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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1900
Page
4
A garbled 19th century style report surveys political maneuvers in the United States and abroad. It notes debates over prohibition extending to islands, shifts in Kentucky Kentusky policy, and a push for public works including electric power, water, and municipal services.
Secretary of the Treasury reports surtax rise to 351,000,0000 and predicts July 1 total near 400,000,000, prompting debate on cutting taxes. Congress pressures to ease burden on taxpayers while stamp tax, manufacturers, and financial interests seek favorable outcomes. Public sentiment mixed as legislators weigh broader economic impact.
A visitor from Minneapolis, Mr. Loring, paid his own expenses and toured Topeka to advocate park and streetscape improvements. He praised bluegrass strips, shrubs, and tree lines along avenues, comparing Topeka’s potential to Minneapolis Kings Highway. Local residents discussed feasibility, while Loring pledged to follow up via correspondence and urged appreciation for his visit.
In Topeka the smallpox situation shows about twenty current cases and five deaths since November. The record suggests mortality is low due to a mild form, while officials acknowledge muddled public understanding and a weak quarantine that allowed confusion and limited awareness of true conditions.
The text warns that past winter's conditions exposed vulnerable infants to danger and that lessons from that season should guide future actions. It suggests people marked for UFO experiences faced escape risks if conditions had been fully understood.
An eastern contractor orders 190 000 Vins for a millinery institution to decorate spring bonnets. Birds including song birds sparrows hawks and crows will be slain and prepared. The piece denounces feather fashion and calls for Bird Day in public schools to teach children to protect birds and oppose their slaughter.
A contributed piece urges women entering business to discard rosy notions and endure rude shocks. It notes shorter hours, constant self reliance, and the need to work as equal partners with men. Emphasizing quiet, dignified conduct, it warns against slang and flashy dress and urges focus on employer interests for higher pay.
A letter condemns party efforts to cut taxes while neglecting needed state repairs. It cites crumbling masonry at the state house, dangerous traps on corridors, a split brass knob at the west basement door, and overall neglect of essential maintenance, urging timely fixes to protect lives and property.
Civic reform urged to depoliticize state charitable and correctional facilities. Gov Branley praised for addressing political mistakes, as the Association of Charities and Corrections pushes for professional, nonpartisan management. Topeka named as next national meeting site in May.
A column of scattered musings and quotes on work, cleanliness, manners, social etiquette, and moral exhortations. It recalls the era’s social guidance with anecdotes about housecleaning, invitations, church life, and kindness as daily missionary work.
A fragmentary verse column queries human burdens and conscience with humorous misprints and quirky observations. It juggles thrift, secrecy, fashion, silence, and late night feasting, weaving scattered, era-tinged quips and a reference to a colonial trek tale.
A patchwork of humorous maxims on vanity honesty and marriage contrasts with catalog-style notices about new books. It lists several titles and authors including Captain Diep by Anthony Hope and The Immortal Garland, with publishers and prices, plus scattered commentary on social themes and Chicago ties.
Book notes discuss Modern Spain by Martin Andrew Sharp, with price and publisher details, plus a review of Woloughtby and other memoirs. The critique highlights historical value, portrayal of characters, and narrative quality, noting Autobiography of S Weir Mitchell and The Transvaal by Gutlock, with publication context and pricing.
From the New York Sun report on the Quebec citadel and surrounding fortifications, concerns rise over neglect and decay since Canadian control in 1870. Only 71 guards remain, far fewer than the British garrison era, with costs projected to repair the aging defenses. The piece also comments on political divides over funding Canada’s fortifications and mentions related South Africa service debates.
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