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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1903
Page
8
Letters addressed to Santa Claus at Box 346 flow in from Forest City residents seeking gifts for 190 children, with a benefactor promising to provide 500 presents and vowing to double the total distribution this year, ensuring every poor child receives a gift.
Announcements for the Kansas State Poultry show to be held in Topeka from January 11 to 16 are issued. The legislature has appropriated 1000 dollars to support the exhibition, with higher expected attendance and larger displays of poultry. Awards range from 10 dollars. premiums up to 30 percent of entry fees apply in several classes. The Western Pet Stock association meets January 14, as does the State Poultry show banquet for breeders.
A New York eel trapping practice along the Oneida River faces a potential dissolution if a lawsuit against fishermen succeeds. Residents fear river rises from eel traps built from shore to shore in a large W shape impair low-lying lands on the western lake shore. Fourteen traps in Caughdenhoy, valued around $1.40 each, are described, with construction using heavy riverbed stakes and planks forming a barrier that directs water flow upstream.
The article describes eel fishing at the river mouth where a lattice trap guides eels from the lake to the ocean. Eels migrate seasonally, moving downstream to Lake Ontario, then to the ocean, allowing fishermen to harvest. Eels follow the wall to a narrow opening and slip into the trap, unable to escape from the large end.
In North Topeka a column lists Berry Bros. fine box stationery candy at cost, Christmas trees at the Boss Candy Kitchen, and models like the Model bakery on North Kansas Avenue. It notes residents like A. F. Culver and D. A. Williams visiting from Hoyt and Silver Lake, with social updates on Olive Mercer wedding and a lamp incident at Mrs. Kull's home.
London women push canine fashion trends fueling spiking prices for small breeds. Dealers report demand for Yorkshire terriers and the French toy bulldog, with averages from £60 to £100 and top specimens reaching £299 to £300. A Cuban prodie novelty appears, but is scarce.
Christmas travel rates announced by Missouri Pacific Railway offer fare and one-third to destinations within 19 miles. For 20 to 200 miles travel, fare plus 60 cents applies, with a minimum selling fare of 50 cents. Sales valid December 24 25 and January 1, with return valid to January 1.
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