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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
5
In a warm night scene Miss Penelope Pendleton confronts a mysterious suitor at her drawing room window. He claims past encounters and shows the diamond star, then steals her jewels with a pistol threat before fleeing. Penelope recovers the jewels and the revolver from a servant, ending the incident with a dramatic call for the thief.
A fragmented catalog lists items for gifts and toys including a sled desk Kodak water cushion sweater football compass a kaleidoscope a leather cuff box a drawing set gloves a pyrography engine tools and various toy and decorative objects. Errors and garbled phrases intrude but the general theme is a humorous miscellany of potential holiday presents.
A fragmented catalog style list describes doll room furnishings and accessories including a tailored promenade suit for a child, doll table items, wall picture, wooden animal, tablecloth, glass place settings, doll furniture sets, a piano, coupe, house, garden, bath tub, fur set, party dress, easy chair, automobile, bedroom set, lace bed, mirror, gloves, Christmas tree, silver hugging floors, wicker furniture, silk stockings, apron, chandelier, and a long glass bar observed in the description.
The skating season begins as national amateur championships set for January 26 27 under Charles Clave at the Newbury wheelmen club. Entries include Charley McClare and the New York Athletic Club team. Canadian championships follow February 3 with western contests in St Paul February 9. Indoor championships and handicap races center at Duquesne Garden Pittsburg, with the St Nicholas Skating Club directing the figure event and Bless Barth expected to compete. Arthur J Keane aims to repeat as champion amid strong rivals.
Holiday rates announced for travel to points within 100 miles at one and one third fare. For distances over 100 to 200 miles, fare is one dollar six cents. Tickets go on sale December ninth and return until January. Felton Deoliaket noted.
A rear car passenger suffered a two day toothache report as he demanded responses from twenty others aboard. After an hour he rose asking if anyone could confirm his claim to have discovered America. A man asked why he posed the inquiry and he replied he wanted time to insult someone and prepare to leave.
A Chicago merchant recounts hiring a colored coachman for two years and confronting him after 16 fancy chickens vanished during a prowler incident. He trusted the man but asked if he suspected anyone, and the coachman appeared at ease and answered.
A fragment notes a request to locate chickens for a reward and urges framing a picture at Sullivan's. The dialogue reveals a strained family exchange with formal speech and reluctance to help, ending with instruction to have the picture framed at Sullivan's.
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