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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1896
Page
7
Public notices and advertising details for real estate, auction sales, and classified ads. Information includes publication timings, deadlines, and rates, with emphasis on Saturday and Wednesday insertions and monthly circulation data. References Topeka State Journal practices and pricing.
The readable fragment notes an advertisement expected to run in a print issue. It mentions circulations projected for an afternoon and references a machine named Mares-2 WebPertoning press. The text is garbled with unclear dates and locations, but suggests a publishing or advertising context with production details.
Fragmented OCR passage depicts a dialogue about schemes, frogs, and a controversial exchange. Abe and Kurnel discuss a plan involving frog production and power use framed as novel electricity. The rough text shows race and violence concerns with demeaning language reflecting prejudiced attitudes of the era.
A wild plan is pitched by Abe and a colonel to harness cows switching power for electricity. They claim a single farm could power a city with 3000 cows, five miles of transmission, and a yearly cost around 200000 dollars. The scheme collapses on feasibility, costs, and practicalities as critics question the science and demand.
A fragmented tale follows Miles Perry torn between New York clerking and a possible vow with Antonia Archer. Fanny Clifford clashes with Miles’s past as scenes unfold in the garden, revealing longing, social pressure, and a pending marriage ultimatum while a distant orbit of Archer kin and Perry’s family lingers in the background.
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