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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1903
Page
9
An elderly narrator recounts a long war tale involving Zeb White and a cunning varmint. The yarn blends rugged frontier life with colorful speech, describing traps, roof hops, and close calls as the narrator recalls how the critter was finally slain and the war years endured.
A fragment from a fisher folk tale or reminiscence describes a felt hat bound with white plush and a brim held by a pair of white doves. The scene shifts to an old woman visiting, hunting on the mountain, and a storyteller recounting a hunt and a peculiar event around a cabin in rugged countryside.
A New York department store window dresser explains a misspelled sign ploys customers into viewing products. The trick drew curious passersby who corrected the error, then entered to shop, boosting sales. After a weekend, the sign was retired, with plans to try a new misspelling for Thanksgiving.
A historical note on how sports terms have entered common speech. Terms from baseball, rugby, cricket, horse racing, and other games migrate into daily usage, with examples like three times and out, base hit, grand stand play, and a home run of it, reflecting sport’s broad cultural influence.
A cluttered OCR fragment lists multiple job ads and terms from New York Triune including women wanted for kitchen and sewing work, a male helper, a schoolteacher prospect in Kansas, and a discussion of card game expressions. It preserves scattered names, places, and generic job notes with no coherent single story.
The article surveys special schools for defective children in Germany Switzerland and England. It notes German models with auxiliary classes and long apprenticeships, England with limited weekly study, and Swiss and Dutch examples, detailing admission records and program duration. It mentions Dr Kelmer Gommnes and Maul Strauss commenting on education for imbeciles and the state’s role in training. It also touches on a proposed railroad to China suggesting broader mobility of capital and people.
Local column lists numerous rental offers including a 5 room modern home at 1001 Amonics with price, a 8 room Woodlawn house at $54X, a 1 room S house on Lincoln, and other cottages. Also notes real estate sales on Lime Street with two houses and rents, plus miscellaneous ads and a stray horse reward notice. Includes contact details for D Gibson and Michal mutual coal company references.
To whom it may concern, two applications for permits to sell intoxicating liquors are on file. One in the Fourth Ward of Kane county and another in the Second Ward of Topeka. A hearing is set for Tuesday January 12 at 9 o clock a.m. in the probate judge offices.
Partial page text lists several service providers and shops with varied offerings. It mentions undertakers embalmers jewelry and optical services, a watch and clock dealer, and multiple city routes. The readable items reflect a midwestern newspaper classifieds section with ads for reasonable prices and expanded product lines.
A fragmented OCR passage discusses Union Pacis EASTHOUND and a railway dispute with references to eastern rail lines, finances, and potential securement. It hints at Chinese rail influence and a focus on regional transportation, but the text remains garbled and unclear about concrete actions or outcomes.
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