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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1897
Page
3
The piece reports Hick asserting Professor Wicks forecastes a cold February and March with rain snow and sleet from February 3 to 15, a cold snap around March 9 to 11, and a polar air mass moving eastward by March, followed by an unusual pattern and a warm finish in March. It notes February will be cold and March may end with warmer weather.
A Washington column notes that Congress and officials approve a bicycle as an easy mode of locomotion in the city. It describes riders among lawmakers and judges, including Justice Whily and Mrs Beiva Lockwood, and mentions the popularity among diplomats and guests in the capital.
A New York Tribune piece asserts only two U S regions can produce timburger due to rare grass chemistry in Wisconsin and northwestern New York and similar conditions in Ohio. It notes the six month aging process, no pressing, and that taste derives from whey seeping through the salt crust on the cheese.
In a digest of origins the piece notes Yankee Doodle claimed by many and traced from England as Nankee Doodle in Cromwellian times, with derivations from French songs and a sword dance tune. It recounts its use by British troops under Braddock and later popularity in the American colonies despite shifts in sentiment as Cornwallis surrendered.
A sampling from the Mexican Herald shows rough reporting and strict censorship. Notable vignettes describe a street brawl with a bakery worker and a gendarme, scenes of public nuisance by toreros, mint workers accused of theft, a widow’s reprinting prompting political tension, a jealous killing, and a Monte Carlo tavern fight ending with police intervention.
A South Carolina paper lauds J. Robert Smythe for kind acts including jars of spare ribs, back bones, and sweet potatoes left in Roverts Row. The writer commends his benevolence, noting the generous chicken and potato bounty as a bright sign of public spirit amid selfish times.
An English art piece discusses British and international painters and praises Hogarth Reynolds Tarper and Millais as leading figures. It argues that Millais may rival past satirists in originality, noting his mimetic power and potential greatness among modern schools.
A Boston Transcript excerpt describes Summer Brook in the Adirondacks a high log camp 2000 feet up. Founded by Alias BM of New York in 1885 the settlement mirrors Brook Farm with cultivated families and fraternal labor. Members share tasks two hours daily. women manage washing while men tend fields. The main hall features a vast oak interior and a Mount Marcy facing plate glass window. The group, socialist in ideology, aims to reorganize society to reduce work hours and foster self improvement.
Anthony Hope portrays a tense scene on a rocky bridge where two figures Kortes and Constantine struggle in an embrace. The combatants tumble, twist, and finally plunge together into a dark abyss as a stone shatters the water below.
Amateur photographers captured a morning scene amid Topeka life with snow, concerts, and community events. Reports note W. J. Town overseeing Erie Canal projects, Pompeo Palmer delaying Hamlet, and the Fisk Jubilee Singers performing at Washburn chapel amid court matters and royal arcanum whist club gatherings.
The article argues Patti’s enduring voice results from a strict Italian technique taught by her mother, plus disciplined life, selective rehearsals, and avoiding vocal strain. It contrasts her career pattern with typical prima donnas, noting she sang far fewer yearly performances yet remained robust.
The Kansas railroad abandonment dispute reaches the United States circuit court of appeals. Pratt County, which funded 120 080 to build the Wichita and Western line, seeks to block or delay taking up tracks west of Pratt. If the appeals court upholds the Topeka federal order, other roads may abandon unprofitable branches, while local citizens object to losing the lines they financed.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip from all points on its lines in Ohio Indiana and Wales for the Inauguration. Tickets valid March 1st 2nd and 3rd return by March 8th. West railroads offer similar through tickets. Through trains feature Pullman sleepers and dining cars. Information available from L S Allen Assistant General Passenger Agent Grand Central Station Chicago.
Rev Charles A nes son of the Central Congregational church plans to build a house in Tennesseetown to shelter a kindergarten and teach colored children housework and various trades. It will serve as an instructional center and a home for a supervising family, following the methods championed by Mr Sheldon. A start is hoped this summer if feasible, with meetings at an assembly room. Byron Every of Woodstock Michigan suffered severe rheumatism and found relief and cure using Chamberlain's Pain Balm, with the 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by druggists.
United States Consul Morse reports to Washington on the Paris 1900 exposition. Preparations advance, with demolition underway, new halls, and a permanent art shell on the Palace d Industrie site. Eiffel Tower to stay, bridges and hotels rising, and a grand new layout along the Seine to showcase artistic excellence.
Jefferson City Feb 15 Governor Stephenson decided not to interfere in the case of Dr Arthur Doestrow a Selazalligators of St Louis sentenced to be hanged tomorrow at Union Missouri for the murder of his wife and child on February 13 188? The governor will let the law take its course and Doestrow will be executed tomorrow at Union His attorneys had sought an insanity declaration Ladies invited to attend the auction tomorrow at 2 30 selling fine goods highest bidder gifts for each lady Kansas Avenue.
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