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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1898
Page
7
A Memphis route announces sale of round trip tickets from Kansas City and all coupon tickets to Georgia Florida Alabama and the Southeast at a single fare. Return allowed within thirty days with fares for multiple dates December 4 25 28 21 and January 2 among I O F and related stations.
A writer from a country town claims Boggs Corman Salve is used in every house and by the whole neighborhood for piles cuts skin diseases and ulcers. It is advertised to have healing qualities and power to allay pain and is for sale by all druggists.
A Cincinnati tale recounts a father buying a $6 camera to photograph his baby Tootsy. The photos reveal mishaps including a cat, a crumbling grin, and a burned camera. After costly trials the family hires a professional photographer to salvage a single usable portrait.
A tale set in a town with an unfinished cathedral. Mayor Peter Smite fends off a suitor by implying his daughter may finish the church, while a mysterious stranger blackens the plot. A forged will and a wolf in the doorway seal a grim, ironic fate for the lovers. The closing notes mix fable and moral about deceit and ambition.
A collage of quips and snippets from humorous exchanges. A campaign chair questions a candidate about a speech alleged to be copied from Henry Watterson, while jokes about interviews, editors, and a door of wit play out in mock-serious tones. Various brief gags reveal social cleverness and light political satire.
Found items described as watches and clocks offered for pickup. The note requests owners to identify and claim them at a location near Shorey past office, mentioning cleaning and maintenance fees and replacement parts. Includes fragmented, unclear details and several misspellings.
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