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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1894
Page
4
Daily edition delivered by carrier ten cents per week to Topeka and suburbs or same price in Kansas towns with carrier system. By mail three months eight dollars. one year fourteen dollars. Weekly edition per year fifty cents. Rates reflect newspaper carrier and mail options for local and state delivery.
Special blanket values and theater commentary fill a Topeka paper page. The ad lists blanket prices from 98 cents to $12 per pair and notes Maxacrs L. M. Gmawronn interview about attracting better shows. It critiques Denver Colorado politics and cites local opinions on entertainment and civic affairs with assorted small-town notices.
The text appears to be an oddly garbled newspaper masthead and notices from the State Journal. It references circulation laudations for Kansas, a date note, legal registrar names, and publishing associations, with Perry Lukens Jr. listed as manager.
The passage cites an early likeness of Abraham Lincoln from 1851, discusses Illinois politics with anticipated Senate elections, and mentions the American Protective Association's activity in Wyoming. It notes gold reserves, the silver debate, and shifts in tariff expectations amid a broad view of party dynamics and emerging political groups.
Local notes report various brief items from Kansas towns. Mentions include Beardsley’s barber in Larned, Miss Fusa from Sumner county, Oxford band, John Hugg of Ash Valley with a injured arm expected back soon, and the comet addition to Larned’s arrests. Rewards totaling 1060 dollars offered for a mayor in Sinea? Riley Day at a Wellington botanic event. Lawrence water works fee, Finckner with hay fever, and Lebanon voting on a 5000 dollar debt to improve local finances.
News notes from North Topeka list social events and local visits including Miss Nellie Butterly hosting a Halloween party and Clarence Carter visiting from the state university. Family announcements report a three week old girl born to Mr and Mrs Beitwell at Bedwell’s private asylum and a death and burial of Fred Waller’s infant. Community updates mention revival meetings at Kansas Avenue ME church with two prayer gatherings, a football game slated against Hannam street, a horse race on the Grantville road, and a druggist compact ending Sunday closings with stores open all day thereafter. Local politics cover a Lukens opera house gathering featuring David Govgermyer, Barney Lantry for state treasurer, and Sidser G. Quuck for lieutenant governor, amid a Republican-leaning crowd. A laundry ad asks for Topeka Steam Laundry services and a request for a permanent ribbon quote, with a telephone reference.
A Detroit Tribune note describes a host showing a wall button and a two minute patrol storm to summon policemen, but the visitor questions its use. The host replies with a wan smile that it is a convenience when the servant girls feel lonely.
A collection of vignette snippets showing dialogue and contrasts in education, race, and service. A colonel speaks with an old writer named Stephen about training a son, while a French servant Justine is teased for lobsters and cheese.
In a crowded police court, Judge Ensminger fines Jimmie Burns two dollars for drunkenness while seeking leniency to pay later. Ed Shaffer, a plumber en route to Kansas City, is dismissed. Others like M Williams, Jim O'Brien, Ed Warden face light penalties or explanations. A lone dark cloud is K Rawson accused of drunkenness, while Fred Dorein’s case ends with a small fine.
The report for the poor farm lists 30 inmates with a total age near two hundred years and an average just over seven. Eighteen are over 69. causes include sickness blind and unable to work. Three births and three deaths occurred. infants were sent to the orphanage. Oldest inmate is Jordan Dolue, age 3.
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