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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1897
Page
4
A jumbled Atchison Globe piece riffs on love, marriage, social status, and gender roles. It humorously mocks money matters, fashion, diaries, mourning etiquette, and the idea of propriety, weaving quips about wives, husbands, and parents amid dated observations.
Generally fair and not so cold tonight and Wednesday. Winds mostly southerly, with mist and slight chill in the air.
The interior department report details park and public playground development including Yellowstone and other national parks, road and bridge projects, and visitor statistics. It notes transportation routes, new bridges, repaired culverts, and planned survey work for Montana Wyoming and California areas. It cites visitor numbers and revenues, plus notes on Hot Springs Reservation and Case Grande Ruin in Arizona.
A storm of criticism erupts as Swinburne rages about an English academy proposal. A furious note to the Times declares the idea too stupid for farce and too vulgar for comedy. The exchange highlights tensions over literary authority and national literary honors.
Mrs nomnsen a familiar Topeka street figure who played a hand organ for ten years leaves town after pleading poverty and exposure. She asks Poor Commissioner Hale for a ticket beyond Emporia to Marion, aided by an 11 year old girl, to escape cold weather and find work. Old Settlers meeting noted. railroad ads and services listed beside fragmented text.
The Washington Star reviews Senator Wolcott of Colorado and his failed bid on the international bimetallic mission. It chronicles his mortification, his poor grace in defeat, and the scramble among diplomats and reporters as he retreats from London.
Denver will host a cattlemen's convention with a unique barbecue featuring buffalo, antelope, elk, and bear steak. Two full buffaloes fattened in the northwest will be roasted, with other meats prepared for guests. The event aims to gain international attention as contraband stock may be displayed and cooked for public consumption.
A testimonial from Mannera M. Surry of South Middleboro Mass recounts scrofula relief after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. The letter describes severe sores and suffering before the remedy cured the girl after a few bottles, with no return of symptoms since.
A herder guiding four flocks of two thousand sheep near the San Francisco mountains was killed by a thunderstorm. His body was found under a tree, with cooking utensils and blanket fragments nearby. Wolves scattered equipment, and the herd vanished. Weeks later about two thousand sheep appeared in New Mexico with no keeper, later identified as the same group from Arizona after tracking marks and origin.
Olver W. Marshall, 35, son of a late Colorado governor, appeared before Judge Fitzsimmons claiming poverty while living in Manhattan. Once money broker in Malcolm C. Anderson’s firm, he reportedly has no income or property aside from a stake in Badger Bay Gold Mining Co. He cannot account for funds or his Europe trip as he maintains support from his mother.
A 16 year old girl, Jennie, married Jim Lee a Chinese farmhand with parental consent. Rev. George W. Morrow officiated. Witnesses say Lee trembled as he spoke English and adjusted to American life, while the ceremony sparked questions about cultural ties and future. The piece also reports tenant farmers in southwestern Texas facing rent pressure amid warnings. It mentions travel times on the Santa Fe Route to California and promotional details.
Governor John G. Brady, raised near Kukema Indiana, writes to Union Dispatch readers with mining guidance for Alaska. He warns of harsh mountains, glaciers, swift rivers, thawing permafrost, and limited transport, advising newcomers to come with a year’s supplies and work first. He suggests small parties, Juneau outfitting, and warns Canada’s cabinet may push Americans from British territory as mounted police head north.
Rome November 29 The Vatican archives director denies the alleged Pilate report to Tiberius as impossible. He notes the oldest manuscript is from the third century and that spurious Pilate to Pilate documents exist only in later copies.
Union Pacific advertises fast travel through Kansas, Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah with routes to Denver Cheyenne Salt Lake City San Francisco Portland and Puget Sound area. It touts quick time unequaled service deluxe equipment drawing room sleeping cars free reclining chairs and dining cars. Contact B A Lewis city ticket agent 3 0 Fulton depot agent for timetables and fares. Snyder's New Photo Gallery at 722 Kansas Avenue Boott and Scott The Cremerie 726 street
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