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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1897
Page
4
The Topeka Daily State Journal publishes a sworn, detailed annual circulation showing a daily average of 10,769 for 1896, with prior years 9,217 in 1895 and 3,126 in 1891. It highlights 43 route carriers and a modern building with on-site printing and linetype presses.
The piece criticizes Congressman Calderhead for a punitive speech after his defeat, arguing his claims of national unrest and a mob threat by wealthy interests misrepresent the public mood. It contends leaders precede insurrection, not followers, and urges reflection on Kansas’s hardships and East Coast critique.
An article argues for regular water intake for children, stating water is essential for health and growth. It recommends a baby receive teaspoonfuls multiple times daily, a two year old about a pint per 24 hours, and a three to four year old possibly a quart, eased by non-meal drinking patterns.
Opinion piece argues party organizations corrupt by patronage, hindering merit in public office. It claims George Washington would be sidelined by regular machines like Tammany Hall, with reform blocked by political power plays in New York and Pennsylvania.
The Cincinnati Times-Star notes Gen Alger’s collection offers superior masterworks with quality over quantity. Highlights include Munkacsy The Last Moments of Mozart valued at 4900, Von Marche Old Farmhouse by the Sea, Schreyer’s To the Rescue, and many Degas Bonheur and Fromentin pieces. The incomplete Stipring in the Desert remains on the easel, unfinished at his death.
Vaudeville shows steadily reembrace legitimacy as audiences favor title plays and continuous houses demand single act offerings. Comediettas crowd out acrobats ventriloquists and bell-ringers signaling a shift toward legitimate theatre and a hopeful permanence for vaudeville.
A fragmented roundup mentions ex congressman Turner writing poetry, Bruce Lynch family returning to Chanute, Chief Justice Frank Doster’s Topeka plans, and J H L Atwood facing campaign scrutiny. It notes Rev Harry Flechardy’s clerical duties, Prof Olin’s tribute to a poet, A H Ellis’s Phillipsburg visit, and Pacers Kitty Wright and Hulda Russell. Also mentions Prof Ermeh’s move to Biel Switzerland and a voyage plan on the Normandie.
Merle Halton delivers a vibrant debut at Coster and Bial's with elaborate staging and new acts. A dramatic curtain wait, red spotlighting, and a reception room tableau frame her performance. A divorce decree spoof and a sequence of songs showcase bold stage craft, crowd applause, and strong box seating response.
A New York Post review of Donaldson's book portrays Walt Whitman through his habits and domestic life. It notes his cleanliness and untidiness, simple self view, and the oddities of his daily table manners. The Camden home, transportation by ferries, and nearby factory atmosphere are described with humor and vivid detail.
The Kansan notes ongoing fee reductions while editors in Nortonville Senece News and others critique political moves such as Topeka's pension agency shutdown and St Louis’ new system. Across papers from Baldwin to Wichita, readers react to trials, theater, travel, and shifting power, with humor and scrutiny shaping public sentiment.
President Meveland has placed his country home Woodley in Washington in the hands of a real estate agent for sale It is said he has no plan to abandon parts of the winter season here Real estate has not advanced much in recent years and Mr Cleveland is not likely to realize much more from Woodley than he paid His fortune is variously estimated but conservative figures put it around 1 000 000 His three homes and other property bring his real estate holdings to about 200 000 or more
A Detroit Free Press report recalls a southern Ohio town sold on a touring show as laughter erupts endlessly. The manager, Bill Meeker, and Sidekick Shorty Tompkins ignite the audience with a roaring, infectious joke spree that floods the box office with requests to return.
The writer John Habberton, author of Helen's Babies, chats with a passerby near a Park How area during an evening outing. He speaks of current events with nostalgia for the past, shows human warmth, and notes he is writing another book.
The Topeka Commercial Club surveys business leaders on macadamizing streets. Eight questions cover cost, property value, and which streets to upgrade first, including Tenin street to Duchman and a link from Sixth to Tenth. Respondents favor macadamized main roads and caution against poor past work, with a formal report planned. Weather note notes Kansas generally fair, colder Wednesday.
An advertisement extols health as the true wealth and touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a preventive and cure for consumption. It claims 98 percent success by acting on the blood and lungs, with testimonials from a Wise, West Virginia family and mentions other Pierce products and pellet remedies.
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