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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal lists delivery by carrier and mail options with unclear pricing. It mentions a weekly edition and a year subscription, but the text is garbled with typos and rough figures. No clear names, dates, or events are discernible.
Fragments from the eeeste DAILY STATE dated January 1 capture old style notes and numbers amid garbled OCR. The readable bits reference a lexicon of dates and years 1693 and 1885 alongside scattered legal and civic terms.
The notice mixes weather for Kan sas with political commentary on public offices and wages. It notes southwest winds, a fire highlight at Ft Scott, and critiques on municipal vs corporate water services. It also mentions Germany's silver debate and wage garnishment concerns tied to railroad receiverships. Subscribe for the Journan.
The Kansas press discusses Gov. Morrill’s vow to enforce prohibitory laws. Fort Scott residents demand replacement of uncooperative police commissioners, while Wichita faces questions about potential removals for inaction. Opinion pieces praise independent editorial voices and critique silver standard debates and currency moves shaping national policy.
Florence is the only Kansas town without empty houses. Two hunters per rabbit near Clyde and milkweeds are not safe if pods turn white. A Florence youth shaved and caught a cold. A Union for Practical Progress forms at Independence. Rice county hosts a two way schoolhouse entertainment. A Hays City boy quotes, Many are cold but few are frozen. A Riley county woman in Oklahoma boasts of three Kansas day babies. An Osage Indian at Independence robs a printing office for a “bottle.” Five district court cases in Trego. not every small wrong gets jailed. Sterling boys try hockey, regret, and return. Severance’s frequent marriages label a man newly married. Robinson Index editor accused for reading patent pages during a blockade. An Tola woman reads Trilby and mocks French words. An Arsilglous meeting at Florence on Interdenominationalism ends with audience ready to leave. Garden City Sentinel cannot publish county offices list due to lack of white paper. Osborne county’s new county superintendent is a woman who must scrub, paper, and paint her office. Heaven would not be heaven for a woman if she cannot clean houses.
A repeated advertisement notes Wear Brows & Cos selling a $3 bat at 805 Kansas Avenue. Additional lines mention Neckbands for shirts from Peerless Steam Laundry and Topeka Steam Laundry with addresses on Eighth Street and 625 Jackson Street.
The article notes a heated belief that Hughes is preferred by voters while tensions rise between Populist factions and party leaders in Kansas. It mentions political sentiment, local events, and community notices including visits, meetings, and social plans, reflecting a midwestern newspaper snapshot of current affairs and public mood.
CAP CURTIS, longtime manager of the flop exchange, abandons the Republican state ticket after criticizing Gov. Morrill’s appointments. He shifts toward a Democratic vote locally while promising continued support for Republican presidential candidates. The bulletin board at Cap’s cigar store reflects a political stock tumble as Curtis contemplates his future alignments.
Marriage licenses issued with names including Joseph Crandall Ira Kienty Gertrude Kaplinger James Thomas Anos Johnson Daniel Blackwell Chaney DeMoss all based in Topeka and Osage County. Publication note indicates Daily State Journal subscription.
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