Topeka State Journal Reports Record Circulation Growth
The Topeka State Journal details a year of gains including a sworn statement showing circulation exceeding all Topeka dailies. It notes enlargement to seven columns, four Linotype machines, a new three story corner building, and daily print runs over ten thousand with forty three route carriers earning over ten thousand dollars annually.
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Topeka
State Journal
New State Journal
the State Journal
Topeka Daily State Journal
Growth of Circulation Across Years
The document lists historical circulation figures by year from 1885 to 1896. It notes a 600 baseline in 1885, then prints daily averages: 3,125 in 1891, 4,880 in 1862, 5,069 in 1803, 6,213 in 1804, 8,418 in 1895, 9,217 in 1896, ending with 10,769.
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Yar
Semi barbaric New York law described as bar to debt relief
The New York World condemns New York’s imprisonment for debt as barbaric. William Fenn owes money and is jailed despite no crime. habeas corpus challenges the practice as outdated and cruel. The piece urges abolition across states and nations.
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New York
William Fenn
Pennsylvania
Fenn
Beekman
Grenoble municipal restaurant serves 15000 meals daily
The Grenoble Association Alimentaire in France operates as a pure municipal affair with the city owning and supplying meals at cost. Cooks are highly skilled, menus span grades, and diners may pay from 3 cents for bread and soup to 32 cents for a full course. The service is excellent and wines are modestly priced. The city reports no profit from running the restaurant.
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New York
Association Almenture
Grenoble
France
Osborne Ward
Department of Labor Statia¢Ics
Europe
American Labor Bureau
Association Almeoaire
Spare the Children Measles Advice Warns Mothers
A town health bulletin urges parents not to expose children to contagious diseases to “get it over while they are young.” Measles are preventable, and preventing spread is emphasized as essential to save lives and reduce pain and expense. Ayer’s remedies are noted as a cure for distressing conditions like piles.
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Town State Board of Health
Reform versus business in periodical publishing shown
A historical critique argues reform magazines like Arena fail due to readers' unwillingness to pay and market forces. It notes publishers seek profitable demand, while many reform efforts collapse after campaigns or shifts in public sentiment. The piece contends successful papers survive by business logic, not sentiment.
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Ares
Allignon
Campalra
Tisterus
Dickens Realism Versus Ideal Characters In Popular Novels
A N S Mail perspective argues Dickens remains loved for realistic plots and characters. Critics say his figures and aims feel true, shaping readers toward virtue, unlike Shakespeare whose Hearts are histories though not real people. The piece notes Nell and Curiosity Shop inspirations and readers imitating ideal traits.
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N. S. Mail and Express
Dickens
Gearle
Nell
Pauline Hall Drops to Vaudeville Debut at Hopkins Next Week
Pauline Hall once queen of comic opera now debuts as a vaudeville star at Hopkins next week. An eastern paper notes her admiration for the refined audience she encounters on the vaudeville stage, her $60 weekly extended engagement, and her plan to stay in vaudeville until an operatic role suits her.
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Comato Times
Herak
Pauline Hall
Hopkins
Sn Arte
Optima Dollas
Bake Your Bananas The Baked Banana Delusion
A column extols baked bananas as a universal food and mental tonic. It claims baked plantains outweigh bread in nourishment and warns raw bananas are indigestible and germ ridden. The piece urges including baked bananas in meals for workers and those under mental strain, citing personal experience and marketfolk like brokers in New York.
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New York
Tritone
Bestow & Boon
Rana
Trilla
Wall Street
Nervon
Cheyenne Postmaster and Son Arrested in Theft Case
Cheyenne January 26. Postmaster A Draper and his son Charles were arrested by Postoffice Inspector McMechen on charges of stealing a registered package containing $3,000 from the Chicago mail pouch. The package was turned over to the Sandsmen for investigation.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Postoffice
McMechen
A. Draper
Charles
Chicago
Sandsmen
Jace Haverly Rich Again Prompts Colorado Gold Find
The Chicago Times-Herald reports Jack Haverty, once a Philadelphia theater manager, is rumored to be worth about a half million with a potential million ahead. He reportedly invested in the Bull Run claim near Cripple Creek, Colorado, then failed ventures led to mining efforts reviving his fortunes as prospectors swarm Maverly after Cripple Creek papers tell of a rich find.
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Jace Haverly
Prom
Chicago Times-Herald
Jack Haverty
Philadelphia
Colorado
Uwe
Aeerty
Planteau
Bull Fim
Cripple Reek
Anyoe
Telker
Wakdabbel Hawkty
Abd I Te Tak Cie Howe
Calve Buys a Castle and Builds an Orphanage
Calve, a prima donna, purchases an old castle in the Covenpes region called Casthe Cabrierek perched on a rock above Tarn valley. She cultivates and raises livestock to fund a future orphanage for forty girls, under Catholic care, with help from Mile Walski and Mile Fest.
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Calve
Chicago News
Chevinger
Mile Walski
Catatean
Mine Fest
Paris
Mile
Dy Walcki
Mile. de Wale
Hes
High Art at Sing Sing
The warden plans a bold experiment at Sing Sing prison to channel convicts into crafts like weaving blankets and carving. Reports say persuading inmates to draw demons or carve figures may test whether forced labor can redeem brutalized inmates, yielding better results than prior harsh methods.
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Sing Sing
New York World
Lime Line
Penton
No Jong
Worst Storm in 12 Years Hits Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh reports the worst storm in 12 years with temperatures 40 degrees below zero and deeper frosts. The cold brings severe suffering among the poor and at least one death. Mrs Mary Morris of Homestead collapses on the street and dies within minutes. Michael Connelly, a tramp, found near death in a cattle car but revived with stimulants. Freight and passenger trains delayed as frost bites hands and feet.
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Pennsylvania
Pittsburg
Civil Service
Mary Morris
Homestead
Michael Connelly
Ohto
Nevada to Get the Fight Special Act for Dan Stuart
San Francisco January 26 The Corbett Fitzsimmons glove contest will occur near Carson Reno or Virginia City in Nevada A bill to permit mob affairs has been introduced in Carson in the assembly and is likely to become law soon The project aims to settle where the big mill will take place and William Wheelock acting as William Kenyan has been in Carson for weeks
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San Francisco
Corbett- Fitzsimmons
Evada
Carson
Reno
Virginia City
Amd
Ian Stuarts
William Kk. Wheelock
Storm Dip Closes Colorado Mountain Roads
Denver reports subzero weather for eastern Colorado with a brief snow fall and a clear day ahead. Leadville saw temperatures plunge past freezing points overnight, while the plains endured a cold wave. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve ad claims offer quick relief for burns and cuts, and a hair treatment product promotes shiny hair.
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DeWitt
G. W. Stansfield
Kansas Avenue
Defies the Church Utah Senatorial Contest Rages
The Utah senatorial race pits church influence against secular politics. Moses Thatcher, excommunicated apostle, leads an anti church faction while the Mormon church pressures lawmakers who may be asked to consult church authorities before nominating. Other candidates include Judge O W Powers, Judge E P Henderson, ex delegate Rawlins, and allies of Republican Senator Arthur Brown. The clash could spark a church schism as 60 of 63 Utah legislators are Democrats and 48 are in good standing with the church.
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Utah
Mormon Church
United States
Moses Thatcher
Thatcher
Taylor
Senate
Apostolic Quorum
Chsurch
B. H. Roberts
Congress
Roberto
Cincimnnati
Torget
Alan
United States Senate
O. W. Powers
E. P. Henderson
Sudge Powers
State
Democratic Committee
Judge Henderson
Arthur Brown
Rawlins
Jous BE. WuLovausy
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