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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal announces its TWENTIETH THAR edition with daily delivery by carrier at 19 cents in Topska and surrounding areas. Subscription options include three months for 77 cents and annual mail rates.
The text compiles garbled OCR lines discussing circulation, newspapers, Topeka annual figures, and political snatches. It references the American Newspaper Library, Topeka Daily Capital figures, and assorted commentary on law, elections, and public notices with scattered dates and names.
The piece argues for accountability of bank directors for mismanagement and calls for penalties when neglect harms depositors. It also discusses Roosevelt administration, the Kansas prohibitory law, and public officials’ duties, warning that lax enforcement breeds ongoing disputes in Wichita, Atchison, and Leavenworth. It notes plans for a carnival in Topeka next fall and mention of Kansas City visitors for events.
Diphtheria reports rise in Winfield with twelve cases amid a mix of quirky notes from Hutchinson newsrooms. Items include a would‑be reform school story, oddball animal notes, and local sightings from El Dorado to Lawrence, plus a Wichita wedding pair returning from their honeymoon.
Public sale notices from Shawnee County Kansas courts list sale dates in October and November for multiple properties across Topeka and surrounding areas. Plaintiffs include First National Bank and Williams plaintiffs, with defendants named in each case. Sale details specify lots, blocks, and subdivisions, with high bids and cash payments required, and front steps of county courthouses used for sale announcements.
A 19 or 20 year old traveler in buckskin and beadwork meets wary passengers on a train. He is questioned about warpaint and frontier exploits as an intercepting committee looms. A passing night official pranks him with a photo and autograph request, leaving the man bemused by Uncle Sam’s stature. Also a New York vignette follows a weary traveler seeking a simple square meal free of frills and tricks at a Third Avenue spot.
A crowd watches as a man attempts to speak with a store clerk while a tense exchange unfolds. Amid startled glances a girl in pale hair questions, and a bystander recalls a line from a Reed book about a dark event as tension rises. The scene ends with embarrassed laughter and a hint of urgency.
A collage of fractured quotes and satirical snippets from Chicago Tribune Washington Star Youth's Companion New York Weekly and more. Bits of dialogue touch on politics World War I era sentiment labor disputes and social remarks. The piece reads as a mosaic of overheard lines and misread conversations.
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