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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1897
Page
10
Average circulation for first six months of 17. Ambiguous OCR fragment notes pricing per line and per week with a stray name Monen and a partial date or year, giving a glimpse of a newspaper advertising or circulation metric.
Fragmented OCR text shows job ad style asking for writing business experience and references. Mentions multiple names and places with unclear phrases. Appeals for exam preparation texts and sample outfits, with scattered city names like Chicago and Louis.
A slave era tale centers on Jene called the meanest nigger in town. Uncle Reuben narrates lynching fears and a mob at the gate. Marse Tom confronts a mob and hides Jene, who is led away to safety at night in a tense plantation dinner scene.
Notice from the Office of Commissioner of Elections Topeka Kansas that registration books for voters in the city will close on Friday evening October and remain closed after the opening time at 7 o clock. The notice is signed by Yount Commissioner of Elections.
Notice to voters from the Commissioner of Elections in Topeka Kansas states that petition books for several voting precincts will open for registration of voters from Topek until six o clock p m on a specified day and after Saturday every evening until its schedule Friday Sunday excepted.
Sealed proposals addressed to the Secretary of State in Topeka Kansas are invited for the interior work at the Kansas State Capitol. Plans by State House Architect T Yetner specify plastering and cornicing with separate gloss work. Bid bonds and cashier’s checks are required. terms cite eight hour law and executive council rules.
The American Newspaper Directory is the recognized authority among advertisers for newspaper circulations. It has stood for twenty nine years and offers a $100 reward for proof that its circulation statements are incorrect.
The Topeka Kansas State Journal is named by the American Newspaper Directory as having the largest circulation in Topeka Shawnee County and the First Congressional District. The directory based its claim on signed statements from Kansas' leading dailies and will publish full figures September 1 1897. The paper notes much of its edition is delivered by carrier or express with no postage.
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