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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 10, 1900
Page
4
A digest of editorials and chatter from Topeka to New York notes election bets, political maneuvers, and shifting alliances. It highlights Kansas race dynamics, Baker and Burton as contenders, and Debs's predicted impact, with reference to Gov Roosevelt rumors and Kansas legislative tensions.
Police matron Sira L. B. Thorpe seeks food donations to supply fifty Thanksgiving dinners for the needy. Residents may drop contributions at the police station or arrange delivery with her office. Last year about two hundred dinners were given, but this year demand is lower.
A congressional discussion advocates building a U S armor plate plant to supply battleships and 36 gun boats and steamer war vessels. Proponents argue self sufficiency would cut armor costs, accelerate ship completion, and keep pace with foreign powers, while armor makers resist lowering prices.
The Kansas Republican party holds a pivotal chance to reform charitable institutions and remove them from political influence. Public demand for change has grown due to asylum and state institution controversies. With Republicans controlling the state, observers expect radical reforms if lawmakers align with the governor’s views.
The ailing health of Chancellor Snow at Kansas State University prompts concern for his recovery after a long tenure since 1864. His son’s drowning death weighed on him, yet his natural history work earned the school national respect. Recovery and continued leadership are hoped for as the university seeks stability.
New Yorkers will mark this year as a pyrotechnic year in their political history, with Topeka and Shawnee County electricity in the election scene. The slow returns left Shawnee County incomplete after several days, a scenario met with little credit or comfort.
The Topeka vote counted late as city growth required new territory. Officials lament slow polling and dawned lines as voters waited. Kansas ballot design forces marks for each candidate, seen as inefficiency compared to states with blanket ballots.
Delays in street paving emerge as blocks on Lane Fillmore and Tyler wait for Colorado sandstone curbing. Grading on Third Street is complete but curb supply holds progress. most blocks will curb with Port Scott stone while Tyler uses Colorado sandstone. Sidewalk grading moves, with 600 lots to finish. 400 workers lag behind graders. Weather could push final payments past contract dates.
The council battles over FP M Stahl s confirmation with four voting yes four no and four undecided amid temperance pressure. Mayor pledges reappointment if needed and says Stahl will enforce laws despite controversy. Debate centers on propriety of his appointment and local political pressure.
An Atchison woman hosts a surprise dinner for her husband while he stays away, revealing social pressures on women to perform for others. The piece questions why women seek approval in society instead of pleasing their husbands, noting male rights and the sting of public scrutiny.
A collection of humorous quips and reflections from the Philadelphia Echo, featuring a philosopher who never argues with his wife, jokes on money and umbrellas, a postman’s importance, and clever lines about yellow journalism and presidential excerpts. The snippets showcase light satire on society, journalism, and human foibles with fragmented, comic banter.
A fragmentary Chicago column on fortune favoring the bold, likening selling a dog to giving it away, and noting Corkscrewn to have sunk lives. It jokes about marriage, bravery in battle, charity, and satire on wives buying new hats leading to a fatal result.
An old column reviews undergarment trends and home sewing care. It notes washable fabrics, new flannel designs, and patterns inspired by vintage lingerie, praising practical upgrades while reflecting period tastes and fabric quality. The piece highlights gendered fashion shifts and the era’s laundry realities.
A damaged reader note touts a cure for catarrh, claiming relief from red eyes throbbing temples ringing ears headaches and nasal discharge. It asserts a remedy called Gomutitational rest cures mucous membranes and restores normal passages, promising complete symptom resolution.
A review of recent publications by Houghton-Mifflin and others, praising illustrated volumes on Dutch life, travel, naval history, and the development of the U.S. navy since steam ironclads. The piece highlights introductions by publishers, the unique focus of each book, and the stage adaptation potential of historical material.
Terom the London Chronicler Mir Cotleen Kernahen follows a queer coincidence as the latest duvel ts serials unfold. The opening pages of Ye shoal present a directory to their works of reference.
A George Sand profile recounts a bizarre 19th century interview with a British journalist. Sand jokes that she never works and that her books “make themselves” in evening and night. The exchange includes a query about her favorite and the novelist’s evasive reply about Olympia.
A Grahamville village blacksmith praises a cough remedy that reportedly cures croup in his five year old son after doctors and medicines failed. The testimonial claims the medicine is safe with no opium and works when symptoms appear, while a stray line about a girl and a rain skirt appears unrelated.
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