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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1896
Page
4
The fragmentary notice appears to reference the State Journal Gall edition, carrier delivery details, periodical pricing or subscription terms, and a New York address for the American Newspaper Teachers association. It mentions advertisers and readers being addressed, with open access for advertisers.
A Topeka paper reports a strong showing with detailed statistics for the first half of a year ending June 20, 1508. The article notes daily averages and compares performance across periods, highlighting growth and notable readings.
Baler and Propriator Moocks Kansas dated July 2 1895 shows a garbled entry on circulation and daily averages for the year 1893 1895 and a reference to Ep 1055 in TRinAry 1 IFS with unclear figures and stray phrases.
Fragmented political ranting questions war versus peace and welfare spending. Mentions literacy, government policy, and party figures like Cleveland and Brat in a clipped, satirical newspaper voice. Notes Niagara, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Arkansam as distant contexts in a sprawling critique of voters and leaders.
A fragment discusses the debate over returning to a gold standard and reducing government power in currency. It notes public endorsement of the policy, references Greenbacks, and questions the impact on bonds, treasury funds, and financial stability, reflecting a contentious economic issue.
A damaged OCR fragment discusses relations with Spain and a shipbuilder’s role, mentioning Charles Cran, Philadelphia, and political viewpoints. It references ongoing tensions and confidence in Republican leaders while noting future inquiries and industrial output from Everness Steam Laundry in a general sense.
Visionary note on Niagara Falls as a source of electricity and its impact on industrial progress. Describes dynamos, generators, and the transformation of Buffalo with imagined power costs and early hydroelectric concepts. Mentions Sacramento and electric lighting as milestones amid speculative prose.
A historical notice reports large apple offerings to Boston with thousands of bushels distributed to aid markets. The piece references Bogtot and mentions several figures, including six thousand delshier denn and two thousand inshelns of evergreen fruit, highlighting a cooperative effort amid ongoing department work.
In Columbus on November 1, a disorderly mob of newsboys disrupted a city parade. They shouted profanities, hurled objects at bystanders and police, and refused to disperse after hours of shouting. Officials intervened, and officers eventually calmed the crowd.
The Cleveland bakers raise the price of a loaf by one cent, citing rising wheat costs and market volatility. With wheat futures climbing and wholesale prices up, local bakers anticipate continued higher production costs and a potential further price adjustment in coming weeks.
The Topeka Packing House Market is reported to be now owned by GF Tiffany. The transfer is described as a merger under the guidance of GB J. Teeny, with the new proprietor continuing operations at the same site and maintaining the previous level of efficiency and service.
Rail schedule notes show Santa Fe Route California Limited with departures from Topeka and connections to Los Angeles and San Diego. Additional trains from Chicago and Kansas City plus a tourism sleeper service are listed. The garbled text also mentions telephones and agents for information.
Dr A J Canfield of St Pauls Church Chicago uses bold advertising to fill sermons. He posters sermons on billboards and trains, offers free kindergarten and girls sewing circle, plans a parish house and motherhood class to educate on sanitation and child care. The aim is a university for applied Christianity drawing wealthy and poor alike to a transformed South Side church.
The dashing Princesa de Chiteny, formerly Miss Frinckes de Chimay Ward of Detroit, faces divorce from Prince Josip de Caraman Chi May of Belgium. Once a Paris favorite, she dazzled court society before tensions with Belgian royals grew. They have two children.
Austin W Mann is a pioneering deaf mute ordained in the Protestant Episcopal church and serves as general missionary for the Midwestern Deaf Mute mission. Formerly a teacher at Michigan School For Deaf Mutes, he started in 1878 to spread the gospel through sign, founding missions in Chicago St Louis Indianapolis Detroit Cleveland Cincinnati and Kansas City while visiting each regularly.
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