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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1896
Page
4
The State Journal announces a delivery plan offering ten copies per week to any party in Topeka or suburbs or at the same price in any Kansas town served by the paper. The notice highlights wide distribution and uniform pricing across regions.
Weather for Cricaca predicts cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with northeast winds. The article shifts to political commentary on free coinage, bonds, and Kansas congressional figures like Curtis and Cas Broderick, arguing party lines, gold standard debates, and fiscal policy amid a tumultuous national climate.
The article recalls price surges in lands and coinage as demand shifts. It cites land values jumping from 100 to 900 or 500 in weeks during 1847 and silver’s drop from 1.20 to 0.70 as demand for coinage wanes. It notes deep water in Galveston and New Orleans hurting export trade, with New Orleans leading core exports in January and Galveston trailing. It critiques a Cleveland post office plan to cover gold reserves via receipts, suggesting gold alone cannot sustain currency needs. It ends with social commentary on justice, religion, and daily life, including reflections on sermons, moral exhortations, and advertisements.
An Iowa farmer’s hen lays an egg and the article traces its long journey to markets in New York and beyond. It describes egg handling from nest to crate, railcar transport, cold storage, and the surge in demand during Lent, noting the rise of domestic production and regional strengths in Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas.
A scattered excerpt discusses playing music with fidelity to the composer, emphasizing timing, phrasing, pedal use, and expression, followed by a guide on school dress in serge with silk yoke and practical sewing notes, then advice on teaching self reliance to children, table service rules, and cleaning methods for fabrics and bronze.
A critique of second hand play in whist focusing on the rule second hand low. It discusses when covering an honor is logical, exceptions, and examples from games led by singleton or other sequences. The piece cites Professor Proctor and outlines outcomes of misplayed leads in detail.
Space will be granted to all exhibitors free of charge. The Tennessee centennial and international exposition reshapes 200 acres of blue grass into terraces and a Parthenon centerpiece with a 25 acre lake. Exhibitors must deposit cash on acceptance with a sliding scale per square foot, while a 100 foot cotton bale tower will display a revolving lamp crown spelling Tennessee Centennial.
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