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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal Daily edition priced at 10 cents weekly to Topeka and nearby areas. Mail rates shown include three months and one year options. Weekly edition price listed per year.
Kansas forecast shows generally fair conditions tonight and Friday with a colder air mass and a northern wind. The piece also surveys party fusion challenges, Australian ballot adoption, and labor politics, interwoven with international and domestic political commentary and labor strike notes.
The piece argues the Gothenberg licensed-saloons model contrasts with the state dispensary plan, noting differences in licensing, monopolies, and profits. It cites Kansas, South Carolina, and legal battles, plus political commentary on Speaker Reed and national views. It also covers Omaha Temple of Labor dedication, a Colorado mine output summary, a wreck near Leadville, and a funeral notice for Daily Smelser.
The piece portrays how long serving Republicans and Democrats in the House face shifting leadership amid rapid turnover. It names leaders and hopefuls on both sides, describes Dingley Cannon Reed Crisp and others, notes party dynamics, and sketches ambitions around finance, taxation, and policy, with barbed anecdotes about members like Barrett and Bailey.
Washington June 2 There is a revival of false stories claiming Ruth Cleveland the president s eldest child suffers brain trouble. The reports that she is in a sanitarium or en route to one are unfounded The president s children are not secluded and Ruth is well and lively at the White House with Esther they play outside under supervision.
Detroit January 2 Tom J Johnson offers through the common council seven tickets for 25 cents good day and night with transfers on a straight 5 cent fare. The ordinance passed 20 to 9 but Mayor Pingree seeks eight tickets for a quarter with transfers and is expected to veto.
Palm News writer advises careful basting and sewing to prevent wrinkling and slippage in skirts made from silk and wool blends. Details include lining first, stitching intervals of five inches, strong thread 70, and strategic bottom shaping with velvet ribbons and bias bands. Suggestions cover boning, piecing, and reuse of old linings for smaller gowns.
A historical recipe excerpt describes making sugar candy by dissolving sugar in water, boiling to a test stage, adding cream of tartar, cooling in water, kneading until smooth, and shaping into varieties with almonds coconut and walnuts. It mentions using date and fig fillings and advertises a trade name for a steam-lan product and cigar pricing.
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