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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1895
Page
7
A Bronze gobbler at Potwin Place befriends and cares for a brood of chickens after their mother hen abandons them. The devoted bird leads the fledglings around the yard, cooing softly, and all roost together at night. The gobbler continues to supervise the adopted brood, displaying remarkable parental care.
Physical Director Gugel of the YMCA built a light racing boat inside an unused room. After days of work the boat could not pass the door or windows. Secretary Larrigo admired the craft and asked how it would be moved, prompting the realization of the escape problem.
A local advertisement extols Thompson Bros offering refined furniture at 620 Kaneas Avenue and 617-414 Quincy Street. It highlights mahogany pieces, marquetry, tapestries, rugs, and curtains, touting beauty, taste, and affordable prices from $14 to $50, plus Japanese and Oriental rug reproductions.
The store highlights a large selection of spring styles and book cases from leading manufacturers. Buyers are urged to inspect the line in stock rooms where the best samples are concentrated. Prices range from fourteen to fifty dollars per piece.
A brass table with an onyx top and neat trimmings offered at 400 dollars. The ad promises it as a lightening piece for a best room and a sacrifice price for a truly nice article worth twice the price. Illustrations of new furniture offered to buyers specifying their desired kind of furniture.
ExGovernor Samuel J. Crawford argues for maintaining silver and paper money as legal tender, opposing a single gold standard backed by Rothschilds and Morgan. He laments gold dominance, warns of economic hardship, and calls for free silver coinage, reciprocity with silver nations, and protectionist measures to keep American finance under domestic control.
A letter from Sameer J. Chawrourp urges the Republican party to define its money policy, favor free coinage of silver and protective tariffs, and promote reciprocity with key export partners. It argues silver is a U S mining product and warns against a single gold standard, claiming harm to the nation if adopted.
City officials plan last assessments for Kansas Avenue Quincy and cross streets next year as taxes shift. Burden to ease when paying tax is settled. others follow.
John McCullough of Norton County becomes hero of the hour for winning a West Point appointment. After failing to secure a loan in Norton, he drove to Downs, camped out, and despite hardships, passed the competitive exam and earned a place over eight applicants. The story praises his resolve and rural grit.
The town reports completion of Lake street bridge repairs. Several Topeka residents traveled to Kansas City yesterday to attend the ball game. A bicycle road race will start from Olympic park and not Athletic park.
A new Cuban expedition is planned under Col Callesco from a West Indies island owned by an English sympathizer. Landing expected at Vulta Abajo with 150 veterans, six Gatling guns, Hotchkiss, rifles, and 75 000 rounds. Gomez boosts coastal defense. dynamite attacks on sugar mills and forts reported. Local unrest follows.
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