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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1897
Page
4
The Topeka Daily State Journal notes steady growth as its readership and advertising reach expand, signaling stronger market presence. Officials attribute the rise to enhanced layouts, local coverage, and increased community engagement.
The Topeka Daily State Journal reports rapid growth over fifteen months with a seven column format, new building, fast web press, and Sworn detailed circulation exceeding competitors. It lists daily averages rising to 10,625 in early 1896 and 10,825 for the first six months of 1896, with 43 route carriers and $10,000 yearly carrier payroll.
The Topeka State Journal announces delivery by carrier across Topeka and suburbs for weekly and monthly periods. Advertising offices and reader access are listed with contact numbers and a New York address for the American Newspaper Pricing association.
Weather outlook for Kansas remains generally fair tonight and Saturday. In other items, Senator Wolcott visits Baron Rothschild signaling talk of bimetallism. Discussions on teachers salaries, police commission politics, saloon influence, and coverage of the whisky trade appear in a rattled local page.
A fragment discusses John James Ingalls of Kansas and his 1900 poetry piece titled Opportunity. It praises the verse for energy and moral resolve, noting Ingalls wrote while awaiting a U.S. Senate election. The piece urges him to focus on poetry and let politics recede.
Harper's Weekly reports on January 4 testimony before the Ways and Means Committee by HB Frye of Windsor Conn. who says Sumatra wrapper leaves outcompete domestic tobaccos, urging a protective duty to favor American makers and preserve revenue, while warning against prohibitory tariffs diminishing revenue and affecting five cent clears.
The Philadelphia American argues that the gold standard hurts farmers as Russia sells in rubles, which retain value while dollars rise. It contends fixed charges force U.S. farmers to export more wheat for the same income, while Russian exporters profit from a stable ruble and cheaper ruble prices in gold terms.
The Lewisburg Herald reprints the State Journal article urging prompt appointments and budget cuts. It argues the governor and legislature should end partisan boards and reduce state expenses to ease Kansas’s path to prosperity. An editor notes the views reflect farm community sentiment.
A historical overview traces the origin of women taking or retaining their maiden names after marriage. It notes Roman practices, 17th century doubts, and varied customs across Spain Portugal the United States England Scotland Ireland France and Belgium. The piece cites cases and regional differences showing how names evolve with marriage.
The article urges patient guidance to stabilize a volatile child, stressing humor to ease distress, transforming obstinacy into perseverance, and cultivating self control. It argues love can soften selfishness, directing compassionate traits toward a balanced character, with emphasis on nurturing traits in upbringing.
Kansas City council votes to lift all restrictions on women’s headwear in theaters. The Hat ordinance, introduced by Alderman Wolff, is killed. Also noted are local swaps in Horton with Horton named superintendent of machinery for a Chicago railroad. Rock Island and Pacific changes and a Washburn dispatch conclude the item.
English society remains a fluid concept with no universal definition. Abraham Hayward’s quip that society is “the sockets consists of the people we now know” captures a useful, if imprecise, outsider perspective. The piece notes London’s broader scope and shifting social dynamics since Walpole’s era, when society was far smaller and more defined.
The article describes roadside fruit tree planting along highways in various European regions including Saxony Palatinate Bavaria and Luxembourg. It notes economic gains for treasuries due to orchard profits and outlines state and local roles in owner responsibility orchard protection and supervision. It mentions agents recruited from rural veterans and temporary hires to expand knowledge and ensure care of the orchards and forests.
A condensed glance at early 19th century reform movements across the Atlantic. Figures like Owen, Fourier followers, and reformers push for temperance, abolition, juvenile reform, dress reform, and humanitarian measures shaping laws and social norms.
A farmer near Union, Michigan, names Koch as wealthy and eccentric. In his will he orders a silver headstone and a grant of 3508 to each campaign supporting free silver, with withdrawals if silver becomes the monetary basis.
From Santos, Brazil, 11 stranded Canadian emigrants reached New York after climate hardship. British aid enabled their return home. In St Louis a banquet honors George T. Nicholson of the Santa Fe with his transfer to Frisco as general passenger agent in February.
Negotiations proceed to consolidate Chicago elevated and surface rail lines under Charles T. Yerkes. The move aims to create a dominant magnate in transit national scope. Receivership of the elevated line marks the first step in the new deal.
Illinois governor elect Colonel John R. Tanner, a widower with two children, plans to marry Miss Cora Edith English, a Springfield social leader from the Torney English family. The couple, to wed at St Pauls Church Springfield, will take a ten day honeymoon and return for the inauguration and grand ball at the gubernatorial mansion.
An ad lists English underglaze decorated dinner sets from Alfred Meakins and others at low prices. It promotes combination dining and breakfast nets, chamber sets, decorated cuspidors, glassware, and pantry staples with numerous brand names, pack sizes, and shipment details.
Fourteen graduates received diplomas as Topeka High School held its midwinter commencement. Rev. Charles B Mitchell of Kansas City delivered a two hour address on Success In Life. The ceremony featured mottos, colors and essays from graduates in English Latin and German courses.
New York man Ivory, discharged from the central criminal court, claims officials offered release if he confessed to dynamite conspiracy. He states authorities had no power and denies involvement while planning to visit Dublin for relatives before sailing to New York on the Majestic.
Government and local figures discuss the outcome of a political event with Mitchell supporters forming a rally. Beattie of Marion leads a temporary assembly, Moore swears in members, and HH. 1. Bergen is chosen as speaker amid tense atmosphere. Armament noted among participants and a secret association described in later reports.
A letter fragment praises Postum for heartburn relief and safe use at home. The writer notes satisfaction with customers and a strong belief in genuine Postum over imitation products. The missive hints at favorable reception and endorses its health benefits without overstatement.
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