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Newspaper

Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Dec 26, 1903

Page

5

Melina Club Ball Attracts Guests With Seasonal Decor

The Melina club hosts a gala evening with festive season decorations as numerous guests arrive. Attendees include Meyimien Frost Towands and many others from Towands Tronwood Paras Texas Minn Datten Covert and nearby communities, mingling at the event and its afterglow.

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Local Social and Club Announcements Mixed in Washington

In Washington area notes this winter season feature visits and gatherings. Mrs W F Laycock hosts Sunday games. Mr and Mrs Herbert Armstrong spend Christmas with Mr and Mrs J Roberts in Lawrence. Alma Dougherty and Bertha Van Ness of Emporia visit friends here. Virgil Calm arrives from Pueblo to visit. Felicity club meets December 28. West Side Reading club discusses Athens by Meadaming Rogere and Anderson. Mutual Improvement club plans December 31 gathering at 1106 Wet Thistomith. Weapucetan club meets December 30 at 92 North Harrison. Lajchle Pennybaker and George Xsineleer wed on December 24. Rambier's club to meet December 30 with Mrs A Warren for Kelmettre get-together. Mr and Mrs I J Acklay of Cheyenne announce birth of daughter Armintrens. Standard Shorthand School on Kannan Avenue extends classes into January. Mr and Mrs Armin Wolndrch and children plan a Sunday trip west to St Louis. Mrs S L Wilson of Kansas City visits sister J D Stevens in Kansas City for a few days.

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Topeka Railway seeks blanket franchise across county roads

County commissioners discussed a blanket franchise request from Topeka City Truck and Railway Company. I J Kelly and T F Doran argued the Aug 24 franchise allows building and operating single or double electric track to industries anywhere in the county, with a questionable insert extending rights beyond described highways. The board indicated the Shawnee county franchise already grants road reach to industries and implied no new action was needed.

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Topeka Institute Drives Effort With Church Fund Drive

Local churches unite to support the Topeka Jn-Guskind Institute trade school for Negroes. Trustees drum up funds for dormitories and salaries, citing rising attendance from across many states and the need for $3,900 for teachers’ salaries plus $4,000 for vesipal property payments. Donations urged to John MM Weight, treasurer, with public support requested.

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Rector of St Lukes Testities On Cham berlain Cough Remedy

A reader recounts Cham berlain cough remedy effects. Mention of a cat Aviturnium and April tea r think. notes rapid relief and a doctor recommending a booster dose. The account emphasizes quick cold and cough improvement and a strong endorsement from a family member.

Chamberlain Aviturnium Cat

Revolution in electricity bridges old production gap

Inventive genius claims to have bridged a gap that has puzzled electricians for years. J H Reed of Newark New Jersey and Allan Reed assert they have solved the problem and that the method could cut production costs by about 75 percent.

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Sherlock's Rival and The Hidden Stone Mystery

An unnamed narrator recounts a seaside mystery linking a beached stone to a murder, detailing a plan to confront a rival and the comic ending where a revolver misfires and a sinker is mistaken for evidence. The tale blends crime, bravado, and a wink to readers as the narrator explains how Sherlock Holmes would solve it.

North Topeka Social Notes and Church Services

North Topeka notices list visits by residents to Burlington Emporia Kansas City and St Louis with names Garrett Walsh Hofer Todd Nystrom and others. Local church events Christmas talks services at St Marks Barrett Hall North Topeka Baptist and Kansas Avenue M E feature sermons programs and a festive Sunday school program.

Christmas Event At Church Delights Local Folk

A church program featured Baring Gould processional hymns and solos by Shirley French Leon Holman Wiseman and Merton Frach. Older members sang hymns, and Charlie Wiseman received praise for his clear voice. A Christmas tree and wheel distribution followed a holiday dinner at Mrs. Mariah Knox home with many locals present and gifts from J. H. Skinner.

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