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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1902
Page
7
Mrs Dolby chastises Deacon Zadok Dolby in a domestic scene about sin, temper, and temptations from circus visits to gambling and the porch garden. The talk blends sermons, humor, and provincial dialect as Mr Dolby endures a teasing moral exam. The tale ends with the couple in a quiet, hopeful mood after the exchange.
A 60 foot Perrin wheel, a miniature reproduction of a famous World’s Fair Ferris wheel, will be among the features at the Topeka State Fair during September 8 to 13. The wheel is to entertain crowds as part of the Kansas State Exposition week’s program.
Weights published for the Busch handicap to be run tomorrow at the Kinloch Park Jockey Club St Louis Missouri. Jim Civ receives top weight of 319 pounds. Other weights listed include Joe Doughty Federalist Martkleyive Pretender Learold 90 Stine Mint Sly Shvert Young Moderator 2 and many more with assorted horses and riders.
Chicago August 18 Professor Andrews chancellor of the University of Nebraska declared that lax marriage laws harm families and that a bachelor should not marry a consumptive. He urged delaying marriage to at least 21 and warned against hasty or party marriages, noting the cost of divorce to children and society.
Portland measures rail rate reductions will shave 800000 dollars annually from Northern Pacific earnings in the Columbia basin. President Mellen says benefits may flow to farmers via lower grain rates, though some may accrue to commission men and shipowners. In New York, the tug Jacob Kuper exploded near Staten Island, killing or drowning four crewmen. two were rescued and brought to shore.
Brief dispatches report a failed plot to destroy county machinery unearthed by 6 pounds of dynamite 2 dynamite bombs and fuse in the room of inmate Charles Eckerman who had been reprimanded and has since disappeared. Other items note immigration, cholera spread, Russian assassination claims, a Tombstone jail break, cattle-thief arrests, and naval movements with Grand Duke Boris bound for Oyster Bay.
A jumble of early 20th century classifieds offers wanted ads and rental listings. Entries mention Topeka Kansas area addresses, furniture catalogs, and multiple for rent notices for rooms and small houses. Some items refer to real estate sales and trade offers with emphasized contact names and locations.
A London dispatch reports that Japanese naval offers on their own initiative have landed una, constructed a battery, and posted guards on Kethnesan island. Corean officials sent to investigate were driven away by the Japanese. The Topeka Gun Club shoot listed results with Elliott 20, Bennett 19, Bailey 20, Hun-
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