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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
4
The State Journal announces carrier delivery to Topeka and suburbs at the same price as other customers. Mail options include three months, six months, and one year subscriptions. A weekly edition and annual rates are noted, with pricing details for home delivery and mail copies.
The State Journal claims rising subscriptions and broad recognition as a leading newspaper. It cites a strong circulation during summer months, asserts affiliation with the Associated Press, and touts its comprehensive press facilities and national reach with an Eastern office in New York's Tribune Building.
Weather notes cooler in the northwest Saturday morning and again Saturday afternoon. A political column mentions John W. Breidenthal, Tom Rexpeo silver, and local candidates amid debates on free silver and party warnings. Vague anecdotes on receipts, votes, and election sentiment follow, with calls to scrutinize state ticket candidates.
The Maine vote shows Democrats down about 18 000 from the prior year while Republicans rise by roughly 1 000 votes. Populists and Prohibitionists fall about 1 000 each. Returns from 300 towns suggest Maine’s GOP strength and a possible endorsement of Tom Reed on silver and related issues.
A chaotic tale unfolds in Cherokee country where a man brings a trained hog and a jumping frog to entertain crowds. Jealousy sparks a fatal shooting of a father of nine. the crowd hangs the accused in a rash, mercy-averse response. A widow mourns, and the narrator contemplates duty, bravely offering support but fleeing from being left to raise the children alone.
Six men from Smoky Row appeared before Officer Capron this morning after a late night raid on a Third street house described as boisterous. J. D. Montgomery J. A. Blake Sam Findlay Wm Hart and another were fined five dollars each for disorderly conduct and jailed. Supporting items include a separate arrest of M MecLaughlin for bottle use and Dillon for domestic disturbance, both fined five dollars and jailed. Elizabeth Lyle Saxton to lecture on Keeley League work at First Congregational church with free admission on Saturday.
Boston Shoe Co offers a wide stock of footwear at reduced prices from $0.50 to $4.00. Men’s calf, ladies handmade and kid leather styles, children’s shoes, and new arrivals from Bing Reynolds and partners advertised as one week only. Large emporium promises honest deals on latest styles.
Advertises Santa Fe route round trip tickets to St Joe with travel dates through September. Mentions emergency preparation guidance and various cures and remedies sold by Rowley Bros and J. Jones. Includes dubious health claims and local business references.
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