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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1894
Page
4
The notice outlines daily edition delivery by carrier at 10 cents within Topeka and suburbs and same price in Kansas towns with carrier service. By mail three months costs 990, one year 560. weekly edition priced per year.
In the 2854 summer period revenue is projected to rise over fifty percent over the previous year. The State Journal claims exclusive pull day coverage via the Associated Press. The 137 member American Newspaper Publishers Association lists The State Journal as a leading paper with a complete printing setup in New York.
In a heated exchange residents denounce prize stories undermining Topeka culture and morale. A powerful speaker is praised, while debates loom between Curtie and Beott amid party tensions. Local editorials defend press independence and question rival coverage from Star and Stare Johnson.
A Kansas reader rebuts attacks on railroads and argues editors should avoid personal denigration while discussing legislation and ownership. The piece notes judges should not accept passes, cites Topeka Journal stance, and calls for nonpartisan civic groups to enforce laws amid local corruption concerns.
Jane Lu Uiepe Stanford filed in the probate court her first annual accounts as executrix of the late Senator Bradford estate. The report covers June 1898 to September 1898, showing $1,570,000 drawn from the estate and $1,371,000 disbursed in the period. A family named Fruit is noted near Bend with irrigation concerns.
The notice touts two gloves the Mignon and the Carnot offering high quality features like large pearl buttons gusset fingers and embroidered backs in multiple colors all priced at one dollar per pair versus usual 1.50. It urges customers to compare in Topeka or other cities and visit to see the merchandise.
Secretary Osborn and Auditor Prather reveal mixed actions on Pullman passes while Kansas Farmer endorses a hard line against official passes. The piece notes Osborn’s lack of use, Prather’s back-and-forth, and a push by farmers to end free passes for officials, citing estimates of minimal travel use and historical opposition from railroad leaders.
Weis reports Gard Rothschild trains zebras for carriage use. Vanderbilt dowry for young women is fifty thousand annually. Ex Governor Sprague serves Narragansett Pier as police chief while Teresita Canzio writes his life story. Robert Blaine gains a $900 Library of Congress clerkship without influence. Irwin sues Rev Lozenberg for blighted affections. Tang saves Augman from drowning. diary notes reveal two hundred ninety fifth saved. Jessup receives 1859 dated letters, origin unknown. Atkins of Rocky Mountain News boasted of no rise above corporal. Puccini jailed as spy in Paris but released after photos destroyed. Loti describes Li Hung Chang as dignified, tall, bearded. Storm Journal and Miscellany reach double Topeka circulation daily.
Por Ramage seeks use of a room as a billiard hall with Collingeworth offering more than the lease value to basement the club. Independent Mt Zion Baptis church advertises four big barbecues in Blinn Grove North Topeka with speakers Sharia Cartis and John M. Brown. Also lists clothing and laundry services at 610 Kansas Ave and West Eighth Street.
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