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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
10
The item rants about political meddling and power plays in a frontier town. It mocks a local governor and mayor, mentions a press feud, and teases a move toward a presidential bid in 4908. The piece lampoons town characters, a missing ink shortage, and a wandering editor while hinting at a broader civic drama.
A lyrical scene unfolds as a couple shares whispered endearments under moonlight. The man professes devotion, insisting the night will witness their bond, while she answers with shy, coy retorts and soft sighs as nature coolly observes.
Real estate transfers listed with multiple names and streets including Rose Durkin and others. Help wanted ads call for male and female workers, barbers, cooks, waitresses, sales, housework, and general labor across various locations and firms.
A garbled late 19th or early 20th century classified page shows Wanted-Agents Wanted-Situations Wanted-Miscellaneous and Real Estate lines. Entries mention employment bureaus in Houston and scattered notes about pianos, organs, and repair services, with stray dialogue from a newspaper or letters. Multiple unreadable fragments reference housing, rooms, and a state house area.
Classified fragment lists WANTED-SALESMEN and WANTED-SHLCAMEN with weekly pay. Real estate and rental ads follow. Several parcels describe furnished rooms for rent, housekeeping, and a modern cottage near 8th and Lincoln with gas, furnace, and bath at $3 per month. other entries mention rooms, boards, and a variety of rental offerings in Topeka and nearby streets.
A crowded 19th century market page lists varied items for sale and barter including sewing machines, furniture, pianos, cooking stoves, cattle, ponies, incubators, coal, and household goods. Auctioneer J M Ashbaugh indicates sold goods and rental notices appear alongside watchmaking, surveying, and general trade ads from multiple local businesses and residents.
Fragmentary notice lists land and buildings with uncertain descriptions and prices. Mentions 1200 dollars, acres improved, multiple small houses, a store, and various unnamed parcels. Readable items show 2 room and 4 room properties plus lots, but many terms are garbled.
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