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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1896
Page
4
The Daily edition offers home delivery in Topeka at ten cents weekly or mail rate of three dollars twenty cents. The notice lists delivery areas and conditions for a carrier system as part of the newspaper’s subscription options.
The piece critiques Kansas state government for corruption after a party change, noting public trust erosion and broken pledges. It argues 4,000,000 stay at home voters will favor candidates with a clear record aligned to declared principles, warning against dodgers and compromises.
Carcas Jan 18 This weather and politics snapshot includes a forecast for Kansas with generally fair skies tonight and Sunday and a rise in warmth in the northern part, plus variable winds. It rails at length about political names and actions, including terms limits, post office building bills, and reactions to bonds and Wall Street.
The piece argues parties must nominate men of strong principles to regain public trust. It cites past failures to fulfill platform pledges and criticizes a tariff policy that favored certain industries while ignoring revenue needs. It blames the chief executive for much of this misdirection.
Rev E H Stokes president of the Gosan Grove Camp Meeting association in Ocean Grove New Jersey said in New Orex that there is a growing tendency among the Methodist Episcopal church North to consolidate with the Southern church. He noted the 1844 split over slavery and expressed optimism for early reunion.
The Topeka Savings and Loan Association officials report that monthly earnings are sufficient to mature stock on schedule, with room for small and large investments. They promote conservative, safe management and offer six to seven percent on some deposits and ten to fourteen percent on instalment deposits to fund home building.
The Ingleside charity committee meets this afternoon to decide how to take charge of Topeka’s poor this winter. Officials note headquarters remain unsettled, with districting and site selection likely on the agenda. The effort will rely on Poor Commissioner Hale, with county support anticipated, while staffing constraints may limit some duties.
American miners operating in Africa areReporting growing wealth as prospecting in gold and mineral trades yields early returns. Investors, crews, and firms expand, with several named operators seeing gains in distant fields.
A U S A mining boom in South Africa shows Americans earning high pay. John Hays Hammond leads with about 60 000 dollars a year after moving from California to Johannesburg to head mines. W M Clement Captain Thomas Mein and others command 25 000 to 55 056 dollars yearly. But living costs are steep. rents run 200 to 300 dollars monthly and meals and servants add to expenses. The piece notes English capitalists and local Boers shape opportunities, with skilled engineers in demand while unskilled labor is scarce and Kaffir workers cheap. It concludes that only seasoned pros might prosper, and South Africa remains perilous for the casual prospector.
A fragmented poem-like piece describes a crafted card or item made by a maiden with beauty and silk. A man near a mall receives the card, questions its purpose, and contemplates its meaning and the creator’s name, voice filling with despair as he considers the work.
A suburban luncheon turns comic as a five year old inquisitor questions the hash’s origin prompting a host to reflect on children’s flair for creating sensations. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the humorous scene and parent’s wary view of youngster curiosity.
A collection of clipped anecdotes and quips from newspapers and magazines. A London preacher declines pay for preaching yet accepts five pounds of copies of The Bubbler to distribute leading to back numbers used as sermon handouts. Other items include a vote on hats, a provident suitor joke, a call board misunderstanding, a vain waiter quip, a bashful lover, an afternoon tease versus evening deception, and a trolley accident misdirection.
The United States Tobacco Journal claims bicycles reduced cigar consumption by seven hundred million last year. The unnamed reason suggests men rarely forget their riding duties while cycling.
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