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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1897
Page
4
In Topeka and suburbs, carrier delivery costs ten cents a week with a yearlong option. The same rate applies in Kansas towns covered by a carrier for a one year subscription.
Chicago forecast on March 22 notes light snow this afternoon, then fair and colder tonight and Tuesday eastward, with warmer conditions in the west. Tuesday brings northerly winds, becoming variable.
The article argues that while many oppose capital punishment as barbarous and ineffective, the execution of Jackson and Walling in Kentucky raises questions about justice and whether the laws should permit such penalties. It notes public sentiment may praise the crime if done elsewhere and cautions that impulses to act as executioners persist when laws fail to satisfy justice.
A Chicago Tribune excerpt debunks myths about appendicitis caused by foreign objects. It explains inflammation stems from circulation issues, notes scarce cases of seeds found in the appendix, and discusses the organ’s evolution and function in digestion.
The article discusses the advertising and window dressing departments as dual engines of a great store. It notes the advertising head often oversees the whole establishment, shaping daily announcements and coordinating with department heads to boost sales. It cites high daily ad spends and the expanding mail order reach as stores push to attract new customers nationwide.
In London Atul notes Philadelphia as a civilized city with leisure and sober streets named Chestnut Walnut Vine Spruce Pine. Descriptions contrast prosperous and modest living, praising the healthy happiness per capita, modest architecture, and civic spread from a commercial core to manufacturing fringe.
A reader praises J B Dodsons Richelon impersonation at the Empire Theatre noting its fascinations and lace detail. An anecdote recalls a London meeting with Clarkson the wig maker who boasted the wigs were flawless with no visible seams.
A New York Commercial Advertiser piece argues the New York flat offers comfort, steam heating, a grand entrance, and proximity to markets despite lacking yard space. It notes many prefer refined, convenient city living to suburban homes and compares urban density across major cities.
In the Atlantic Monthly excerpt the rise of business enterprise is limited by slow trade and clerical methods. Merchants kept books by hand, letters were written with quills, dried with sand, no envelopes or stamps, and postage costs were high. Sending a single sheet Boston to New York or Philadelphia cost 15 cents, to Washington 25 cents, with return trips taking a day or more.
Special to the Chicago Record from Carson Nevada on March 17 describes a boxing bout between Jim Corbett and Fitzsimmons observed by a female attendee. The account notes the crowd's varied composition, the emotional tension, Corbett’s dramatic knockout blow, and both fighters crying with emotion afterward.
The Salvation Army expanded in Lead Deadwood and Sturgis with a three city rally, led by Major Gifford of Minneapolis. About 100 attended, with 500 at three Opera House meetings, 34 sworn into the Land army, and a banner raising $200. Ensign Berriman and two lieutenants oversee work. Deadwood captain Al Jewss attended amid prior assault incident.
Phoenix dispatch reports the Santa Marta Group mines transferred today by J. C. Rankin and Chauncey Clark of Feortain J. Kt. Grenehut, former whisky trust president. The price is 3.6 million dollars. The mines lie 30 miles northwest of Phoenix and include a major gold lode with substantial development work totaling a quarter of a million dollars.
New York reporters detail Fanny Davenport and Kat in a feud with the French playwright Sardou and a powerful theatrical syndicate. Davenport vows to remain independent, claiming built-in wealth and a new melodrama by a mysterious author. The clash involves Nat Veins, Goodwin, and Joe Jefferson, with Francis Wilson threatening to tour at night.
In Denver on March 23 Prof. W. W. Cooke unveiled a four year effort cataloging Colorado birds for an ethnology treatise. The report lists 46 varieties found between Pike's Peak and the Pelicans, sparking debate among farmers and humane society members. The color red ibis, a tropical resident, is noted as extinct in Colorado with a single historic sighting in Wet Mountain valley in 1876.
Advices from Alvin Texas report the strawberry crop will be the largest in Texas history. Alvin sits in the heart of strawberry country as acreage climbs and southern soil near Houston suits cultivation. The big movement begins this week with cat lots ready to ship. Florida berries arrive mixed but sell well locally and for shipping prices.
Lima March 22 Calvin S Brice plans a $100000 Lima residence signaling ambitions for public office He aims to strengthen ties to Ohio and Lima as he contemplates a Senate bid and possible presidential run He did not vote locally last election and plans to face Democratic rivals in a future legislature race Other details note travel options via Santa Fe Route with an April path offering excursions
Col T W Higginson spoke at the Colonial clubhouse in Cambridge on a Saturday about his interviews with noted authors in London and Paris. He described Carlyle Darwin Browning and Tennyson, compared Browning and Tennyson, and recounted encounters with Hugo and Voltaire figures during travels to Paris and England.
In Springfield on March 22 the lower house may pass anti department store measures aided by a Schwab bill and a business men's till plan. Senators and delegates allied with the Clark Street Business Men's association urge action while a ladies auxiliary campaigns residents to shop locally. The next South Wide association meeting is set for two weeks hence with expected prominent speakers.
An old promotional line claims Castoria soothed a child from infancy to motherhood. The fragment notes repetition of the phrase about a mother giving Castoria to her children, illustrating classic advertising style.
Concord N H March 22 The New Hampshire asylum for the insane reports its largest yearly patient load with a daily average of 411 and year end total of 422 Admissions include 38 women and 103 men Mortality rate 8 percent recoveries 28 15 percent of admitted cases Expenditures exceeded receipts by - balance 1 562 07 Trustees urge more space for patients and note the pressing need for accommodation
Report from Washington on March 2 describes Representative Henry C Van Voorhis losing a valuable overcoat in the White House reception corridor after visiting the president. An undesirable substitute coat remained. The tale recalls a priorExchange with hats traded for couch headgear among Democrats. Senator George and Representative Holman were noted among past misadventures. Also, St Louis plans an immense Exposition Coliseum to host diverse events, ratified by stockholders outlining a large interior reconfiguration and amphitheater.
Superintendent Schlosser of the National India Rubber company received orders from Colonel P. Colt to finish small orders quickly as the mill will close as soon as possible. The shutdown will probably occur Tuesday.
A New York meeting of prominent Baptists discussed John D. Rockefeller’s 250000 gift offer conditioned on raising the rest. Reports show New England raised 75100 with expectations of similar totals in Greater New York New Jersey Chicago Detroit Providence pledged amounts toward the drive as Pittsburg plans a further meeting.
Reports from California and Atlantic coast cities allege packing fraud where foreign seedling and Valencia oranges were packed in California boxes and sold as genuine. Prices varied with fruit type and origin, with imposters buying empty California crates and repacking to create bogus two box lots at similar costs.
Donnelly a current Minnesota legislator sues the St Paul Pioneer Press for 50,000 alleging libel. He claims the editorial roast misrepresented him as a poor man and wrongfully criticized his remarks about Grover Cleveland. The suit seeks damages in connection with the controversial piece in the Pioneer Press.
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