe routes.
A narrated reminiscence links Jim Monroe the Pennsylvanian doctor to a Venezuelan crisis and a spellbinding romance. The speaker recalls family, towns, and a lampooned tariff world as Monroe’s medical rise shocks provincial society. The vignette ends with a sharp emotional moment and a sly aside about romance and wealth.
A garbled collage of quips and quotes from 19th century papers. It features humor about size measurements, a burglar scare, a mouse misperception, and a tense rail desk scene with mock financial talk. Various newspapers such as Cincinnati Enquirer and Detroit Tribune are referenced in a fragmentary fashion.
North Topera reports interest from the north side of the city as pavement repairs proceed on North Kansas Avenue. Florence Griest resumes teaching at Quincy school after illness while J A Peyton recovers from rheumatism and visits in town. Mr Wise, a civil engineer, returns from the Indian Territory with his family. Mrs Crockett travels to Kansas City and beyond. Mrs Sawyar entertains her niece Flora Seward from Chicago at 162 West Gartivid Street. Local merchants advertise groceries, meats, and services on North Kansas Avenue and surrounding streets. Several residents return from work or travel, including John Cromwell who wins a bicycle in a coupon contest. The railroad commissioners plan a hearing at Yates Center over hay-shipping shortages. Backlin’s Arnica is advertised as a universal salve.
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