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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1901
Page
4
A garbled OCR style item from the Topeka State Journal with mixed phrases about the paper’s format and telegraph wire service usage. Mentions Associated Press full leased wire report and the newspaper's news receipt method. Contains fragmented references to staff and lines about daily transmission.
A jumble of opinions and notes on the ice trust tariffs indians and political leanings. References to the U S Supreme Court insular cases and a shift in rural free delivery are mixed with gossip about prominent figures and singers. The piece surveys US foreign trade with Mexico and British merchants in Latin America, noting railways boosting American commerce. It hints at political maneuvering and public reactions to governance and policy, with scattered names and places.
An editorial urges support for the South Carolina and West Indies exposition in Charleston to boost cotton profits, foster regional unity, and ease northern winter hardship. It notes potential benefits for workers, mountain regions, and states rights history while lamenting lack of federal aid and promising local effort can still succeed.
The piece reflects on winter's start and December traditions noting sunup and sundown times, the solstice turning, and Christmas festivities. It traces ancient Rome and church influences on December merriment, emphasizes a month to shed cares, and urges personal improvement through small deeds.
The district court this week debates how police treated prisoners cloaked in authority. It argues officers should avoid brutality, as petty offenders may be overhandled. The piece urges cool heads for those bearing the badge to prevent unnecessary harm.
The passage rails at police use of clubs on prisoners and questions why officers are not charged with murder. It notes a heavy witch and a victim suffering, suggesting a grim critique of policing practices and the aim to subdue prisoners through violence.
Topeka faces a paving dilemma as cedar and limestone blocks deteriorate on East Sixth and Sixth avenues. The Barber Asphalt Paving Co may propose new contracts or resurfacing options at about 1.40 per square yard with seven-year guarantees, plus a 10 cent option for resurfacing. City officials weigh bids, including filling abandoned East Fifth street car tracks, while some oppose further reliance on Barber due to its alleged monopoly on Pitch Lake asphalt.
A reader urges the Te-Peka Street Railway to add trailers on crowded lines to guarantee every paying passenger a seat during peak hours. The letter condemns forcing workers and shoppers to stand and argues for expanded capacity to attract and retain riders.
A fragment from the Atchison Globe notes a crowded street scene with several people reacting to smoking and chewing, mentioning a mother’s disapproval and a sense of everyday chaos as the morning work routine begins.
A humorous prose sketch notes women aging and fashion woes after forty, jokes about clothing styles that never fit, and a farmer planning a comic electrical mishap. It observes a popular Atchison woman who shelters neighborhood kittens and a wife who lets her husband sleep late while she rises early, with light social satire throughout.
The brief snippets offer satirical quips on love money marriage and social roles. A Kansas girl who recently lost her voice has received twenty seven offers of marriage. The lines reflect social attitudes and humor of the era.
Witty snippets from a period humorous column feature asides on conscience money and social mores. The banter blends modern slang with quaker aphorisms and traced caricatures, including mentions of Manzyunk philosopher and Mrs Henpeck, in a playful dialogue about money, marriage, and propriety.
A witty column notes children can respect future prospects if unseen. It observes that no good housewife is ever satisfied with a cook after seven or eight tries. It jokes that love fades slowly, like a balloon loss, and that average men keep cheerfully dull after accepting a setback. It recalls lending money and rare gratitude.
Secretary Gage transmitted to Congress his estimates for appropriations needed in 182. The total is 610,527,658 dollars. The report covers government costs including court martial wages, naval matters, and domestic expenditures. The telegraphic summary also notes incidents, policies, and political developments from the period.
Dr Bull, famed for throat and lung cures, touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as unmatched. He asserts the formula heals hoarseness cough and consumption with no injurious drugs and a long history as a household remedy in the United States and Canada.
The list notes a memorial service for Elka lodge members, new officers and appointments at Grace Cathedral and Santa Fe shops, a Bible in schools debate, a new cathedral organ dedication, plans for a new Masonic temple, visible fire at Stone's Folly, hog theft conviction, Topeka settlers birthday celebration, manual training school plans, Mrs Nation halting The Smasher's Mall, snow, Costa Rica trip, a miners case ruling, new U S attorney aide appointment, Topeka club relief measures, and calls for a peace arbitration meeting.
The Farmers' Co-operative Grain and Live Stock association plans a stockholders meeting in March to consider admitting Oklahoma co operatives into the Kansas group and possibly routing wheat shipments directly to Europe. The Kansas association reports strong business, handling 78 000 bushels in November and expanding amid high wheat feeding in place of corn. Oakley president J A Buckfin notes the growth and shifting trade patterns shaping the drive.
The article notes that 25 to 45 million bushels of the crop are being fed domestically, reducing wheat receipts in Kansas City to 28 carloads yesterday. This tight supply suggests mills may soon have to pay a premium for top quality wheat to maintain operations and exports.
Reports from Ridgely Maryland describe a gorilla seen near Tethel Camp and along the Choptank riverbank. A man riding a bicycle was knocked down and wounded after the creature allegedly attacked. a local hunter pursued it with a duck gun but could not catch the animal. Fear sweeps the African American community as residents organize hunts and patrols.
Plainfield New Jersey December 7 neighbors found Dora Nelson a once well to do woman now aging and alone lying in bed with her mind blank She had lived alone for years in comfort but has suffered mental decline recently She was discovered surrounded by snapping turtles old dishes and tomato cans in her bedroom
A fragment discusses the allure of rare art and the impulse of collectors. It notes a picture linked to a moonlit theft and contemplates motive, value, and the rarity driving a collector, with terse reflections on the art world.
A fragmented reflection discusses European influence and the desirability of art in open markets. The piece muses on collectors, ownership, and the idea that praise from a man may imply different motives, touching on gendered perceptions without clear resolution.
An article extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a safe effective remedy for catarrh claiming quick relief from nasal throat congestion and dangerous complications like pneumonia and consumption. It cites authorities and a physician endorsement while noting other remedies offer only temporary relief.
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