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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Mar 05, 1897

Page

4

State Journal Topeka Carrier Offer Details

The State Journal describes home delivery terms for Topeka and suburbs, offering seven days a week service at a fixed price. It lists contact addresses at State Journal Building and Potter Building with telephone numbers for advertisers and readers.

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Inaugural Address of President McKinner Sets Tone

An early analysis of President McKinner’s inaugural address lauding loyalty, honesty, and the public good. It argues the speech shows clear policy aims, promises swift congressional action, and signals cooperation with his party and the people to enact reforms including monetary policy and restraint on trusts. It notes immediate market reactions to his mentions of trusts and silver.

McKinner Brest Likesy Mckinley Congress St. Ovis

Modern life and the pull of independence

Reflective fragment discusses civilization, dependence on machines and others, and the contrast between self reliance and industrial progress. It notes how comfort and utility shape habits, from transport to attire, and questions why workers drift from farms to towns for better clothes and opportunities.

Patent Medicine Making Dominates U S Industry

The article notes about 869 patent medicine manufactories across the United States employing 10,000 people and paying over 4 million dollars annually. New York leads in factories and wages, followed by Philadelphia, St. Louis, New Haven, and Lowell, with Chicago and Grand Rapids also major centers. Exports grow, but the home market remains dominant.

iFrom New York United States Perfors New York City Philadelphia St. Louis New Haven Lowell Larwell Chicago New Orleans Athinta Baltimore Boston Providence New England New York State Buffalo Rochester St Louis Cincinnati Grand Rapids

Dust Storm Strands Squadron in Russian Steppes

A North China Herald account describes a five day cycle trek through bleak terrain when a sudden dust storm erupts. Soldiers brace against tearing wind, grit, and choking dust, losing visibility, then stagger to a village post house exhausted and coated in dirt.

North China Herald Jakatertodar Russian Steppes Hartling Wwe

Fragmented clippings tease readers with era ads and notices

A garbled compilation shows various snips from papers like the Smith County Pioneer and Atchison Republican, noting patent medicines, social events, scientific claims, political chatter, and a hair treatment ad. It mentions Leavenworth weddings, Topeka excitement, and a Canton hotel trend amid unrelated tips and ads.

Deserted Village by TS Varoum in Chicago Journal

A satirical poem in the Chicago Journal laments a village’s decline as workers and politicians, led by McKinley era figures, depart for city life. It contrasts rural charm with corrupt promises and the emptiness of political pledges, ending with a bleak meditation on progress and loss.

TS. Varoum Chicago Canton Hanna McKinley McKintey Hila House

Treatment of HT331N92 and the Home as a Wife's Realm

A serialized moral discourse questions wives about criticizing husbands in public, impatience at home, and the impact of guarded words. It argues home is a wife’s kingdom where wisdom guides conduct, warning that quick wit at social gatherings can damage marital harmony and shipwreck happiness.

Henry Werd Beether

The Men of the South

The piece discusses Southern men aged 25 to 65 who work today. It notes the youngest born six years after the war and that the oldest began schooling before secession. It observes schooling levels from 12 to 40 and suggests varied exposure to Civil War era civilization.

South P. Trent Atlantic

Great Scott Name Tale At Palmer House

A middle aged man of distinguished appearance at the Palmer House yesterday wrote Great Scott Baltimore on the restaters. The clerk laughed and asked about the unusual name. He explained his family name is Scott and his humorist father gave him the expression of surprise as a name.

Chicago

Tess of d Urbervilles on Fifth Avenue in New York

Minnie Maddern Fiske presents Tess of the d Urbervilles at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, delivering a stark modernized Tess marked by intense emotion. The production, under Lorimer Stoddard's adaptation, earns praise for performance and dramatic achievement amid Hardy’s tragic plot.

Minnie Maddern Fiske New York Mies Olga Aiec d'Urberville

Great Wyoming Industry Expands Under Rocky Mountain News

The Wyoming sheep industry grows to colossal size with high wool yields expected statewide. Snow storms challenge high-elevation work but Wool crop prospects remain the strongest in history. Walton town aims to shear over one million pounds of wool, signaling vast profits for capitalists.

Rocky Mountain News Wyoming Wroming Wolton

Mrs Vanderbilts Guests Enter Colonial Dames Event

Mrs Cornelius Vanderbilt will entertain about 900 members of New York Chapter Colonial Dames on Tuesday afternoon at Fifth Avenue and Fifty-eighth Street residence. Miss Harriet Mumford Campbell will read a paper on table furnishings in colonial times with relic exhibition. Notable donations include silver and china from Mrs Rhinelander and Mrs Hilborne Roosevelt.

New York Colonial Dames Marth Cornelius Vanderbilt The Harriet Mumford Campbell Douglas Campbell Cherry Valley Colonial Times William Rhine Lander Vanderbilt House John H. Cruger Hilborne Roosevelt Judge Shippen Philadelphia Benjamin F. Church Jonathan Trumbell

Labor Officers Arrests Debated by State Officials

Labor Commissioner Bird signals readiness to prosecute if present officers are seized, while County Attorney Jetmore refuses citing political risk. He says arrests should extend to members of the prior Republican administration if action is taken, as governors and state officers question enforcement of the eight hour labor rule for janitors and site workers.

Bird Sints Jetmore Ar- Fant Morrill Miora Thoraventy

Cleveland Spree Aboard Maple to North Carolina Sounds

Ex-President Cleveland travels with Capt. Lamberton Dr. Leonard A Wood and Capt. Robert Evans aboard the light house tender Maple. The party will transfer at Portsmouth to the Viola and head toward the North Carolina sounds. Mineral Water advertised by J W Phillips 612 W Eighth Ave.

Cleveland Washington Lamberton Leonard A. Wood Boston Robert Evans Portsmouth North Carolina J. W. Phillips Eighth Ave

Castoria Through Generations Nostalgic Rhyme Ad

An old promotional verse traces Castoria use across generations. It highlights a mother giving Castoria during sickness and infancy, and a daughter later giving it to her own children, showcasing the product as a family staple across life stages.

Deficiency Bill Fails In Senate-House Accord

Washington report on March 4 describes late night and dawn sessions as House and Senate failed to resolve differences on the general deficiency item within the appropriation bills. Conferees could not agree after rejecting items added by the Senate, leaving the matter unresolved and Congress exhausted.

Washington Senate Capitol House Congress Gannon Appropriations Committee Cannon

Seats and the price at the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight

Carson Nev March 5 first official statement to Associated Press outlines arena seating. The octagonal arena includes 12 sections with 2 600 in a box plus smaller boxes, total capacity 15 052. If filled receipts reach about 254 000 dollars with varied seat prices and 240 press seats. Ropes posts padding the same as prior bout. Ring platform up. boxes to be completed today. arena near finished.

Carson Nev Associated Press Corbett-Fitzsimmons Cockett-Sharkey

Corbett Calls Doctor After Liver Rumor Sparks Outburst

Carson City reports Jim Corbett angrily disputed a rumor that he suffered from a liver complaint. Dr. Guinan examined him at Shaw's Springs, finding no health issues and calling the claim unfounded. The champion demanded a written statement to counter the report.

Carson City John Guinn Nevada Shaw's Springs Jim Corbett Guinan Kid Bean Egan Corbett Fitzsimmon McGowan Cook Martin Julian Fitz

Free Silver Republicans Endorse National Organization Plan

A Shawnee county meeting of Free Silver Republicans endorses a February to June call for a provisional national executive committee with one member from each state. The plan aims to build a permanent party structure around bi metallic monetary policy and convene state leagues to select Kansas delegates. W Hazen presides. W K Ward secretary.

Shawnes County Republican Silver League Free Silver Republicana Washington, D. C Chicago Shawnee County Kar Kansas Seite Hasen Te Pree Silver Republican League Rhawnes County

Mind and body split, two minds view health and will

A historical piece outlines four notions taught by so called mind healers. It explains two minds in one body one automatic and one conscious and notes mental attitude can alter physical health. The excerpt also comments on diet praising Pos tum Cereal coffee and warns against coffee excess.

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