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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1903
Page
10
Readable fragments show a tense pursuit with a female figure resisting capture. The text references a chase through rooms and corridors with muffled cries, a hidden weapon, and interruptions by bystanders. Names and places are garbled, but the sense is a crime or escape narrative unfolding amid scattered dialogue.
A fragment from a serialized romance shows a tense exchange between Heywood and a woman named Anna Bolton. Accusations of a wrong marriage loom as emotional tension peaks, with confessions of love surfacing amid confusion and possible reconciliation.
Brother Gardner cites occult practices and hypnotism as a path to mind reading and influence. He recounts conversations and examples from attendees, noting potential dangers and urging caution about using psychic powers for control and deception.
A garbled, first person account describes experiments with telepathy and spirits, citing encounters with an old woman, police, and urban figures. The narrator recalls distant communication, a near midnight visitation, and attempts to harness mind-to-mind contact across bars and streets.
A fragmented humor snippet appears with garbled phrases and stray quotes. The readable portions hint at a lighthearted misquote or caption with names or tags partially obscured, leaving the overall meaning unclear and the source context missing.
A garbled page of Want Ads lists numerous employment requests. Prominent items seek stenographers, house workers, an old lady for home care, seamstresses, cooks, general maids, yard workers, and salespeople. It mentions specific names and locations including Topeka, Maple Street, and Lawrence Kansas, with various duties and pay notices.
Wanted miscellaneous items and private room board as advertised in a late 19th century notice. Items include beverages, kitchenware, and household needs. several want ads request board and lodging at various addresses with terse, fragmented phrases.
Classified fragment lists several furnished room options with terms like front room, single and double occupancy, and mentions convenience for quiet tenants. It references an alley location, Washington Street area, and notes a casual, old-time rental tone with incomplete phrases.
Real estate listings advertise property for sale by Ralph E Valentine and others. Multiple items include a high bred stallion JACKDAW touted as the most successful sire in the Missouri valley, along with second hand goods such as typewriters sewing machines musical instruments and general for sale notices. Some entries reference addresses like 1382 Buchanan St and 1214 Fillmore, with contact lines and bankrupt sale notes.
A dated notice describes an estate sale of a brick two story home near Pillanre street. It mentions a $3,450 asking price, a modern residence for Topeka residents, with three rooms, lawn, shade trees, a barn, and payroll details, urging sale to settle the estate.
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