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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1895
Page
4
Subscription terms list weekly carrier delivery ten cents per week to Topeka and suburbs or same price in any Kansas town with the paper's tier system. Mail rates show three months for $0.00 and one year for $3.60. Weekly edition price is sixty cents.
The item notes storms and cooler weather for Kansas, mentions bridge funding across the Kaw, and records broad economic and political commentary. It cites Corer’s Sound Money weekly, rainmaking anecdotes, wheat and silver price comparisons, and debates over gold standard versus bimetallist policy. It also references political figures, Democratic and Republican positions, and Sunday excursion controversy.
The article notes Dr. Talmage refused to forego his $600 fee for an address despite sympathy for the people. It states he would not let religion block earnings and mentions he charged 25 cents per head to preach in Topeka on a Sunday, highlighting a historical clash between faith and compensation.
Under national authority the Fourth National Irrigation Congress convenes in Albuquerque New Mexico for four days starting September 16 1895. The call notes a surge in irrigation interest across the east, growth of state programs and a national board of irrigation, with plans to shape demands for the 1896 campaign and a varied program including esteemed speakers and excursions through the Rio Grande Pecos and Salt River valleys.
Muted Kansas items note Trilby and Svengali names at Colby, a flour mill for Mound Valley, weed clearing in Colby, a rattlesnake incident in Parsons spurring new druggist orders, Atchison easing vigourous measures against Canadian thistle, Westmoreland counting on Judge Doster for Fourth of July speech, Burns Citizen on cyclone advice, many picnics at Bismarck Grove Lawrence, Hutchinson delays, Ingalls replacement in Osage county institute lecture, Atchison assessor cited as smaller than last year, a Parson boy bruised falling from a cherry tree.
A collection of stray lines references a Blaine dog shot and drowned, a lingering summer heat distress, Osage City pulpit Bible return, Gypsum City Salina telephone ties, and a Sunday school remark about seven disciples fishing all night due to a lack of bats, reflecting small town chatter and curious anecdotes.
A loving father warns his daughter that charm and artistry alone do not guarantee a good husband. He questions the suitor's practical traits and wealth potential, favoring a union based on material prospects. The daughter reveals the man owns a premier collection of Napoleonic relics, prompting the father to approve the match.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a midnight conversation on Cass Street where a man asks a policeman to help him frighten his wife by yelling fire and staging a faux break in. The officer declines and the man, in comic futility, tries to enlist a passerby to throw stones and provoke his spouse into reacting.
The article extols Royal baking powder for perfect purity and superior leavening, noting its virtues are well known to housekeepers and that rival brands cannot dispute its effectiveness.
David O Neal of Spokane seeks his sister Olivette O Neal who vanished after coming to Chicago with a Canadian mine deal. A $50 000 deposit awaits her signature to papers while he appeals to police. she had written from a hospital and asked for money.
In New York a Cuban exile colony forms the Hijas de Cuba to support insurgents. About 100 members raise thousands, with a fair its booths raising over 500 dollars. Mrs V Bazan leads the group, a Paris-educated matron fluent in four languages, famed in Cuban circles.
The New Japan exhibit in Kioto marks the Heiansento Ki nenai fair, honoring the eleventh hundredth anniversary of Kioto as capital. It showcases Japanese genius in fabrics and silk production, with banners, lanterns, rising sun flags, orderly crowds, and admission at 6 sen.
The Kioto exhibition showcases rich embroideries and ceramics where Japan leads the world. Artworks include native paintings and a comprehensive fish and boat department. The cereal display emphasizes vast agricultural resources while machinery lags. War cycloramas outside depict Port Arthur. The overall exhibit marks rapid progress since the last fair fifteen years ago.
Mr. Smith, in a musical coin of some vote, will likely be assigned to duty at the United States ashen at Barin, where he will have an opportunity to pursue his musical studying.
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