Five Cents a Line Advertising Rates in May 1806
Advertising rates listed as five cents per line or two and a half cents per line for a week and fifty cents per month. The note also mentions the average circulation for May in 1806.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1896
Page
7
Advertising rates listed as five cents per line or two and a half cents per line for a week and fifty cents per month. The note also mentions the average circulation for May in 1806.
Fragmented OCR notices advertise machinery printing presses college boards job offers and rental rooms. Includes references to a web perfecting press shipping sample distribution and assorted addresses and phone-like cues across disparate items.
Rain fell as visitors arrived for the Canton celebration honoring Major Bee Kinley of Stark County. Veterans gathered at Canton Purl for a noon opening with many in attendance. Col J J Clark spoke and Governor McKinley addressed the crowd while delegations from Somerset Pennsylvania Marshall Michigan Calhoun County also joined by special trains and greetings.
In a Fourth Street fire incident at B S Rice grocery, Earl Shook and workers ignited gasoline while transferring fuel from a small oil house. A match near the door caused an explosion and fires spread, injuring two firemen and damaging the front of the store. Fire crews contained the blaze with water and mud. doctors treated the injured.
In Oakland district court Judge Hazen denied a writ of mandamus to force Clerk George Grindle to approve bonds for George L. Stone the district treasurer. The session noted qualified board members exist but the controversy remains unresolved until Grindle approves Stone. The judge criticized the situation saying competent people can run the district’s finances.
Ottawa reports Sir Oliver Mowat pledged government action if needed to compel payment of life policies in Canada held by American firms in gold. Policies total $96 million in life, $10 million in fire, $1 million in marine. Canada holds $312 million of the insurers’ assets. Some US companies back gold payments, others resist. Also includes travel ad for Burlington Route with schedules and amenities. Public notice of transit details appears amid varied ad content.
A rural citizen explains he will quit subscribing to the local paper after months of issues including a lost loadard and a town marshal beating. He accuses the paper of ignoring his column and vows to pay up and quit. The piece echoes Abbotsville era grievances and a humorously hampered citizen.
Chaotic OCR fragment mentions various phrases and ads including bleached and unbleached items, a festival with electric displays, and laundry service. Key visible entities include Detroit Free Press, E. Jordan, Bell Telon, Peerless Steam Laundry, and a street address. No cohesive event or clear date is discernible.
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