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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1895
Page
4
The State Journal Topeka edition lists subscription options from daily carrier delivery at two weeks twelve, to weekly and monthly mail plans. Rates indicate three months, six months, and one year options with varying prices. The notice outlines how the paper is distributed within Topeka and to other Kansas towns served by carrier routes.
The Topeka Daily State Journal boasts record half year circulation for 1893 1894 and 1895 with sworn figures showing six month averages far surpassing rivals and the Topeka Capital. It cites the American Newspaper Directory 1899 data and asserts the Journal delivers the latest Associated Press news to readers state wide. Weather and political notes follow with various opinions on reforms and public issues.
The piece argues Kansas Republicans broadly back free silver, naming counties Lyon Chase Cowley Crawford Wallace Ness Neosho Bour Boo Townes as examples while criticizing Lawrence and Topeka for hypocrisy over temperance and social issues. It references historic figures and debates, laments editorial stances, and notes Milwaukee letter carriers facing charges amid civil service tensions.
Meagre notes report a Fallbrook family found slain near a beach camp at San Flores fifty miles up the coast. J D Borden his daughter and son-in law Stiles and a child are believed killed after a boating trip. Authorities suspect Indian attackers tied to recent Say Diego county crimes.
San Francisco attorneys Doon and McPike say Mrs Langtry has not begun divorce proceedings and would file such a complaint in Superior Court, not New York, noting Langtry's Lake County residence and Dunn’s hint at possible transfer to federal court if contested. They report no instructions to date. Sheriff Burdge attended a recent jailer wedding, presenting a rocking chair as a gift. the Pearles Steam Laundry advertises services.
A pedestrian guide in Culpeper tours a picturesque historic region, noting landmarks, local color, and the town’s heritage while strolling through streets and parks.
The narrator journeys through Culpeper and the Wilderness in Virginia to trace Grant and Lee’s 1864 movements. He notes Culpeper’s historic ground, the pine forests along the Rapidan, and theBattle of the Wilderness start. He observes local life, mentions gold mining rumors near the Wilderness, and visits Stonewall Jackson’s death house near Spottsylvania Court House.
A middle aged woman confronts Colonel Dan Scott about horse racing scenes next week. She warns of betting, drunkenness, and unfair racing while seeking tips on a sure thing to invest stove and cloak money on a long legged gray mare. The exchange reflects social tensions over racing and gambling in Texas.
A quarrelsome exchange between uncle and nephew unfolds in Texas Sifting. The uncle chides the nephew for constant borrowing and bitterly laments lacking benevolence, while the nephew ridicules the uncle and asserts his own moral worth.
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