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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1894
Page
4
The document presents the State Journal Oficia l Paper of Topeka with pricing for daily and weekly editions. It includes Weather Indications from Waentseron dated October 15 and a Washington Post note about Tom Reed, silver politics, and election discussions.
The speech praises government action against sugar and other trusts and foresees penalties for conspirators. It lauds Thomas B Reed of Maine for a Cooper Union address praising fair profit distribution, warns strikes can reflect injustice, and argues government handling of wealth leads to general prosperity.
Fragmentary notes describe a thief and a clerical clerk related gossip in Wellive ton and Seocon. Mentions a marriage and a Wagonseller visiting, with unclear outcomes. No clear events or verifiable names given.
The piece notes Westmoreland plans a choral society and a local speaker will address poor classes at 10 AM. Alma crowns its most popular young lady via a voting contest, while Sharp Hiving near Highland reports a small corn theft. Codding and Jenkins marriage is noted, with local quips and scattered notices on thefts, dental ads, and small-town happenings.
Dispatch from Major Leutwein, imperial commissioner, reports Chief Henrix Witboot of the Hottentots yielded to German forces after August 25 siege at his camp near Walfish Bay. German casualties included Lieutenant Diestel killed and Captain Edorff wounded. Witboot had long troubled German settlers and resisted civilization efforts.
Aurssn and McManus, Tailors at 610 Kansas Avenue D, advertise stylish fitting trousers and outfits, with Holmes Drug Store at 71 Kansas Avenue noted in the local shop notices.
Special correspondence notes St Louis lively as the Forty Days Exposition opens with pageantry and masks. The Veiled Prophet festivities attract crowded hotels and grand illuminations while the Hoo Hoo order invokes an Egyptian legend of the sacred black cat and rebirth myths.
A fragmented 19th century account traces Mardi Gras origins in New Orleans Mobile and St Louis linking carnival societies to ancient rites. It notes the Veiled Prophet parade since 1878 and recalls early floats, pageants and the growth of the Mystic Krewe era with references to Rex the king and related societies.
The Wanamaker presidency and nominees for the state Sunday School convention are announced with officers listed including Rev Dr W Allegheny and Prof Thompson. An appeal promises relief from piles and constipation with Rudy’s Pile Ointment and a $20 to $25 dress and business suit promotion. A Kansas avenue address and Peerless Steam Laundry figures appear in the fragmented ad copy.
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