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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1897
Page
4
Fragmentary excerpt shows subscription offers for daily and weekly editions, address at Topeka State Journal Building, and a garbled anecdote about a shoe clerk. No clear event, person, or date beyond publication details.
July 19 weather forecast for Kun gas and local rains tonight with east winds. Governor Leedy criticizes plans to oust Chief Steele amid prohibition enforcement disputes, urging citizens to report violations and support lawful action. He links Metropolitan police law to current issues and calls for clear stance on whisky business and public safety.
An elder woman recalls common buying grievances from a grocery clerk selling wilted berries to a butcher misweighing meat and a druggist misrepresenting Dr Clinker's Balsam. She urges consumers, especially women, to stop deceptive practices.
A discussion critiques unspoiled childhood virtue and the temptation to harshly date children with rough language and unkempt appearances. It praises artists who render childhood with charm and honesty while noting the need for gentle protection and cleansing of behavior.
A historical column mocks fashionable habits as women gain independence. It notes facial expressions shaped by pursuits from golf to card games, detailing how poker and euchre affect nerves and features. The piece comments on social trends among society’s women and men.
A collection of local letters and squibs recounting disputes with an old man back east over a daughter's social ties, a teacher accused of unrest, a see-saw of ethics about certificates, and a strip of frontier humor. The items mention Rock Ford races, a Chase News quip, and Abilene and Clay Center gossip reflecting community tensions and humor.
Milnese Ind July 9 Trainmaster J B Thomis of the Fort Wayne Cincinnati and Louisville branch of the Lake Erie and Western railway issued a bulletin forbidding trainmen from warring hands or handkerchiefs or engaging with ladies along the line or conversing with ladies on trains except to answer questions when asked.
Six Baldwin locomotives bound for Cape Town railroad were shipped yesterday. Japanese engines for which the Orm has an order are now in shops, with actual construction underway. Laxation Bromo Carb products are advertised with a standard warning and test-free guarantee. Ayer's Sarsaparilla is promoted as highly concentrated and effective in small uses.
The Kansas City Times recalls 19th century battles over the MissouriKansas border as Governor Leedy’s aide H C Little proposes a half mile land swap aided by a government resurvey. It recounts past efforts to widen Kansas by pulling land from Missouri, the 1815 and 1375 events, and the role of the Missouri legislature and local citizens in seeking or blocking boundary changes. Father Dalton notes the boundary set at the corner-stone and asserts river shifts cannot alter the line.
Princess Helene of Montenegro, future queen of Italy, was named the most beautiful woman at Jubilee events. Her open air beauty and rugged upbringing, plus public affection for the royal couple, are noted. The piece blends praise with observations on palace life and social conduct.
From Lowell Massachusetts the Home of Hood's Sarsaparilla a testimonial claims a swelling under the tongue faded after using Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills relieve sick headache. The reader is urged to get HOOD'S. Horm?
The Milwaukee educational address by Dr. Lyman Abbott is praised as remarkable for opposing compulsory Bible readings in schools while defending their literary value. The piece argues perfunctory reading still aids moral and literary formation, comparing it to sowing seeds that may or may not take root.
In Nortonville News reminiscence the cottonwood chapter marks early Kansas settlement when trees defined farms along highways. The rapid rise and swift decline of cottonwoods followed by elms maples and ashes, leaving shade and memory as other species supersede the king of the prairie.
Whitmington ex mayor G Shortridge released from a wall a cat that had cried in the annex of his home since 1893. A neighbor and helper used a hatchet to free the kitten, which appeared unharmed and has reportedly grown. The former mayor plans to donate the cat to the Natural History Society as a curiosity.
President McKinley has offered the position of minister to St. Petersburg. Carl Schurz is considering the offer and will likely accept. The report places the offer as coming from Washington.
A newly expanded corps of free uniformed attendants operates throughout Grand Central Station New York City since last spring. They assist travelers from carriages to trains, help with luggage and directions, speak several languages, and require no tips.
The Rock Island Route offers through sleeping and chair cars on day and night trains to Colorado Springs and Denver. Departure from Topeka is 10 40 p m with arrival in Colorado Springs next morning. The service enables travel with connections to Colorado Springs.
An old newspaper ad promotes Cascarets Cand. Bethartic as the most wonderful medical mixture for headaches, biliousness, constipation, and refreshment. It also touts a large assortment of sterling silver items at customers own price, located at 532 Kansas avenue.
Perry Belmont argues that English moneyed interests will not consent to international silver and gold parity. He says Europe supports bimetallism only if England leads, and Britain’s economic strength keeps current currency laws intact. He cites American policy aims, McKinley era actions, and an upcoming conference likely in Paris, with a shift to silver only if Europe follows.
Mrs Sue M Hall president of the Denver Clyfe Federation writes on women voters in Colorado and counters eastern critics. She argues women use the ballot conservatively and disputes claims of vote tampering by unfit voters. Hall notes the federation’s non partisan municipal ticket in April and asserts universal suffrage has proven arguments against it invalid.
Sioux Falls dispatch reports four years of strong debt repayment by South Dakota farmers. Loans totaling about 50 million dollars have been paid or reduced as crops, livestock, and the creamery sector boost the state economy. Loan agents note many borrowers still ahead on partial payments and full maturities, with optimism for continued income from farming industries and a larger population benefiting from improved finances.
Defiance Ohio July 14 ten farmers were swindled by two strangers at the Wabash depot after agreeing to pay for groceries with cash and a promise to buy butter and eggs at high prices. The conmen collected $700 worth of groceries and then refused to take the produce, prompting a near confrontation before they fled.
Sueen appointed postmistress at Courtland Washington on July 1. Miss Mattie F Tyler granddaughter of a former United States president, previously noted in local society notices and now serving in Washington.
Miss Tyler presented her claims in person to Postmaster General Gary and Fourth Assistant Bristow, finalizing the post ofice appointment. The president once praised a Harms boy as bright, a remark tied to the child who becomes the postmaster general. The office pays 265 per annum, succeeding Eugene C. Barrett.
Tacoma July 12 reports a rising anti foot binding movement in China. In Shoting prefecture Koung Tung eighty villages have allowed natural foot size, enabling women with large feet to marry wealthier families while binding supporters push for broader adoption. The rebellion origin is linked to the Tulping uprising where bound-foot women suffered deaths and unbound women survived.
A Leadville woman, Mrs Flanders, reportedly runs a baby exchange selling infants for ten dollars. An old lady allegedly adopted out a child and offered parental arrangements, with claims of surplus population and potential legal concerns surrounding infant custody and sale.
Massachusetts lawmakers push a feather ban affecting milliners and drapers as protests rise. Senator Hoe of Worcester and US Senator Honr 13 are linked to the act written in response to a petition claimed by birds. The petition alleges thirty five undomesticated birds signed in plea that no one wear their feathers and hints at enforcement stakes in the trade.
In Pittsburgh Pa Mrs A Fein Pergenthium and her son Morris sued a butcher and others for money claimed as pallbearers fees after burial services for Mrs Peigenbaum's husband on July 7. The pallbearers demanded payment, refused, and four initially volunteered but the rest came in later to collect.
The MacMahon Bros will present a two day show in Topeka on Monday and Tuesday July 19 and 22. Two performances daily at the corner of Fourth and Jefferson streets. Evening show opens at seven o clock. Admission is 10 and 20 cents.
An old notice promotes low Union Pacific fares to Chicago and other cities with specific dates and contact points. It also touts reduced rates for travel east and lists agents such as Faeewin and C. Follos. The ad includes a separate sale of $5,000 worth of jewelry and highlights services by Peerless Steam Laundry and various merchants on Main Street.
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