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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1904
Page
5
Fragments describe State Journal operations in New York and Chicago offices, Associated Press reports, and editorials on Civil War era politics and the 1904 presidential climate. Items mention Topeka to Frankfurt rail plans, party strategy, and broad national concerns including economic stimulant consumption.
Fragmented items cover land leases at low rates, circus delays, town improvements, and curious local anecdotes. Notes include free libraries in Jayhawker Jots, Independence opera house plans, temperance drinks in Obtawa, smallpox quarantine delaying a circus, and quirky tales of trains, thefts, and livestock births.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe presents humorous quips about mothers, courtship, aging, sayings, and everyday life. It casually riffs on social norms, jokes about dinners and dress, and references a local sound effects gag with forks. The piece reads as a collage of light aphorisms and lighthearted maxims.
A miscued fragment discusses money and marriage roles, noting a bachelor’s view on finances and a widow seeking to erect a sign of a man. The text hints at economic perceptions in courtship but remains incomplete and unclear.
An old advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a unique blood purifier and tonic offering radical, permanent cures for humors and eruptions. It claims to restore health at low cost and recounts a case of improved vision after two to eight bottles.
A garbled Philadelphia spelling page fragment brushes on social mores, money, and reputation. It hints at gender roles, insincerity, and class tension through clipped phrases and stray names, reflecting late 19th or early 20th century magazine satire.
Fragmentary slang filled text discusses gender roles marriage norms and social expectations. It touches on beauty perception respect for women and male negotiation in marriage with crude mispelt phrases and dated tone. The readable content hints at social attitudes rather than clear events or facts.
Representatives from about twenty Kansas telephone companies appear before the state telegraph and telephone assessors to argue that their property is overassessed and that taxes should reflect construction costs. Some assessors note strong profits in the industry while others push for lower valuations, despite the sector’s general push to maintain current rates. Also reported is the death of Chas. Raes, 55, cashier of the Burlington National Bank in Burlington, Kansas, following a brief illness.
A rapid telegraph digest from multiple cities reports an oil refiner cutting prices by 14 cents per gallon across all refined grades. Other items note political, criminal, and local business updates, including deaths, resignations, and factory activity in various regions.
Governor Batley commuted to 25 years the death sentences of Tobias J. Taylor Aston Wells and Jeremiah Carpenter at the Lansing penitentiary. Taylor and Wells helped prevent Rudolph the Escapee from killing Guard Rowe during a thwarted Missouri murder case. Carpenter, who fought a mutiny and saved guards, is praised for risking his life to prevent the dynamite magazine from being blown. All three were recommended by the warden and board of directors for preserving life and order within the prison.
Invitations for the graduation of Kansas Medien College a department of Wasthurn are ready for a Wednesday evening ceremony at Washboro chapel on April 2. The eight graduates will receive degrees and the medical department exams were completed by the state board. Frank Birone of the State University will deliver the address and President Piane of Wasburn College will confer degrees. FG Est will preside over the event. Wording adjusted for clarity.
At 21 o clock the fire department was called to 4 Locust Street where a snail dwelling burned through by matches aided by strathay piastog. The building owned by Robert Lee and occupied by Jon Stym suffered light damage. At a Republican club meeting nine new members were admitted and a proposal formed for a free semi cent. The Topeks club can pay much less than Denver cancer figures.
A garbled fable fragment describes a Peasant learning of a dead Lamb from a Wolf who promises sympathy. The exchange ends with a twist that the Lamb dies from Parks Green and the Wolf from eating the Lamb, then a quip about a wolf’s hide value and a misfired attempt at wit.
A fable style piece presents the Lion King promising bold rules to curb foxes and hares, revealing plans to force behavior through proclamations. The tale shifts to a Robber and Peasant encounter where the peasant resists, extolling hard work as the robber expedites no gain, illustrating moral futility and diligent life.
A garbled collection of old fables and didactic tales recounts schemes of robbers, peasant wit, and farmer lessons. It includes a cautionary vignette about choosing truth and trust, a tale of the farmer and the crows, and a frog and toad moral about unintended consequences.
Report from Trenton on the Democratic state convention as delegates to the national meeting in St Louis are chosen. Hearst faction from Camden arrives amid rumors of a bloc. Hebert Bremmer declines links with the Wat and te Was. Smith supports an uninstr ucted slate, preferring Grover Cleveland. The convention plans for an certain, uninstructed delegation.
A second flow of gas was reported today ten miles southeast of town with an estimated pressure of two million cubic feet. One more well to be started this afternoon. Experts say this well matches local Humboldt wells. Also reported is the death of Harry Hail, veteran theatrical manager, from a paralytic stroke at his home in Basatoga.
A fragmentary ad urges customers to visit Wirren Crosby's dry goods store to try Crystal Coffee. It touts cost efficiency and better quality, claiming two pounds of coffee for less money with a free sample offer.
A fragmented ad lists flour prices from Kansas mills. White loaf sells around 49 to 48 cents per unit, with various brands including Crosby's Test and Diamond. The ad markets Best wheat and emphasizes local buyers in the Dest owe Un BCursmin tytte area.
A damaged ad listing various grocery items and prices. Peas advertised as extra tender and cheap. butter described as best in town. multiple goods such as tomatoes, graham flour, corn meat, wheat germ, and oil appear with quirky spellings and unclear quantities. The piece reads as a rough catalog line.
April 14 report from Kansas City describes TL M Snyder leading a new corporation planning to bring natural gas from fields south and west of Lodenindener Ras to Kansas City. The aim is to supply gas to both Kansas City and towns between Independence and Kansas City, with potential wells evaluated as sufficient for the venture.
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