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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1895
Page
4
Subscription details for the Daily edition describe carrier delivery at 10 cents weekly to Topeka and suburbs or the same price in Kansas towns with carrier systems. Mail rates listed include three months for 5.80 and one year for 3.00. Weekly edition price is per year.
Fair tonight and Thursday with north winds. The commentary mocks politicians and saloon laws across Kansas, Missouri, and Georgia, noting debates on silver, gold standards, prohibition, and reforms. It cites Governor Lewelling and Morrill, church-saloon tensions, and road construction ideas amid a motorization shift.
The article notes that vehicles in the contest are powered mainly by steam and petroleum with electricity deemed too costly for practical use.
Leavenworth Standard notes a reddish vegetable nose and social quirks in Winfield and Lawrence. Abilene reports orchard rumors and traps, while Marion links barn pests to the chic bug. Emporia hosts a bloomer party misstep as Augusta lowers corn estimates. Topeka chemist debunks a joint whisky as water and spices.
Erie starter O P Updegraff presides at Erie Kansas races while Dick East drives R Lee entries at Holton. Fergus McGregor may race next season in Lexington. Fred Webster owned horses multiply, with many sold locally. plans for a mile track attract support though costly. Fergus McGregor's McAnder and other horses show potential, with Cracking performances noted in recent meet.
A widow thanks friends and neighbors for their kindness and support during the bereavement after the death of her husband Mus Many Wasummaton. The notice mentions laundry pickup by Peerless Steam Laundry and a local phone service for arrangements.
Mr Wigglesworth hurries a family picnic plan with bright outfits and a borrowed umbrella. The group faces chaos as a boat trip ends with a near drowning scare and a sharp rebuke from a hired man. Willie's anger and a staged misadventure frame the outing.
A modest, ordinary girl boards a crowded train and finds no seat. Two men boast they will not give up their seats to a lady. She quietly takes the vacated seat when someone alights, while the men vocally defend their stance. A later question from a new passenger prompts laughter at their stubbornness, humiliating them in front of other riders. The tale ends with the crowd’s boisterous amusement.
A courtroom exchange shows a judge pressing for guilt while the defendant questions the value of denying guilt. The dialogue reflects skepticism and tension in a Texas legal setting as the case unfolds.
The piece surveys historic and cultural beliefs in using human remains as cures. It traces practices from Tien Tsin massacres to ancient pharmacopoeias, mumia, and alleged cannibalistic cures, noting religious and ritual factors, with a final note on Irish peasants using skulls to hold water for supposed healing effects.
Julian Ralph, visiting China, studied pig Latin English and met a Chinese man in a Shanghai hotel room. The man introduced himself as Mr. Ralph, noting mutual friends and eight years of schooling in Norwich, Connecticut. The exchange ends with Ralph regaining his composure and approving the meeting.
Not an American. Mrs DeAgnoo questions the claim. Miss Globetrotte disagrees, noting Sarah Bernhardt cannot be American and can understand French when spoken to.
A clipped dialogue shows Mrs De Jarr scolding Mr De Jarr over education and marital loyalties, highlighting a clash of wit and status. The exchange hints at social tension within a well known family.
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