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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1897
Page
4
Daily edition offered with carrier delivery to Topeka and surrounding towns. Weekly edition available at the same low price in Kansas towns with carrier systems. Special mention of tent sales and weekly schedule.
Weather reports for Chicago indicate warmer temperatures this weekend. European dispatches discuss Greece Turkey and Greece again amid fears of a concert of powers and shifting British French Italian positions. The piece portrays a cautious public sentiment and a tentative balance of power as nations weigh actions and alignments.
The passage critiques the realistic novel and its portrayal of human documents. It argues that writers chase truth yet risk dryness and decay, comparing modern prose to parchment. It warns against sensational gutter tone and urges restraint while acknowledging literature's social pull.
Jay Cawaso News reveals scientist Flammarion studying how different colored lights affect plant growth. He germinated mimosa seeds and grew them in ordinary light and in variants covered with blue, green, and red grass bells, observing plant changes over two months.
The report notes blue light kept meat at one inch, green to five, red to sixteen inches, and ordinary light to four inches. It concludes lighter exposure retards growth, blue light slows, red light accelerates growth beyond normal. Practical use may aid fantasy gardeners.
The town of Lubec Maine plans to raise funds by voluntary subscription to buy a hearse to keep pace with neighboring communities. A mass meeting approved the plan with subscriptions including a one dollar contribution from many, offering a share whose buyer would receive a refund if unused and a first class funeral if deceased.
Fragmented OCR describes a satirical piece on American bartending culture and British humor, noting mismatched attire and barriers between bar staff and patrons. It mentions a stage play where Lucille greets her lover Wiggs by dropping a brick on his head, illustrating farcical misadventures.
A collage of clipped phrases from Kansas and nearby papers. Notes mention a Baltimore and Ohio wreck with a fatality, political musings on Ohio voters, snow in Kansas affecting crops, medical journal claims about brain lesions, farmers sowing oats, a sensational claim about a yellow kid and a bulletproof cloth, and a New York Bank of Commerce screening.
Denver Republican notes rising role of women in public affairs. C F Carnden cites two women seeking diplomatic posts, discusses legal and cultural barriers, and highlights England’s parish council model. Emphasizes American progress, city cleanliness efforts by women, and a claim that the nineteenth century owes much to intelligent women.
A Chicago Chronicle piece notes Dunedin New Zealand’s female led election results. Women outnumber male electors, with three representatives chosen by voters. Era of suffrage spurs debates on policy priorities and the feminine mind in politics.
A compact guide to dated Mexican travel quirks notes locals’ politeness under all circumstances and cautions about street vendors, horse car drivers, and revenue stamps. It covers tipping norms, clothing needs for cool nights, and the idea that a dollar equals a Mexican silver dollar unless stated otherwise.
Cambridge March 2 Harvard society patrons attended Saunders theater to view Prof Barrett Wendell s Chronicle History Raleigh In Guiana The 16th century style piece impressed Harvard English professors at a private performance and Wendell played Sir Walter Jacob Wendell Jr as Raleigh Deland as the Spanish don drew applause
Santa Fe faces dangerous river erosion with the bank at mile two near the air line depot washing away two feet. If the current continues, up to a mile of riverbank could vanish in ten days. Engineers question rip rap effectiveness as the river runs deep and fast. In New York, Palmer presided at a dramatists dinner amid rumors of league against the Hayman syndicate and a postponed meeting at the Edison theater due to Blumenhal joining the opposition.
Ex president Harrison spoke to about 3,000 students in University Hall on March 26, urging reform of corporation laws and taxes. He argued for restrained corporate power, taxed untaxed property, and careful, commission-led legislation rather than hasty 60 day measures. He warned against abrupt changes and called for measured progress toward the ideal.
Denver reports the Tabor Opera House block and nearby Larimer street block have been transferred to Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance, ending H. H. A. W. Tabor’s long struggle to retain the two properties. Mrs Laura D. Smith helped with a $100,000 blanket loan, securing a second mortgage as Northwestern Mutual held the first.
Mrs Bradley Martin and Mrs W C Whitney among prize givers at a private view in the Vale Gort ballroom. The exhibition supports the Scarlet Fever and Diphtheria Hospital and aims to showcase American dressmakers ingenuity under fashion patronage. Exhibits come from Pittsburgh Boston Chicago and beyond.
D B Bradley presented to Vice President Hobart a mahogany gavel shaped from the desk of the first vice president in the present senate chamber. The handle uses yellow pine from the old senate stairway. The accompanying relics include cherry from Mount Vernon and wood from Washington, Lafayette, the Frigate United States, Ford's Theatre, and other historic sources.
The Citizens Mutual Real Estate incorporation is filed in Buffalo, Wilson County, led by J H Grimsby, E A Runyan, J F Grimsby, M J Runyan, and J A Grimsby with capital of 2000. The Cuffey County Free Silver League also incorporated with officers including D Epi, W Swindier, and Evans, capital listed as 300.
Philadelphia March 26 The Philadelphia branch of the National Republican League of Businessmen urged former postmaster general John Wanamaker to become a candidate for state treasurer before the next Republican state convention. A committee visited him today requesting his consent.
Elizabeth Paulson aged 18 dies after a terror caused by a shadow of a cloak and hat in her room. Physicians and coroners say death resulted from fright amid epilepsy symptoms. Family, German descent, notes the death as caused by fear. Peerless Bream Laundry ad follows.
A vintage advertisement hawks Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for stomach troubles. It promises safe digestion, clearer complexion from pure blood, and faster processing of meals, claiming thousands cured in Michigan.
Citlen Barnett of Parker County Kansas brought a black bear to the Kansas City stock yards with hogs. The bear rode a rope with his hind legs, drawing cheers as a boxed nuisance. Duke Anon and Harrington sold the bear for 29 dollars. Wil Harris bought it for his farm to amuse his children.
Dr Chauncey M Depew is suffering from iritis but not seriously ill and should be relieved in a day or two. The ailment is described as painful but of short duration, with a prescription filed at a nearby drugstore and no long confinement expected.
In Kansas City Maca a local legal inquiry cited Judge David L. Martin examining land titles for the stock yards company and others in West Bottom. Several managers, led by Childs, said there is no foundation to a report they would move the entire business to Topeka or elsewhere, noting such a shift would take a year or more under strict secrecy.
About 150 Columbia post 706 Grand Army of the Republic veterans plan a May trip to Nashville for the Tennessee centennial. Invitations come from E. C. Lewis and the executive committee. Aiming for late May, they will finalize dates at the April 13 meeting and arrange a display to honor their city and organization.
Astor, GoelTs, and other New York property owners push to convert or build hotels and stores into restaurants. The Havemeyer and Roosevelt groups unveil plans for new hotel and restaurant sites at Fifth Avenue Broadway and 951 Broadway. Architect C Abbot French drafts Rhinelander estate remodels at No 19 Broadway for first and second floor restaurant spaces.
An 19th century advertisement extols Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best protection against pneumonia from la Grippe. It cites thousands of users and asserts permanent cure faster than other treatments. Mentions 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by druggists. Also includes a laundry line about broken edge collars being smoothed by steam.
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