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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1897
Page
4
The Topeka State Journal reports sworn circulation details exceeding any other Topeka daily. The paper expanded to seven column format and boasts a landmark building. Daily average circulation reached 10,769 in 1896 with 43 route carriers earning over 10,000 annually. Historical figures show steady growth from 3,125 in 1885 to 10,769 in 1896.
The article notes President elect McKinley’s letter urging restraint on the $10 000 inaugural ball, arguing lavish entertainment widens class divides. It cites widespread poverty, unemployment, and the Bradley Martin ball as a cautionary example, urging economy and concern for the masses.
A jumble of Atchison Globe prose advises on wealth, work, and virtue. It laments idleness, praises industrious living, and notes a family scene where a father’s lack of funds causes disapproval. The piece muses on gender roles and social perception in a reflective, editorial voice.
Washington Star account describes Jamestown island erosion and neglect restoration efforts. Banks decay risks losing the old church and burying ground as Congress funded limited protection. An embankment fails to stop shoreline loss. twenty two acres near the town site are under private preservation, with ruins and ivy covered arches remaining visible from the shore.
A copy of Beardsley’s Book of Fifty Drawings circulating at a resort area draws sharp critique for its indecent and provocative plates. Critics describe the works as strikingly original yet shocking, noting a boot plate as the most audacious piece and likening some images to a lurid mix of beasts and humans.
The London observer notes how American street car etiquette reflects fast living and crowded conditions. It praises the American woman as socially dominant, asks if democratic manners have altered, and wonders if men now defer to women in crowded transit.
From the Boston Transcript a note on how some summer colony founders chose attractive place names. It cites Quincy motto Manet and discusses misnaming areas like Norfolk Downs and Norfolk Glacier, with comment on historical Native names and land speculation influence. It mentions Massachusetts Field near Neponset and old Indian maize plantations.
A chaotic sermon mosaic critiques wealth, theaters, and morality. SAM JONES laments church apathy and urges social duty, warning the elect versus the non elect and mocking worldly pleasures. He cites Moody and warns of hypocrisy in modern religious life.
Mrs Hungerford born in Cork. author of Phyllis and The Duchess series. She married Henry Hungerford in 1883 and gained fame with The Duchess titles. renowned for witty dialogue and lively hostess presence in literary circles.
A Chicago Tribune summary reveals plans for a large inaugural event with a Philadelphia caterer and vendors taking a percentage, while relief funds for active committees and subscriptions are mentioned. Expenses cited include past sums and a projected $50,000 for the year, showing strain on city finances and donor subscriptions.
A nationwide horticultural convention is proposed for Washington on March to discuss legislative remedies preventing introduction of noxious shrubs and fungi into the United States. Electric Bitters advertised as a seasonable medicine aiding bilious fevers and malaria. one bottle $1 at J. K. Jones Drug Store. Croup cures and One Minute Cough Cure offered for urgent, life threatening cases. rapid relief promoted by GW. Stansfield at 632 Kansas Ave. Rug collars advertised to improve appearance. repairs at 114 W. 8th St.
Special correspondence from Washington notes that James M Robinson of Fort Wayne will join the next Congress as a journalist turned politician. Robinson worked as a paper carrier from 1871 to 1874, quit school at 14, learned a trade, studied law, and became a criminal lawyer and Allen County public prosecutor.
The piece surveys newspaper figures and editors linked to states from New York to Nevada, naming George D. Perkins, Governor Black, E. P. Achison, John B. Robinson, Jim Young, and Sam Rand as examples. It discusses James R. Young's letters, Senator Stewart’s Silver Knight, Stilson Hutchins, The Evening Star, The Post, and Pulitzer’s career shifts, ending with a note on milk purity via the Japometer.
Health lore extols long life and vigor through De Pierces Golden Medical Discovery. The text touts liver health, bodily strength, and a generation-spanning blessing, urging readers to trust the tonic and its claims of health preservation and vitality.
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