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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal twenty second year announces daily edition with carrier delivery at ten cents a week to Tepeks and suburbs or same price in base town where three carrier system operates.
The Topeka Daily Capital reports a surge in average daily circulation for the year, citing figures from the newspaper’s own publishers and sworn statements. It compares Topeka press reach to other local dailies and mentions Associated Press dispatches and weather notes.
The piece attacks Secretary Carlisle and the Democratic stance on currency, accusing them of destroying money value and exaggerating gold needs. It cites the Gosling editorial line on party platforms and Barton Mulvane as a Shawnee County political candidate, with skeptical notes on anti Burton sentiment and county political viability.
A Kansas roundup notes The Lyons Republican supports Judge W A Johnston for CB Senator and mentions various local figures and events. It highlights Atchison connections, plant outputs in Blow Rapids, night watch duties, KU student life, and local opinions on tariffs and bicycle sidewalks. It also references Abilene ministers, Salina sentiments, and national House leadership chatter.
The Spinning Spinsters, a newly formed bicycle club of young women, will ride from Pauline road next Sunday at 9:30 am and return by 10 am. Members will attend church services after the spin, with some riding solo to avoid disrupting worship. They emphasize individual members not the club, and will wear street dresses.
West Virginia sportsmen urge a boycott on partridge hunting this winter. Posters opposing shooting have spread statewide to save quail and partridge after the severe blizzards last season that decimated wild bird populations. If conditions do not improve, these birds may nearly vanish in the state within a year.
The engagement and wedding plans of Edith Rockefeller and Harold F. McCormick are announced. The ceremony will be at the Fifi Avene Baptishure and officiated by Rev Dr W J Faunce on November 26, with a guest list including Miss Scott, Miss Caldwell of New York, Miss Frances Adams of Boston, Miss Currin McCormick of Chicago, and Miss Emam Rockefeller as maid of honor. Cyrus McCormick and Emranus Drake will be ushers, Stanley McCormick to serve as best man. The couple will sail for Italy for the winter after their wedding.
A Lehigh University party disrupted a Putts Gayety Girls show in Bethlehem. Actors fled the stage in tights as townspeople demanded refunds and the performance ended mid act. Camille D Arville’s company had been touring New York material. Local ads promote trains to Kansas City and Topeka meat market offerings and other services.
An account notes a drive by opponents seeking to restore traditional control, outlining actions aimed at reversing reforms and reestablishing customary power structures. It details key figures and potential consequences of the move within the region.
A chaotic scene at the local post office ends with a fight between Jim Hewson and town officials. Hewson, seated in the private room, is hurled from a window after a brief struggle, leaving his gear behind. The altercation underscores tensions over access to the postmaster’s private chamber and governance claims.
A collage of anecdotes and quips from Detroit Free Press letters, Washington Post items, and local jokes. It includes a street fight report with threats, social satire about shopping and bargaining, a tale of love and negotiable paper, and small town gossip.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, a nervous suitor named Sam Betlamus bares his feelings to Kate Nagren, seeking a hint of reciprocation. He confesses a deeper affection, notes the timing, and asks for permission to proceed, while Kate remains poised. He concludes by valuing time and bidding her good evening.
In a Detroit Free Press account a fat woman and a lean Joan woman clash trying to board a Woodward avenue car. The lean woman falls behind then rallies while a bystander notes social insults and class tension as the scene unfolds on the streetcar platform.
A Darlington church service is interrupted by a young rector's daughter, as she wiggles in the pew, calls for attention, and innocently reacts to remarks about a model tied to Mr. Paynter. Observers note the scene reveals social gossip and youth disruption during a quiet act.
A collage of comic quips from a theatrical milieu contrasts the song and dance performer with the tragedian. Ragged dialogue riffs on Hamlet and spinning a head, with snappy exchanges from Cincinnati Enquirer and New York Weekly.
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