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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1895
Page
4
The notice outlines delivery areas including Topska and suburbs and offers mail subscriptions with three months or one year terms. It also mentions a Westly edition priced per year and notes carrier and regional distribution across Kansas towns where the paper operates.
The Topeka Daily State Journal prints a long statement of first half year 1831 circulation and notes a higher daily average than recent years. It cites data from The American Newspaper directory and sworn statements, with figures showing a rising trend in daily circulation and annual totals for the period. The piece also references other newspapers and notes related commentary on urban distribution and mission fundraising.
A biased critique argues that fixed salaries for officials ignore the fluctuating wages of common workers. It notes public pay remains constant while labor income varies with economic conditions, contrasting modern pay scales from laborers to national leaders. The piece highlights stark disparity between day laborers earning up to $1.55 and officials keeping steady high salaries.
An editorial questions if content allowed in books should be restricted in the home and argues for keeping only book-permissible material in family reading. It cites Sheldon and notes.Value claims about newspapers printing sensational stories and the impact on children. The piece mentions an apple carnival in Topeka and urges citizens to help, while debating Kansas civic issues and recent city license ordinance rulings.
Nonsensical OCR snippets reference Atchison topics including a wheel factory, city votes, and local figures. The garbled text mentions Emporia, Leavenworth, Wichita, and Independence with scattered names and events, but readable details are minimal and no clear single incident emerges. The piece reads as a collage of overheard notes and stray sentences across towns.
By Prinsios the Topeks Jours reaches seven columns with a new building in progress. The paper grows amid its changing role, aiming to better serve readers and attract advertisers as it shifts from a community institution to a leading local business. Peeriess Steam Laundry advertises at 112 and 114 West Eight Street.
Colonel H. H. Hadisy explains the event as a conversion that altered his outlook and sparked a remarkable change in his life. The remark was made amid discussions of faith and personal testimony, highlighting a moment he regards as transformative.
New York Oct 17 Colonel Henry B Hadley a noted lawyer and temperance advocate underwent a dramatic pledge and claimed total liberty from alcohol after a prayer meeting at the Jerry McAnley mission. He now leads the St Bartholomew's Rescue Mission and the Portside House projects, aiming to build self supporting homes, workshops and religious rooms for recovering men, seeking funds toward a $700000 goal.
The Lance to live as a county weekly after Adams Brothers and W French purchase The Saturday Evening Lance of MLC Prost. It will be renamed The Saturday and the fire, appearing in October, enlarged to four columns, published from Frank Morrows meat market, with new ownership and independent politics. A brand new outlet will accompany the paper. Frost quits after thirteen years. Marvelous results report for Kings New Discovery in pneumonia case. trial bottles 10c at J K Jones Drug Store, regular sizes 10c and $1.00.
A Washington Star piece recounts a war department clerk in the suburbs who aimed to influence his landlord over repairs by threatening public exposure. After presenting improvements and rent hike threats, the clerk laments the landlord’s refusal to reimburse and notes an imminent rent increase. The tale closes with an unrelated ad for Mrs Winslow's soothing syrup.
Round trip rail fare listed for Dallas service from Steam Laundry listings at 212 and 214 West.Readable fragments indicate travel option via Tuk Santa Fe Rover with round trip pricing.
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