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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1896
Page
4
The piece analyzes Col bill Hackneys letter to the Cleveland Recorder and Senator Foraker on silver coinage, bimetallism, and a protective tariff. It contrasts claimed silver advocacy with utterances from Foraker and notes exports and monetary remarks amid 1895 data.
Weather notes predict fair skies tonight and Wednesday with warmer conditions in the east. The column embarks on a broad critique of economics and politics, mentioning Cleveland, tariff battles, Gresham, Pratt-Quay, Morrison, Altgeld, and silver debate, interwoven with export data and gold balance concerns.
Deadwood Jack and Montana Jim, both self styled gentlemen, met in Custer City for a duel at seven. After a tense formal prelude both drew and fired, four shots rang out, and both men fell. Jack lived to say the funeral should be dignified as a gentleman’s affair.
Remedy promotes strength and tone of female organs, easing loss of appetite constipation headaches nervous spells and insomnia. Health and vigor promised, large bottles fifty cents at J K Jones Drug Store.
A column reviews Sadie Martinet's planned dramatic Carmen role amid talk of Miss Nethersole's famed reception and notes on Mary Stone's influence on Sadie's casting. It recounts how Martinet may bring precise force and naivete to Carmen, contrasting with Nethersole's controversial yet credited impact.
Miss Frieda Barthman, from Boston, engages as special instructress for White House children, teaching Ruth and Esther Cleveland and about ten cabinet families' youngsters. She brings a strong teaching lineage, with her mother Emilie Barthman a pioneer kindergarten educator and ties to the Froebel system.
Society columns claim two Vanderbilts. Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr., 21, serenades Grace Wilson while Amy Bend, linked to William K Vanderbilt, draws attention. Grace Wilson, 26, is daughter of Richard T Wilson, worth about 6 million. Mrs Goelet vacations Europe with Wilson’s sister.
Dennis Koorolee, an Irish patriarch who died in Ireland in 1892, left 48 children from seven marriages. At his death he had 41 living offspring, 36 grandchildren, and 944 great grandchildren. His funeral drew over 1,000 relatives.
Fort Werth and Ret Great Beck will sell tickets to Fort Werth and return at one fare for the round trip valid through March 20, 1896. For full information consult your nearest Rock Island agent. A. M. Farren, Gly Passenger Agent. A notice about a new beauty aid for women promises pride and benefits.
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