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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces home delivery by carrier at ten cents per week to Topeka and suburbs or at the same price in Kansas towns served by the carrier. The plan offers annual rates. a note mentions Woody Brition as the yearly accuser in relation to the issue.
Forecast for Kansas indicates cold wave tonight and Friday with brisk northwest winds. The text then shifts to political commentary about President Cleveland vetoing a pension bill, the Senate passing the anti-pass bill, state and county term lengths, and rights for voters, mentioning Wil son, Postmaster General Biszell, and the Birmingham News on political reform.
The text notes a calendar advancing a bill enfranchising ten women, arguing for passage as nonpartisan and fiscally wise. It also covers calls for remonetizing silver, the Bennet system, and criticism of Slattery exploiting Southern prejudice while asserting free religious expression.
A chaotic column notes a Junction City pancake social boosting butter markets and quirky local details across towns. It mentions a horse named Senator Peffer, library groups in Gove City, a minister in Anthony, and lighthearted jests about politics, taxes in pennies, and regional personalities from Wallace to Dighton.
Attorney General Hancock denies Central Labor union bid to dissolve Standard Oil ruling five years in the making. Original petition by George Rice alleges monopoly. case ties to New York union actions. Fragmentary notices mention a German Salve ad and delivery service details.
A historical look at the Ridgway Library and other great public libraries, noting their distant locations limit readership. It catalogs rare 15th and 18th century works, including Janson’s press items, Caxton’s Golden Legend, Wynkin de Worde’s books, and El Conde Lucanor, alongside early American newspapers and du Sauthiere manuscripts.
An 1890s road encounter in the Cumberland Mountains yields a humorous dispute over spelling and language with a stubborn wife and a blasting shotgun moment. A stranger witnesses a couple’s quarrel settled by language, pride, and a risky exit from a cabin. The column then tosses in a string of brisk vignettes about marriage, flirtation, and quirky wordplay from various locales.
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