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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1902
Page
7
A fragmented comedy scene features exchanges among Archie Mabel Alice Grace Remmer and others. Banter centers on trust in love engagement and a humorous sleigh rule. A cartoonish confrontation ends with a father catching a kiss and a quip about not hearing approaching.
The scene unfolds as Mrs. Dolby accuses Deacon Dolby of repeated misdeeds. She cites a parrot’s swearing fits at the wheelbarrow repair, a ten minute dogfight watched from a fence, and a late return from helping a bulky horse. She delivers three minutes for exculpation, then presses for a plain reply.
A damaged OCR passage records confused exchanges among individuals including Simpkins Simpkine and a clubman. Questions arise about a misplaced item placed in a car and concerns over a return, with stray references to a new category and an installment plan.
A fragment from 1902 describes a deacon taking a matter under advisement and then resuming labor in a cabbage field. Witnesses recall a tense pause of about five minutes before he continued, with a peculiar incident involving a bug and a sarong noted in the social scene.
Carstais D. Graham of Philadelphia plans to swim the Niagara Whirlpool Rapids between the bends and the whirlpool on Sunday August 7, aiming to match Capt. Webb’s historic feat. Friends urge him to settle for Lewiston attempts instead and recall Graham’s barrel companion Maydie Willard.
Detectives from Brooklyn helped clear Coney Island of vice and raided a church fair at the Church of the Guardian Angel on Burt avenue. They seized a wheel of fortune run by William Clayton, charged him with conducting a game of chance, and secured bail through Pastor James J. Cullen, while church members argued that gambling for a good cause should continue.
In Topeka region notes people travel to Excelsior Springs and Glen Hamrick, while many locals attend dinners and dances such as Degree of Honor No. 152 with Barrett block event. Visitors include Mr. Wynne from Oklahoma and Mrs. Coleman hosting kin in Topeka. Community ties and social outings fill the week with gatherings at homes on Central Avenue.
A four year old boy suffered severe stomach cramps when two medical attempts to treat colic failed. A physician injected a remedy described as simemon or paresthetic, but the exact substance and outcome remain unclear in the report.
An advertisement touts a summer health regimen to prevent sunstroke by cleansing and nourishing the stomach and glands. It promotes a tonic, said to aid digestion, assimilation, and relief from dysentery, claiming permanence and nationwide manufacture by EC Dewitt & Co in Chicago.
An Atlantic City fishing expedition reels in a nine foot shark near Sanectas and the Ronsene, as Edward Spots of Pier Shore and Jeremiah Gilbert of Pottstown work with W Zollman and W Nichols aboard. Capt Casto battles the exhausted giant for an hour, then the shark regains strength and bites the boat before being towed into the inlet.
A large mink entered a cottage on Pacific Avenue in Atlantic City on August 2, frightening the female occupants. The maid first spotted the animal ironing in the kitchen. she fled as the mink, hungry, inspected rooms and chased upstairs into Mrs. James Howe’s boudoir. The women seized chairs, the mink fled to the cellar, and the maid’s cry summoned several men with guns. The mink was killed and will be punished.
Claus Speckela, president of the Federal Sugar Refining Co., and his counsel arrived in Montreal Aug 21. They reportedly plan to form a Canadian company with capital of 9600,000, but few details are known beyond papers signed and sent to Ottawa. Ad Astra Quartette to assist at Miswhittlesey's concert, auditorium September.
A flood of cramped advertisements lists WANTED HELP positions from domestic help to farm hands and drawing trades. Also requests for agents and job training along with numerous FOR RENT and FOR SALE notices. The mixed lot includes real estate, household goods, livestock, and small business services from Topeka and Davenport era listings.
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