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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
4
Fragmented OCR text reports a partial AP wire service summary. It mentions Topeka, Paul Bick, Jim Desay, and ongoing news copy transmitted by wires in the State Journal building.
State Journal subscribers can have daily editions mailed to any address for thirty cents a month while away. Change of address available anytime. The notice reflects on advertising and references various political and economic topics including King Edward's coronation, Mr. Schwab, Senator Hanna, tariff issues, and Spanish enterprise in the Americas.
Doctor Grinnell of Burlington reviews Vermont drug and liquor use, estimating 2,300,000 monthly opioid doses in regular stores plus dispensations in medicines and by physicians. He cites liquor sales in 71 towns at $261,023 yearly, equating to substantial per capita consumption, warns actual drug use could be far higher, and notes rising addiction trends.
Dr Grinnell argues the growth of drug habit and criminal impulses are closely linked over the past decade. He questions why public morals censors focus on a single evil and why reformers limit efforts to restricting only a few drugs.
A mishmash of local tidbits spans Kansas towns detailing oddities of daily life. notes include joking references to bearded men and bees, a sedan sailor’s return after seven years, lawn statues, and a rash of minor incidents. legal remarks touch on property taxes and voting rights while other items cover plant yields and carnival chatter.
Digest of court decisions: mortgage provisions treated as mere options without possession. municipal train rules void as oppressive. councils cannot arbitrarily close nuisances. police power upholds streetcar dust control. trusts void for perpetuity. legislation on city charges and interstate refrigerator cars debated. state tax and exemption questions referenced. Entity-rich references include Battle Greek Valley Bank vy First National Bank Neb La., Vice v. Chicago & N. W. R. Co., DeBlanc & Landry v. New Theria La., State v. Canal & C. R. Co., St Andrewa v. Lincoln Me., Webster v. Fargo N.D., Hell v. American Refrigerator Transit Co. Colo., Auditor General v. Sheep Land A. E. Co., among others.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe satirizes everyday quirks in society. It playfully riffs on doctors, housework, butter on corn, women’s roles, motherly glare, first-time drivers, stage jokes, a familiar street character, a financial dare, and a moral about temptation, ending with a quip about children and a red apple.
Fragmented verse and aphorisms from a Chicago News列style column show social observations and wry humor about wealth, love, marriage, and human folly. Quaker reflections expose stereotypes, humorous exchanges, and moral quips across clipped dialogues and pointed paragraphs.
A humor item presents a quirky misreading exchange about a child with pennies and a playful misquote. The snippet captures a light tone typical of a newspaper humor page with odd spellings and a kid’s context.
General Franz Sigel died in New York City today at age 74. Born in Sinal Sigel studied at public schools in St Louis and served as a Civil War commander before leading an advertising bureau and editing the New York Monthly.
Market turmoil sent corn futures volatile as bulls pressed and bears fought back. Traders cited delayed harvests, frosty risk, and dwindling on hand stocks while September contracts swung, closing higher. wheat and pork markets also moved on fodder and feed price expectations.
Philadelphia August 21 four mortgages filed by John Wanamaker on his Thirteenth and Chestnut Street store and adjacent property totaling 1 150 000. Fidelity Trust 300 000 secured on West Fifty-ninth Street New York Pennsylvania Company 300 000 insured lives annuities on northwest corner Chestnut and Thirteenth Provident Life Insurance 450 000 north side Chestnut between Juniper and Thirteenth Sarah Harrison 100 000 north side Chestnut between Juniper and Thirteenth parcels noted in city hall records.
The Santa Fe depot at Geneva near Yatee Center was unrooted by recent winds. A second storm toppled about twenty telegraph poles on the Santa Fe line near Larned, disrupting service and causing outages.
Lathrop, backed by a small core, convenes the Allied People's Party gathering in a Kansas hotel to push initiative and referendum via a mail ballot system. Early attendance reaches twelve as plans unfold for candidates and potential nominations for attorney general and justice on the state supreme court.
The article notes Mrs Botts warned against a new joint in her place and that Pige agreed to start only a restaurant. She appears reconciled to the venture. The raid stemmed from her objections, though no complaint was filed in the report.
The Kansas State Exposition company offers advance sale tickets for the state exposition to be held here through September 18 at several local drug, book, and stationery stores. Season tickets cost 1.50 and admit to the entire show. single tickets are 40 cents in advance and rise to 50 cents after September 1.
Lawrence contractor M. Carter wins addition work on the Santa Fe depot project in Topeka and continues securing Santa Fe related contracts. He has built several buildings and depots, including recent projects in Cha fwo and Topeka amid a busy period. A Rock Island train collision near Kansas City killed two quarrymen Rutun Cravent and Nolan, with special cars scheduled for a transfer station event in the evening.
Local report notes W. W. Gayitt returning from Lake City and Colorado. Elk City Oil and Gas Development Company chartered this morning with capital of 610,000. Knights of the Protected John White alias Joan Wratt canceled picnic due to rain. A theft case involves Calipers and a mechanic W. W Hayden as witness. White linked to the incident, pending further action.
Seventeen horses contested the 15000 stake race at Readylile Massachusetts Aug 11. A large crowd gathered as the hour for starting approached. The track was in excellent condition. In the first heat Demar won with Lady second and Edna Cook third. Second heat Thisbe won with Dales D Or second.
Miss Alles Roosevelt and Miss Zilen Drexel Paul are guests of Dr. Richard H. Derby’s family in Islesboro Maine at their summer home. A large crowd gathered at the pier to greet her and invitations poured in for functions including a reception at Dr Brackett’s villa.
A 19th century style note describes a planned dedication of a monument to a commander named M'Ook by his old brigade at a site near Kennesaw. The ceremony is planned for September 16 with a second obelisk or battery feature and an observance attended by about a hundred people.
Fragmentary notice lists a funeral service at 3 o clock on Sunday for a deceased individual. Details missing due to OCR damage.
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