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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces carrier delivery to Topeks and suburbs at 10 cents per issue with work to any Kansas town in the carrier system. Mail rates are three months for 800, six months for 300, one year for 5206. Weekly edition prices listed at 00.
A mixed summary covers March forecasts for Kannas with northwest winds, debates on Debs strike handling, Salvation Army tours led by Mrs. Maco Batuxerox Boor, and Kansas City law reforms on salaries for justices and police. It notes impeachment attempts, fines for illegal gaming, and Kansas ideas influencing the nation. Yastaanays dispatches mention free silver Republicans and Democrats aiming for free silver delegates and open discussion on unlimited coinage.
The policy fronted by the new Silver Party aims to gain support from Populists and Socialists, seeking public control of utilities and a broader platform similar to the Omaha program. Debates over tariff protection linger, with silver restoration seen as pivotal, especially among Kansas Republicans and the Kansas delegation before the next national convention.
A garbled mosaic of anecdotes from Garfeld to Emporia and beyond. Items mention an Enterprise man planning a $600 soda fountain, Abilene parties serving dainty lunches, Minister Apollonisis stirring crowds at Strong City, hog cholera waning in Atchison and Doniphan counties, legal threats over a Miss Betz name, a busy marshal in Halstead, Burlington theater plans, Wellington upholstery needs, youth train hopping hazards in Halstead, a Detroit church member wary of a suitor named Wine, Leavenworth debt concerns, a sugar factory idle in Medicine Lodge, a push to convert it to a packing house, and backstops added at Emporia college baseball grounds. The wasteful chatter captures local concerns, trades, and curiosities of small towns.
A California land conflict near Kern County pits squatters against Kern County Land Company and Miller and Lux with armed retainers. About 40 men are under arms amid arrests and countercharges. The 15,000 acre bed of a dried lake drives the dispute. ejectment suits are pending, but some trespassers have already been ousted. An evening meeting is feared to trigger bloodshed.
The article identifies Mme Anna Bishop as the probable real life Trilby and M Boscha as the model for Svengali. It recounts Bishop's London birth in 1814 and her marriage to Sir Henry Bishop, her world tour under Boscha, and how she became a puppet figure under his influence. Frederick Lyster corroborates the resemblance, noting language quirks and the artistic manipulation parallels to the novel. It also mentions the author Du Maurier and contemporary Whistler disputes.
Hypnotist Professor Flint will present an evening show at the Crawford House Sunday, delaying his Topeka engagement. A large crowd attended last night and another performance is set for tonight. The company tours Wichita and other cities next week. An ad promotes Begg's Cherry Cough Syrup with a 25c, 50c, or 100c price and a money back guarantee.
Rock Island ticket agents offer low fare Rock Island excursion to Texas in April. Call for information. Mentions baking powder and Dr Menninger at 425 Greenwood Avenue Bell Telephone 85.
Senator Morgan of Alabama argues that the exodus of African Americans from the South to Africa will rise rapidly. He claims whites in the region largely favor deportation and that Congress will soon provide transport means within a few years. He cites labor needs and white supremacy as motives.
An ad touts the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway as the premier eastern line with top class service and equipment. Trains depart Chicago at 8:00 and 10:30 am, and 8:25, 5:30 and 8:45 pm daily, plus 11:80 pm daily except Sunday, under B P Humphrey and C K Wilber. Also promotes dental services of Dr. A Sloan and a baking powder product incident involving a girl and a silk handkerchief prize.
A Topeka surgeon writes that neglecting proper medical consultation harms more than bad acts. He warns against patent nostrums glorified in ads and urges seeking capable physicians from the World Medical Institute, noting their long-standing local presence and reasonable charges.
An old fashioned ad lists World Medical Institute at 81 Quincy St Topeka Bas offering treatment for bronchitis asthma rheumatism consumption nervous chronic and special diseases plus kidney liver blood and skin diseases and diseases of women and children. Office hours 9 am to 12:30 pm Sundays 9 am to 1 pm. Kansas City Corner Missouri Ave Office and Main Street.
Physicians favor Scott's Emulsion for long use, noting it avoids stomach upset and digestion issues seen with plain oil. It digests like milk, lacks fishy taste, and helps ill, emaciated patients gain flesh, with remarkable results observed by doctors and pharmacies nationwide.
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