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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1895
Page
4
Rates show delivery by carrier ten cents weekly and mail options of three months for 0.00, six months for 2.60, and yearly 9.60. Weekly edition per year priced at 6.00. Topeka and suburbs cover same pricing as Kansas towns served by the system.
A scattered Chicago weather forecast for Kansas says fair to good winds with variable directions. The column frets at length about Populists clinging to power, civil service reform, and officials enforcing laws, arguing for cleaner governance and critique of presidential politics.
A jumble of brief Kansan notes from Lawrence to Eureka recount local curiosities and social tidbits. Mentions Keokuk's wife of the Sac and Fox chief in Lawrence, strikes over anti cigarette laws at Emporia, an Eureka rescue glimpse, El Dorado’s piano and organ abundance, a grocer alleged with druggists, a Leavenworth farmer’s sheep Oleo, a Cottonwood Falls ant released, Ellinwood bicyclists planning early rides, and Atchison social rumors. Also notes Eureka and Colorado travels, widow rumors, Butler county Institute hosting, weather clerks, Whitewater Uncle Jim Robison, Walnut Valley show doors, and historical ties to Emporia Republic publications.
General Ezeta and forces near-ready for an attack on Salvedor. Reported funds from Central America and rapid-fire guns, carling guns, rifles, revolvers, and 800000 rounds of ammunition. Ezeta urged Salvadorans to rally to his cause before arrival.
Smith Center honors Ralph Burger as navy cadet, with townspeople bidding him farewell at the depot. Six years of study lead to midshipman rank in the U.S. Navy. Also notes Charles Brown of Neodesha, Westinghouse interest, and Leonard Osborne arrest in Idaho. Route and fare details for Pennsylvania travel.”
Russian born historian Mme Zenalds A Ragozin, long based in New York, is a prolific writer and translator. She has produced works on Chaldea, Assyria, Media Babylon and Persia, and Vedic India. She studies Brahmanic India and translates The Empire of the Tsars by Leroy-Beaulien.
The article portrays Sanford Beatty as Brice family social director in Washington. It claims a $10 000 yearly salary and carte blanche spending to stage entertainments. It notes high costs including Melba at 750 and a Da Reszke performance at 1000, with annual entertainment outlays around 250 000 and a prior 50 000 in a single season.
A collection of humorous exchanges shows children describing a tooth being pulled, mishearing prayers, misusing slang, and resolving family moments. Jokes involve a boy nicknamed Har, a mother correcting a misstep, and a joke about a grandmother and a funeral. The captions reflect playful misunderstandings from Chicago Times-Herald and Brooklyn Life.
A carpenter and a grocer recall a tale of Dag obert the dog who wandered after a quarrel and returned home the day after a newspaper lost notice was placed. The dog’s routine included reading the lost column each morning and reporting home with a bark, prompting another reconciliation. The tale ends with a wry remark on the failed dog-tracking ad.
A fragment recounts Julian Ralph arriving in China and using pigeon English. In a hotel room a Chinese man greets him with casual questions. Ralph explains, noting he studied eight years at a Norwich, Connecticut school before the encounter.
A witty item from Tit-Bits jokes that Jay ended his engagement with Miss Oldacres due to her past. The reason given is that it was too long, a light humorous quip on suitability and timing.
A Dutch flavored tale from New Orleans about Wilhelm Sappy and Lissy Nappy known for nightly quarrels. After a long day they argue at home with loquacious curses and crackling tempers. A quiet moment by the fire suggests they settle their strife by tying their dog and cat together to see if harmony follows.
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