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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1894
Page
4
Daily edition delivery by carrier at 100 cents per week to Topeka and suburbs. Alternate same rate available in any part. No further details clearly readable.
An 1814 Kansas circulation note claims the State Journal has the greatest daily circulation in Kansas and outlines a summer period from June 1 to August 31 with a reported fifty percent year over year increase. The piece cites an “Insues of the thee bar a Daruy” data source, mentions press facilities in New York, and lists Perry Lukens Jr as manager.
Weather outlook for Kansas is fair and warmer tonight into Friday with westerly winds. The narrative reflects Kansas political chatter praising or criticizing leaders, noting conflict between eastern and western Republicans over gold standard versus free silver, potential party split, and mentions of McKinley, Tom Reed, Gor. Tillman, and Kansas City confidence men.
A petition from Ogage County requests a joint Charles Curtis and Mo Boott debate, listing forty six Republicans and drawing Populist involvement. The piece criticizes slum areas near Kansas City and urges law and order, accusing Calderhead and others of dodging the gold standard question.
A scattered Kansas snippet notes a stock opera company in Melvorn, election wagering in Hays City, a fugitive figure from Trege county, a tombstone rumor in Minneapolis, and various oddities. It mentions Osage mortgage records, Ed Oddway’s police court case, a Winfield marriage, Alton restaurant, and local mischief and social curiosities across Burlingame, Ft Scott, Scranton, and Aliena.
A crowd at the state house yesterday cheered as Washburn youths disrupted a McKinley meeting. They proclaimed loyalty to the Republican cause, shouted support for McKinley, and urged the crowd to back him, insisting they have not abandoned their party.
Governor McKinley recognizes Charles Martin, a former clerk of the House, at the depot. Martin, now at the Republican Hub, greets the governor and declines an invitation to ride up the street, citing prior engagements with more distinguished individuals. The exchange reflects a casual, cordial meeting between political figures.
A rough tale set in Lucky Chance follows a gun duel over a claim where a sly con man outwits an unwary buyer. The narrator encounters a redoubtable figure seeking moral reform while intent on settling scores and distributing a Cherokee sassyparilly brew as a lure. The exchange ends with the con man missing his intended quarry and leaving the narrator with clues and gear from the encounter.
A collage of brief jokes and anecdotes from Detroit Free Press and Tit Bits, including a jilted suitor on Woodward Avenue, a schoolmaster challenged by a crown riddle, and a department store proprietor debating a new cash carrier. The pieces evoke turn of the century humor with sharp personalities and playful wordplay.
In Tie Bits a townsfolk pair, Fair Maiden from town and Farmer Hayseed, exchange a humorous exchange about a red parasol attracting a country cow’s attention. Pair Maiten exclaims disbelief, noting the fashion quip and cow’s notice as a lighthearted rural scene.
Ber Father questions the marriage proposal asking for funds to cover the daughter's expenses. Ber Fiance counters by noting the money saved by removing the burden, framing the exchange as a financial bargain in a Chicago Record item.
Willis argues with his mother about playing with rude peers while the ad promotes De Wits Hazel Salve for sounds burns bruises and skin ailments and mentions J EK Jones as a retailer or promoter. The fragment implies a moral instruction scene and a product endorsement.
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