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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1903
Page
4
The report blends subscription terms for a daily edition with a broad Associated Press dispatch describing political moves in Washington. It notes military and fiscal happenings, irrigation funding, and a surge of geopolitical tension in Asia and Europe, along with Minnesota deer hunting tallies and Spanish war tax legacy.
A noisy dispute over Governor Bailey and Hoch dominates State Journal commentary. The piece criticizes parallel editorials in The Topeka Capital and urges fair treatment of all factions while lampooning partisan rhetoric and urging unity ahead of the state convention.
In Concordia lively Sunday events headline this week with “eye openers” for residents. Edge remains cheaper at Newton while a poultry show draws attention to local culture and Pioneer days memory.
The article outlines October peanut harvesting to avoid frost and mold, detailing dry weather use, ground conditions, and methods. It describes husks, vine detachment, stalk stacking on a pole platform, and stacking strategy to protect nuts and vines through winter, noting differences between white and red peanuts.
The text describes labor in producing a bushel with steps like curing and aging in stacks for about four weeks, procedures to brighten produce by abrasion, manual picking, and stacking. It mentions thrashing, ventilation, and handling the harvest in daily output units of several bushels, with references to New Orleans and labor practices of the era.
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