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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1900
Page
6
The ad promotes Munyon remedies available by mail from H. H. R. Co. at 1505 Arch Street Philadelphia. Claims suggest free consults and mysterious efficacy, urging readers to request the guide and mock testimonials about medicines and tonics though details are obscured.
A jumble of OCR text references a March dispatch from Lanton and Roberts, noting cavalry positions, potential capitulation, and uncertain war news. Fragments mention generals, supplies, and possible resistance, with letters from locals and traders indicating confused or unreliable updates on troop movements and engagements.
North Topeka column lists local social events and guest visits. Mrs Stewart of Hoyt visits daughter Mrs Charles Sternberger on Monrog Street. Needle Ten meets at Mrs Holfoun's home. Mrooks to address North Topeka colored Curtin club at Hantey's Bahl. Ladies’ groups meet at Central Avenue frame, Church of the Good Shepherd at 1305 Marriner, and Mrs Ballan home. Welch gathering planned. Lillie Nicoll returns from St Joe, heads to Cheney for millinery job. May Warnock returning from Se Jase for home tasks. Portage sale ads feature fabric discounts. Ladies’ Duplicate Christ club met at Mrs Bowmen’s. various hostesses and players listed. Master Charira Swansen entertained on Paramore Street. birthday party details, attendees named. Evening hours include social games, dining, and a birthday toast.
Public officials and citizens in Topeka react to Rev. Sheldon’s first issue of a new Capital paper. They praise its cleanliness, criticize coverage choices, and weigh its Christian stance against wartime reporting and famine relief India themes.
W. Morgan, editor of the Watchin son News, said the Sheldon edition of the Capital will disappoint the public expecting sensational content. He compared it to a heavily advertised play or book that turns out commonplace and uninteresting, yet praised Sheldon’s earnest restraint from sensationalism.
A reader criticizes the Chicago paper for prioritizing sensational front page content over substantive news. The writer laments the paper’s limited coverage and urges more ethical reporting while praising a brief comment by law as a redeeming, noble note amid broader critique.
L Vandegrift of the Kansas City Star condemns the Sheldon edition as failing its mission to serve the public. He argues newspapers should avoid printing sensational crime and trivial incidents, asserting that education shapes public taste and that media should not sensationalize or sensationalize crime or religion.
The fragment discusses reactions to the Sheldon edition from Topeka, noting mixed expectations and a focus on identifying the paper. It suggests most people enjoy the lighter content and laments a lack of hate in the piece. The text reflects a debate over editorial tone and readership response.
Fred Nye of the New York World says papers must attract or amuse readers even with worthy aims. D O McCray of St. Louis Republic insists a newspaper should deliver the day’s news on the front page, noting readers want important world events with breakfast.
The Globe reports editor J K Hudson offered to let Rev C S Sheldon preach in Topeka Capital, while editors like MacLennan and Howe face copyright issues over Lay Sermons. The piece outlines press cooperation, copyright costs, and cross-paper exchanges affecting multiple papers including New York Herald and Chicago Tribune.
A frayed list of items including Sweet Navel Oranges Fancy Lemons Large Kansas Potatoes Minnesota Potatoes Fancy White Greely Colorado Butter patent Flour cans Evaporated Fruits and Nuts California Peaches Preserved Strawberries Maple Sugar and Maple Syrup prices. Premium Stamps offered. View of various canned goods and produce with estimated pricing per unit or per can.
Chicago and Topeka market reports show corn and wheat fluctuations with profits taken and late cables influencing prices. Cattle hogs and sheep receipts vary, with premiums for quality and notes on limited local offerings amid market uncertainty.
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