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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1895
Page
4
Clipped weather forecast warns of fair, warmer conditions with northwest winds. Editor columns discuss debt figures, silver standard debates, and a gold standard critique. Observations touch on Newton water works, US silver dollar coinage halt, and broader economic concerns about money supply and wagon scarcity as a metaphor for monetary policy.
A collage of brief notes from Kansas towns recounts odd stories and small-town happenings. Woolly mischief, crowded jokes, shaving prices, and a trained bear draw attention in Concordia and Wichita while Newton ministers and Murphies spark name-change chatter. Agricultural irrigation trials by J F Adler and J M Patten showcase practical methods, with import from Lane and Clay counties. A Royal cream of tartar powder claim anchors an analysis of baking powders amid a flood of local trivia.
In a regional notice Sam Preston McComb, seven tiles southwest of opens one half mile south of Grangeball, reports about thirty bushels of May cherries ready for pecking and offers them at $1.25 per bushel for purchasers who pick their own. The notice also advertises a pierless steam laundry at 112 and 114 West Bichth.
City planners propose relief for Boston traffic by expanding subway capacity and adjusting routes. Officials outline options to ease congestion, improve rider speeds, and integrate with existing transit lines. Stakeholders weigh funding, timelines, and impact on downtown commuter patterns.
Boston begins an underground line to relieve street crowding, linking Union Depot Causeway Street and the Old Colony depot. The $5.9 million tunnel will run beneath the Common and Public Gardens, with four tracks in places, steel core construction, and electric lighting.
Railroad Commissioner Samuel T Howe and secretary Frack Flienniken visited Finney County irrigated farm of H L Hall near Garden City. They witnessed German carp avidly respond to a bell, jumping for bread, a curious behavior Hall claims teaches the fish to answer calls.
The Vigilant and Defender shipbuilders push to finish the spars. The main boom for the Vigilant is nearly complete, with brass bands pending placement every five feet. The hollow Oregon pine spar measures 110 feet by 12 inches and the gaff will be 59 feet 3 inches long by 10 inches diameter. The Defender's gaff is larger, at 64 feet by 13 inches, varnished and nearly done.
Members of the Lowman Hill Methodist church asked to use the Lowman Hill schoolhouse for a church entertainment. Some members protested using the sanctuary for such events. The board refused, stating if the entertainment wasn’t fit for the church it wasn’t fit for the schoolhouse.
George Montgomery of the Santa Fe secret service returns from Pittsburg Cherokee county with news that Joe Bresnik, a young Austrian, forged a Santa Fe coal check for 445 dollars. The fake note passed through several hands before being detected in Topeka. The forgery was traced back to Bresnik.
Power Hunter a colored young man was arrested after attempting to ride a Santa Fe passenger train. He was tossed off near a starch factory by the conductor and reportedly threw a large cinder at the conductor, breaking a window. The incident occurred a week ago and Hunter was detained by Justice Furry last evening. An unrelated note cites a chemist praising Royal Baking Powder as pure and strong.
James J Hill, president of the Great Northern, visiting Ponrissy, Ore., suggests plans to establish a line of steamers to the Orient. He says his western trip aims to gauge feasibility and determine where to launch the venture. He notes a perceptible improvement in general business and criticizes free coinage agitation for hurting credit, warning of a potential financial panic if no bill passes.
Report on Farria Rudy, age 19, who died after sudden paralysis following a tooth extraction. Doctors and dentists debate cocaine's role, with several experts asserting modern practice rarely uses cocaine and the paralysis likely stemmed from other causes. Remedies and testimonials for Dr King’s New Discovery also cited.
A sermon warns against glasses that tire the eyes and urges seeking easy resting eyewear. Prof Samuels, an authority, says eyes should feel relief immediately and never grow tired or sick. He criticizes doctors who push temporary fixes and notes his own no charge consultation at Hotel Throop.
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