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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1903
Page
10
A Atlantic coast tale unfolds with Remington and a frightened heiress aboard a small canoe. Stranded as a rising tide threatens their boat, they improvise to reach shore while grappling with romance and fear. The narrative follows their perilous paddle toward Jordan's Island and a rocky ascent to safety.
A mountaineer tale describes a crowd gathered before a cabin as a Colonel questions a yotine man about a funeral. An elderly father resists a plan to abduct his son, Sam leads a dramatic escape with the bridegroom, and bystanders realize the man has been carried off. The fragment ends with railway ad copy and a note about low rates from the Chicago Great Western Railway.
A collage of cartoon caption style jokes and light banter featuring Bulky Butteré, Mia Sharp, and Stella from Chicago Dusty News. The quips touch on proposals, dress, satire of wealth, and public amusements with references to Punch, Puck, and Detroit and Chicago papers.
Senator James L. Allen’s salary as Evico is in dispute as Auditor Wells may withhold pay pending a legal ruling. Attorney General Coteran states officers cannot have wages cut for absence unless law expressly allows it. Governor Batley’s approval of the $135 voucher hinges on factors unclear, with Allen reportedly promising to recover lost time.
WANTED 30 experienced operators for plain sewing and other tasks at Topeka Woolen Mills. Also wanted salesmen for a full line of flat and ornamental trees with steady weekly pay at Lawrence Nursery Co. Kansas agents and solicitors invited for capital ventures in St. Louis and Kansas.
A fragmentary list outlines Kansas state and county fair events and associations. It names state fairs in Missouri Iowa Minnesota and Texas regions or misread cities, plus numerous Kansas county agricultural societies with secretaries and planned dates in September and October. The text references Topeka Garden City Chanute McPherson and other locales and lists dates like Sept and Oct with several incomplete entries.
A Massachusetts newspaper owner Mise Fioret ta Vining argues sexism in the press influence on American youth. She cites a child reader defying materiel orders by reading during meals, provoking anger and calls for harsher discipline. The piece quotes fears that Roosevelt’s birth-rate policies may end American childrearing and herald a decline as foreigners rise.
A fragment recounts that Castorin was given to Saby during illness and childhood and repeatedly across life events. Castorin is described as a constant remedy or aid, with references to care during illness, childhood, dreams, and motherhood phases.
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