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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1898
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR shows a small city paper listing subscription options and advertising notes. Mentions mail rates one year and three month editions, with references to editors, telephones, and advertising records in a local street.
A 1900s editorial warns Washington of a waiting attitude and demands full disclosure on the Kansas Pacific loan dispute. It urges the attorney general to redeem first mortgage bonds, expose concealment, and prevent a corrupt sale that could harm the government and nation.
An old humor piece on love and marriage asks if a woman truly loves a man by whether she speaks of her husband and shows contentment with simple pleasures. It critiques expectations and romantic notions, noting women keep fancies and want status symbols.
From the Atchison Globe comes a fragmented column on domestic life, gender roles, and social judgment. It hints at tyrannical husbands, worrisome women, and shifting prospects for widows, with terse observations on marriage and reputation.
The fragment argues about visiting relatives and cheering a child, mentions borrowing from a father, doctors punishing through experiments after death, and mocks Dix Ty as a one trick actor while many cannot do anything well. It notes luck in mastering a single skill.
A fragment from the Chicago News mocks overthinking and human foibles. It jokes about police, trains of thought, and the fatigue of war and love. The piece notes many men are born tired or born to weary others and ends with a wry remark on matrimony and shame.
Mayor McKisson backs a bold bill to take over Cleveland street railways. The measure proposes municipal ownership, construction funding, and operation of city lines with borrowing of funds to build new routes. The bill sets transportation control under a dedicated official and outlines costs and repayment timelines.
Honnewell and nearby Anson residents face a church boom and telegraph woes as Elder Newby opens a large new church while Anson residents press the railroad board to restore telegraph service after its removal. Rheumatism cure claims tout quick relief from Mystic Cure, with local pharmacist listings.
Mas J M Hator of Etna New Hampshire recounts a severe scrofula and neuralgia ordeal. After failed remedies she used Hood's Sarsaparilla and saw marked improvement with sores healing, facial disfigurement fading, neuralgia relief, and full recovery except a single scar.
A compact survey outlines how Sunday schools in Kansas organize under a shared dome of faith. Readers learn about program aims, community roles, and church networks shaping early religious education across towns.
Kansas Superintendent William Stryker interprets state law to allow reading of the holy scriptures and the Lord's prayer in public schools without note or comment. He cites city statutes permitting scripture reading in first and second class cities and notes no prohibition for district schools. The Missouri attorney general’s opinion is contrasted as not applicable to Kansas law.
Kansan Superintendent William Stryker outlines multiple education proposals aimed at improving schooling for Kansas children. He criticizes current costs for charts and textbooks and promises to bring these ideas to the next legislature, though he fears not all will become law.
Labor Commissioner Johnson warns that a reduced contingent fund will prevent two annual inspections of factories and workhouses in the state. The legislature slashed funds from 1.00 to 3 720, exhausting the budget after seven months and likely blocking the second inspection. Governor Leeds also issues a reward for William Don oat for the murder of Julius Richter.
Denver officials and executives from major dynamite and fuse firms meet to form a new company with stock subscribed for a large Denver plant. A site near the city will be chosen to supply mining districts with powder and fuse. Attendees include Z A Haskill Captain John Birmingham Julian Sonnteg and Ed G Lukens. The plan aims for substantial capacity to serve western mining operations.
An old advertisement touts Ti GRIP or "77" as a universal remedy. It asserts pneumonia prevention, quick relief from coughs and colds, and cure for sore throat quinsy tonsillitis and acute or chronic bronchitis with a mailed order offer from a New York company.
A Kansas reader defends Governor Leedys railroad bill, arguing it blends core features from prior measures. The letter praises classification of roads by earnings, property and freight classification, and a fixed schedule of maximum rates, with rail commission powers and an assistant attorney general to aid the board. The author contrasts it with the Harris bill and notes minor deficiencies, like annual railroad reporting, while urging support as a responsible reform aligning Populist pledges with current legislation.
In Kansas discussions on railway control and enforcing laws heat up as speakers urge state overreach to regulate transportation. Samuel Howe praises cautious candidate selection and endorsements for a platform supporting law enforcement and the national administration. Troutman favored as a strong enforcer and potential governor.
McPherson County races stir union of factions as W Smith backs J L Milliken for attorney general while Jim Simpson reevaluates support. Thompson from Pratt sought, but entrenched railroad ties loom. Boss influence and past pledges shape fragile alliances in a turbulent campaign.
A fragment reports W Sapp of Galena rebuking sound money Democrats and aligning with the silver Whig fusion, claiming heart and soul support this time and ordering ten meats for the Democrator. An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure for croup and bronchial woes with testimonials from G W Stansfield and G W Standen.
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