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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal offers daily edition delivery by carrier at 10 cents for one week to Topeka, with the same rate in Kansas towns where the paper has a carrier system. Subscription terms reflect a twenty third year publication.
A garbled weather brief hints at tonight and Thursday temperatures and winds, followed by a sprawling economic commentary. It critiques tolls on pensions, proposes an inheritance tax, discusses silver and greenbacks, and cites a Philadelphia editorial blaming treasury revenue issues on export prices and currency policy.
The senate tenants committee backs a bill to coin silver freely and retire small denomination banknotes. It seeks to curb gold exports, fund government expenses with bullion proceeds, and redeem notes in silver or gold at the government's option. The plan faces presidential veto risk but could pass Congress with Democratic support.
An overnight Detroit story describes a tired man on government steps who asks an officer to compare himself to Uncle Sam. The exchange ends with the man asking for a photo and autograph and receiving a playful club tap, declaring he met a bigger man than Uncle Sam.
Examination by Dalts Dennlson and Pryor of Phetr Lozalth Reine’s claims against the firm Deitz Veenison Pryor. The firm offered to take the bridge bonds at a premium and deposited a $1,000 certified check. The check was held until legality of the bonds could be established and the commissioners agreed to accept the certified check as to their legality.
The article notes 34 Republicans from the old south in Congress, led by Thomas Settle of North Carolina and James A. Walker of Virginia, with percent silver advocates among newcomers. It highlights Shuford of North Carolina as a populist mislisted as Republican, Romulus Linney’s coinage plan, and Diverse partisan shifts across border states and old strongholds.
Special correspondence from Pants describes a cheap process to keep fruits like pears apples grapes and peaches fresh for months by exposing them to vapors of alcohol and water. Experiments by A Petit at the National Horticultural School show grapes kept with alcohol remained firm while those without rotted in weeks. A postcard massage travels around the world in 79 days.
A collage of humorous snippets and cartoon captions from various papers. Jokes about horses and asses, fashion fixes, theater evenings, revolvers misattributed to Columbus, gallery etiquette, temptations before judges, and quick one liners. Multiple unnamed speakers reflect light social observations and clever wordplay.
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