Topeka Delivery Rates and Paper Carrier Offer
The State Journal announces delivery by carrier at ten cents per week to Topeka or surrounding towns with carrier service, and same price in Kansas towns where the paper uses a carrier system. Mail options include three months for 880 and one year for 8.60. Weekly Edition is 0 per year.
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Topeka
Roburts
Kansas
Nait
Great Britain
United States
Mulhall
Buckien
J. EK. Jones
Kansas Iec
Torzis Steam Livnoey
Weather Curcaon and Political Ramblings
Weather forecast for Kansas calls for fair skies with cooler air in the north and generally fair conditions Thursday. The piece also critiques political moves, naming Grover Cleveland not seeking a third term, Tehster case updates, coinage debates, and notes on liquor interests, rail mileage, and a Carnegie library controversy in Atuzenesy PA with book removals and public interest.
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Kansas
Thursdey
Dax Lamxon
Cleveland
Grover Fally
Malice alleged over State Journal on Susan B Anthony resolution
The author accuses the Capital of lying about a Topeka publication on the Susan B Anthony resolution. They say the Journal falsely claimed unanimous adoption at a suffrage picnic, noting Topeka correspondents aired broad but inaccurate teletypes from Chicago and New York.
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Dayrn B. Hunt
New York
United States
David
State Journal
Jerusyan
Iith
Correspondencs
Chicago
Topeka
Miss Anthony
Topeks
Om Poet
Suicide crisis notes from Topeka and Lawrence era
A curt barb contrasts Topeka and Lawrence on life value and suicide, arguing civilization raises suicide rates. It cites Kansas City Kansas joint proceedings, calls for court contempt actions, and references a Los Angeles judge's stance toward a Herald reporter, reflecting period attitudes toward crime, punishment, and media.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Clark
Los Angeles
Herald
Kansas Paragraphs in Curious Missive From Creaky Times
A mass of humorous Kansas snippets from many towns recount odd incidents and local lore. Names such as Curly Harrison and Prof Murphy are invoked with light satire, alongside tales of travel delays, weather quirks, and peculiar legal quips from Clay, Leavenworth, Junction City, and Lawrence papers.
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Kansas
Curly” Harrison
Ottawa
Green
Lawrence
Mt. Oread
Winfield
Leavenworth Jawsor
H. D. Fisher
Quantrill
Firat
Wellington
Curlote Concordia
Harvey-Harr
Clay County
Junction City
Leavenworth
Atchison Globe
Boughton
Murphy
Geological Survey
Kaw Bridge
Howard Courant
Moline
Elk County
Ex-Mayor Harrison profits from farm sale spree
Ex mayor T W Harrison claimed 380 dollars worth of hogs were sold from his Southwest city farm. He boasted twenty one more ready and likened it to money found on the road. He now devotes much time to farming as Bucklen's Arnica salve ads echo through the page.
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T. W. Harrison
Col. Harrison
The New Couple in Business and Love
A newly married pair blend roles in a modern shop setup with the wife acting as bookkeeper cashier and both managing office and sales. They project success but face a failing outcome, as frequent moving to boarding houses leaves them unable to balance home and work. A light note ends with a hopeful, friendly remark.
Original Witness Tale at Georgia Court Ends in Laughter
An old Atlanta Constitution item imagines a Georgia murder trial where a nervous Black witness tells stories with southern slang. The judge interjects, the court laughs, and the man finishes his account unpurged. The second vignette recalls a Pittsburgh oil prospector misled by a telegraph code about pine trees.
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Georgia
Precaution on Iron Albuminate and Tooth Decay
A physician advises a patient to avoid iron albuminate on teeth. He suggests taking it through a straw to prevent staining and decay, noting it would be a reasonable precaution if she brushes teeth after taking it. The exchange appears from a San Francisco Opt item.
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San Francisco
Large country wedding overwhelms village carriages
A country wedding runs through the village with every carriage booked to shuttle guests from the station and country houses to the reception. Amid the bustle an undertaker laments two funerals this day. A jokey aside about a tooth extraction slips into the scene as a caretaker promises to mind a baby.
Westward yarn of Blanchard and the willow tree seam
Veteran prospector Jim Blanchard told a mountain tale at the hotel about a trip from Deming Missouri to Lower California with James Hanigan. After a burro accident, he sewed his torn trousers with willow bark. The sapling reportedly grew from his leg overnight, forcing Hanigan to chop it down two days later.
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Pittsburg
Blanchard
Jim Blanchard
Jim
Deniing
Gulf
Californy
James Hanigan
Deming Hern
Hanigan
Ten Health Commandments From Old Time Diet Law
A humorous or didactic list parrots health advice in biblical style. It condemns pie, late hours, poor ventilation, improper bread baking, and overeating while praising regular washing, baths, and clean living. The text blends moral framing with practical health guidance.
Down Town Youth Traps Sparrows For Reward
A Philadelphia Records notes Jack Durney erects a sparrow trap on a roof to capture birds for pies. The family reports daily captures, claims better yields on windy days, and plans to patent the trap and seek payment from the legislature.
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Jack Darney
Philadelphia
Durney
Brains Formed in Fingertip Nerves Revealed
Post mortem studies of blind bodies show gray matter cells at finger nerve ends mirroring brain tissue. This suggests thinking occurs beyond the head, across the body through major nerves and centers like the solar plexus. The coming man may perceive and think from head to feet.
Bicycle Stoop and Speed edifying spectacle
A Globe writer muses on a bicycle race where riders sit upright, claiming such a race would be more graceful and dignified. They acknowledge slightly slower speeds but argue the visual appeal and decorum would compensate.
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Hoston Globe
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