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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1895
Page
4
A Topeka daily edition offers home delivery by carrier for 18 tents 5 week to Topeks or wubarts and in Hanses town with car rider service. Mail options include three months, six months, or one year rates. Weekly and yearly mail prices shown.
Weather outlook for March indicates light local snow and colder night followed by Wednesday fair and cooler with north winds. Kansas politics discuss a fusion ban, silver coinage questions, and appointments to appellate court positions amid party tensions. notes on rail workers benefits and taxation of foreign investments.
The writer condemns a speaker for repeating hollow phrases about money as the west’s needs go unmet. The piece highlights a wrongful discharge from custody after a year in prison without offense, condemning the system that deprives liberty and offers little recourse. It argues the state should compensate victims when officials err.
A collection of light hearted items from Kansas towns. Quips about public figures, students, church life, racing plans, and local quirks appear from Dwight Formosa Holton Council Grove Lawrence Manhattan and Dunlap. The piece mocks medicine jokes fashion tweaks and weather debates with a wry regional tone.
George Washington McBride, new United States senator from Oregon and Dolph's successor, is a durable reformer despite lifelong illness. Born in Yam Hill County, he rose from St Helens merchant to state legislator and speaker, then secretary of state in 1887, enduring hip injuries from a wagon accident. His health improved after a recent hip operation and he remains a key Democratic figure in Oregon politics.
A French traveler notes in Le Temps that Americans fill teeth with gold, wasting about $500,000 annually. He predicts cemeteries will hold gold totaling around $150 million after three centuries.
An early advertisement touts antitoxin serum as a specific cure for a feared disease, claiming rapid relief and protection. It markets the serum to readers seeking a preventive and therapeutic option amid public health concerns.
In 1894 diphtheria deaths rise globally while major cities install antitoxine production to make the treatment affordable. The article outlines germ theory, Bacillus bacteria, and how Behring developed an antitoxine serum from immunized horses to neutralize toxins, with notes on administration, benefits, and early outcomes.
Victoria March 2 It will gladden seal skin wearers that last season produced the largest skins take on record keeping prices from rising this year. The Pribilof islands were found by Gerassin Pribilof a Russian fur trader after years of searching. He first sighted St George Island in 1786 and claimed the area for Russia. He left guards behind but they deserted and others later verified the breeding grounds near St George s and St Paul.
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