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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
4
In a July 1, 1875 notice the Topeka State Journal announces it will publish a full leased Associated Press report as the afternoon edition. The paper notes permanent home and discusses receiving the news via night report to support exclusive publication.
Subscribers away during summer can have the State Journal mailed daily to any address for thirty cents a month. Changes of address are allowed. the paper will be like a daily letter from home. The piece also covers various society, political, and economic notes from the era.
In a lengthy local discussion the paper argues the city should own and run the waterworks, urging the council to allow a public vote on a proposed purchase. It warns against prolonged litigation and excessive costs, urging timely possession if bought and rules guiding extensions based on revenue. It contrasts municipal ownership with the current costly struggle and advocates citizen input.
The New York Journal marks Russell Sage's eighty six birthday, praising hard work as the key to longevity and wealth while arguing a fortune should allow retirement. Sage works by choice, exposing a crisis among rich old men who remain consumed by money making, neglecting books, arts, science, and humanity.
The Boers return from exile to rebuild South Africa after war destruction. Homes, farms, cattle, and railways were ruined, requiring lumber, seed, and steel. The United States is linked to supplying materials and expertise as Americans anticipate commercial opportunity in reconstruction.
A dated communication to the Civic Improvement Society argues the group ignores key local evils. It complains of loud streetcars and small caliber machines and urges addressing nightly bicycle riding youths with blasting bugle sounds.
A reader laments disruptive night owls and sparking on the street corner, blaming noisy musicians and broken pianos manipulated by a pirate for petty gains. The writer praises civic improvementists if they act constructively for peace and order.
A newspaper piece lampoons Dooley and Ade enthusiasts as a social menace, proposing political isolation or colonization to curb the influence of their humor. It notes their habit is hereditary within families, with Dooleyites and Aders converging in shared jokes and phrases, then shifts to a satirical suggestion about transporting such fans abroad to avoid irritating others.
The record notes the YoBv 110m event marking the day when King Edward is crowned. It highlights the historic timing and key participants involved in the ceremony and related performances.
Fragmented clippings show a quirky mix of local anecdotes. Notes reference Wellington, cannons, millet, watermelons, and a jail breakout. Mentions include politics, a protest against a contractor, divorce brief, and odd crime or humor vignettes from Kansas towns.
Fragmented OCR yields a satire voice on social mores noting the paradoxes of money, education, fashion, and gender roles. It references undertakers, college grads, chorus girls, and corsets, with quirky wordplay about appearance and behavior.
Fragmentary reminiscence about women and age in courtship. Narration notes men too old to play. women deemed too young. impact on home life and mothers.
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