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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1897
Page
4
The State Journal announces service options for delivery throughout Topeka and surrounding suburbs with carrier routes and equal pricing in Kan townships. Contact details include Potter building York address and phone lines for circulation and advertising inquiries.
March 2 1897 weather bulletin notes warmer conditions expected Sunday with variable winds. May include colder evening and possible east portion changes. No precipitation details available from the fragment.
The piece outlines concerns that imports shunned from stored warehouses trigger tariff fears. It notes executives, fearing higher duties in March, anticipate new measures but fear constitutional limits. Europe especially France contemplates retaliatory steps as March 31 tariff votes loom.
A detailed portrait of Marie Corelli showing her self reliance in publishing rights and writing routine. The article describes her London home, mentors, and domestic life, noting her method of drafting manuscripts by pencil and later revising with secretaries while managing correspondence globally. It also briefly mentions Senator Harris and his quiet demeanor in Washington.
The hesitant moment at the oath as Bittle Hervius rose with his colleague Senate Baker. He spoke clearly in affirmation, but his hand trembled when signing the official book, producing a notably shaky signature before the vice president.
The Chicago Tribune notes a technical win for Patterson over Fitzsimmons with little conviction. The piece laments the spectacle as a public spectacle of brutality, condemns the spectators and Nevada officials, and calls for stricter laws to curb such exhibitions in the future.
The New York Ledger reports on jacket poultices as a proposed measles treatment. It describes warming the patient, wrapping the body with cotton batting, and using knitted garments to keep heat in, claiming several recoveries.
A collage of clipped notes from various papers reports strikes by book agents in New York, political hints, and odd local curiosities. Items include a bold line on Fitzsimmons, a divorce mention, land buying notes, eastern miles, sports nostalgia, and a reflection on a drunk husband contrasted with a hardworking wife.
A Monte Carlo correspondent describes perfect winter weather on February 10 with sunny skies and blooming parterres. Crowds enjoy gardens and rides as yachts sail Mediterranean waters and Prince of Monaco arrives to a cheer-filled reception from locals and visiting Britons.
The piece recalls Civil War era debates on New York City separating from New York State to form an independent commonwealth. It notes past strong urban rural tensions, fears of bloodshed, and the unlikely path of state disintegration versus stronger municipal or regional autonomy. It compares Chicago’s taxation and representation debates and argues for larger, consolidated entities over splitting states.
A historic editorial notes repeated parliamentary attempts to curb drink and licensing laws. It praises the Peel commission's broad inquiry into alcohol issues and considers shifting from punishment to reform, arguing that even partial cures benefit the drunkard and family.
Ex Senator Peffer returns from Washington and editorializes on the pension office. He notes the Washington pension office has barred public business for 7 to 10 days to stage the inaugural ball. He cites 365,000 annual pension costs and claims a $70,000 loss from the new ballroom arrangement. He questions why Congress would create a public ballroom for quadrennial dances.
Ex president Harrison visited the White House, gaining access to the cabinet room after initial gatekeeping. The scene included greetings with cabinet members, then a brief stay before departing. Separately, H P Miller and Roy Hamign opened a barber shop at 425 Kan. Ave in the former Rigby place.
Washington March 20 Miss Mary Beonister Willard who did Kimdereat ten Work several months this last winter at the White House sailed Tuesday for Bremen en route to Berlin to aid her mother in the American Home School for Girls she established there a dozen years ago. She says she enjoyed the winter’s work and had liberty to carry out her ideas with the dozen children under her charge. The three Cleveland children are charming and very pretty. She notes Ruth’s baby-like look fading and praises the father as independent and high spirited. The class often spoke German in the White House with German instructions and a German atmosphere during lessons.
Centralia Pennsylvania romance recounts Dot Sanger, once in Vice President Hobart's circle, and her connection to the Mollie Maguires killing at Raven Run in 1872. The piece traces her later life, boarding house work near Mayer City, and ties to the Hobart family and New Jersey lodging.
A copy of a new federal statute was released by the United States Attorney’s office. It makes mutilation or alteration of gold or silver coins illegal and bans passing such coins with penalties up to five years in prison and a $2000 fine. The act also punishes the mere mutilation itself.
Two temperance mass meetings are set for next week in Topeka. One tomorrow evening at the Third Christian church features Rev. Eugenia F. St. John of Kansas City. The Saturday event will be addressed by David Tatum, a Quaker evangelist from Denver, who has lectured across the United States.
Schuylkill water condemned as dangerously unclean by Phoenixville board of health. It urges abandoning the Black Rock dam pumping station and sourcing water from Royal Springs four miles away. Typhoid fever cases blamed on the unwholesome supply.
An advertiser promotes Race-Curo a vegetable remedy claimed to counter nicotine’s nervous system harm. The brochure promises no withdrawal shock and a guaranteed refund after three boxes, with suppliers listed and pricing at $1 per bottle plus shipping.
Kansas lawmaker reflects on the recent session praising hard work by new members and opposing obstructionist minority actions. He advocates annual sessions with staggered terms, higher pay for sustained effort, and hints at political plans and personal ties to home farming.
A Topeka delegation of whist players will meet the Kansas City club this afternoon and tonight in a friendly tournament adopting the east and west versus north and south format. The Topeka team includes W. J. Black T. B. Pounds W. N. West J. A. Cole Jd. W. Newers J. R. Sibley A. L. Murphy EL. Copeland L. Bronson S. Stoddard PF. W. Freeman A. T Evans J. Fulton C. S. Gillespie A. D. Washburn Wm. Connors W. M. Cust J. F. Scott.
The notice promotes Texas Coast Country around Galveston and Houston with farming potential and a comfortable income. It invites inquiry to W J Black GP ALA T S F Ry Topeka Kansas for free descriptive literature and excursion rates via B&O Railroad. Washington stopovers offer rail fare savings during congressional sessions.
Thomas H. Wilson, farmer, appeared before Justice Grover after a preliminary hearing. He was bound over to the district court in default of bond, jailed in the county jail, on charges stemming from an assault on H. Hill on March 6. The case heads to the April term for trial.
An advertisement touts a “Mystic Cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia claiming a cure in 1 to 3 days. It cites testimonials from TF Anthony of Promise City Iowa and E E Turner of Compton Missouri, praising rapid relief and stating a dose is highly effective. Also mentions DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases and an agent for Santa Fe routes.
A Matron named Christiana Foster recounts long battles with stomach trouble blood disorders and nervousness. After reading an ad she used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People and soon felt relief, claiming full restoration after several boxes while noting the medicine’s claimed safety and prescription background.
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