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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal Terms of Subscription detail daily edition carrier delivery at 19 cents weekly or 8 work days to Topeka and nearby areas, with carrier pricing applicable in all towns with carrier systems. Mail options include three months at 9.00, one year at 2.60, and weekly edition at 9 per year.
The text notes a dull summer period in 1694 and mentions an increase of over fifty per cent in the following year, indicating dramatic year over year change in the era.
In Nebraska a county reacts to a treasurer’s swindle, ousting the defaulting official amid public sorrow for recent losses. The piece surveys regional distress, Armenian atrocities, and broad political debates on taxation and currency, noting widespread concern and calls for reform.
The Latino Republican-Journal predicts the new governor will review applicants fairly, noting thousands await selection and many would be better off if rejected. It lauds Major Morrill for independent guidance, cites Topeka spoils history, and urges civic federations to curb partisanship and curb spoils in state and national politics.
Iris told Washington the Nicaragua canal bill will likely be dropped this session due to the nation’s finances and unwillingness to incur more debt. Congress shows sudden interest in public wishes while approving a naval appropriation for three battleships at 4 million dollars each, a necessity in the speaker’s view despite debt concerns.
Governor Watts in his annual message to the Colorado legislature suggests a capital punishment stance and that hardened criminals be compelled to run for public office. newspapers during campaigns show similar coercive rhetoric already in practice.
A garbled Kansas column notes quirky items from Riley to Ottawa and Emporia. It mentions quail, ice, misfired editorials, skating tales for boys, hats in Wichita theaters, a sheriff moving nine prisoners, a cowley county man seeking hides, and various local vignettes about towns such as Strong City Osawatomie Great Bend and Cottonwood Falls. The tone is a mosaic of snippets and humorous observations with regional names and brief anecdotes.
Special correspondence from Waseinetoy recounts an in depth talk with Senor Don Matias Romero Mexico’s minister on trade, silver coinage and international commerce. He argues silver strengthens exports, notes rail and topography barriers raise costs, and cites 1993 exports at 87.5 million with most value in precious metals, especially silver.
December dispatch profiles Crispi the Italian statesman who praises the United States as the only genuine republic while scoffing at France. He favors England’s system but not Italy’s copying, hints at Bismarck’s wisdom, and reveals scandalous domestic life stitched to politics.
A compact collage of pithy quotations and jokes from various papers. The snippets include Dumas and his dog at Monte Cristo, a social duties joke with a fourthteenth dog, a doctor patient exchange about excitement, a weather aside from Syracuse Post, a clog dancer punchline, a marriage quarrel over fault finding, and other short witticisms.
R C Blackley recalls a lone guest night in a tiny river town hotel on the lower Mississippi. A quarrelsome wife, late boat demand, and a broom wielding landlord created a comic wake up call that left him sure he would skip the packet run but ultimately he caught the boat. Source: Cincinnati Enquirer.
A city newspaper recounts a man entering the editorial room and mimicking how to use a telephone tube, prompting a comment from a nearby reporter about proper talking through a telephone and a humorous exchange about repairing phones.
A jumble of satirical quips and product pitches appears in a Topeka column, mock headlines, and drug ad blurbs. Items praise a hair restorative, a coal company agent, and a claim about reach of the paper, with playful references to local figures and sellers.
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