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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1894
Page
4
Daily edition delivered by carrier 10 tests a walk to Topeka and suburbs or same price in Kansas towns with carrier system. By mail three dollars per year. Weekly edition per year three.
The notice states that during the three dull summer months of 1894 the average daily circulation increased by over fifty percent within a year. It references August and includes scattered fragments indicating a strong growth claim for the publication in Kansas.
Washinutoy reports a Kansas forecast pairing warmth tonight with an approach of colder weather by evening. The piece also blends stray political commentary on liquor, labor, and international procurement, citing Armour for canned beef and Tokyo waterworks pipe contracts, plus a pullquote on remedies for headaches.
J B Larimer read a paper on Social Reforms highlighting widespread unrest and the need for thoughtful reform. He warned against monopolies and unequal wealth distribution, urging individuals to fulfill duties to family society state and creator to achieve civilizational progress.
A scattered Kansas roundup reports a Mennonite conference in Hillsboro, antedate notes on Maran church dedication in Linville, suffrage politics in Wil sonton, and Pearl Davidson’s Oregon trip plan. Galena youths head toward the Arkansas, Parson s and Parsons news mix with gas prices in Neodesha, street lighting woes at Junction City, and a tale of a man falling from a freight car. Reports mention legal quirks, a rally in Abilene, and a Glen Elder private box lecture.
Miscellany of parade events and city notes from Topeka recounts a fiery display ruining uniforms, a bustling parade, and local officials discussing irrigation, education, and city improvements. Mentions court cases, political remarks, and and various civic updates from the period.
An aging pair, Carlton Wyman and Harriet Keipters, aged 77 and 73, requested to wed in Parkdale, finding new love beyond youth. The ceremony was calm, with hopeful vows and a simple, affectionate exchange as they join in marriage for better or worse.
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