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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

May 17, 1895

Page

12

State of Superior would claim rich timber region as new commonwealth

A historical prospect describes a proposed state named Superior formed from northern Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota areas around Lake Superior. Advocates argue unified laws and taxation would boost growth and political power, while many in southern portions oppose secession and doubt feasibility.

Superior Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota Duluth Minn Superor Wis Spencer St. Louis County Commonwealth Qmoset Lake Superior United States New Commonwealth West Virginia Delaware Peninsula Delaware Maryland Virginia Nevada Uwtah Utah Arizona Washington New York New York City Westchester County Long Island Staten Island Tlinuis Chicago Goa

Fragmented European Letters and Fashion Gossip Chronicle

A string of snippets on western state borders and a West Virginia split dispute follows mixed quips about politics and finance. A Paris bank check clears amid talk of credit abroad. Light banter from New York cartoons notes absinthe tremors and opera jewelry dreams.

ABC Paris Parco Banksire New York Weekly

An Effective Remedy

A brief exchange in Texas Siftings jokes about calming nerves and a sea voyage, with a quip suggesting a wife’s sea trip as an unexpected remedy. The dialogue plays on anxious feelings and lighthearted medical advice.

Recognized His Handiwork

Mr. Gusher notes Miss Smiler’s fine teeth while Mr. Forceps declines to comment, citing modesty in a light Life magazine style exchange.

Miniature Metropolis of New York Restaurants

Edith Sessions sketches New York dining scenes showing upscale Fifth Avenue cafes attracting fashionables and celebrities, uptown late hours with Parisian ambience, and diverse patrons from writers to breadwinners. She contrasts sleek cosmopolitan spots with modest eateries, colorfully detailing kitchens, prices, and social scenes across neighborhoods.

Edith Sessions New York Fifth Avenue Wall Street Beau Monde West Sixteenth Street

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