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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1902
Page
9
A chaotic narrative recounts a Persian tale where a king answers to his ministers about royal extravagance. Josephus and others discuss taxes and debt, debating how to curb spending while the king demands honor and payback for lavish living.
The secretary of agriculture announces an annual quarantine against Texas fever affecting southern and western states. Texas and Oklahoma start January 1, while other states fall under the rule February 1. The border outline runs from California’s northwest corner east and south to Virginia then to Maryland at the Atlantic.
New York capitalists have gained control of major electric power plants in the United States and Canada. Census data show U S electric power at 211.016 units in 1900, signaling a shift in industry ownership and national energy development.
A novel and old time account describes a man who taught parrots to speak, claiming profitable work by training birds to imitate human speech in English and French. The piece notes challenges in accuracy, training methods, and the quirky commerce surrounding talking parrots in a market setting.
The article describes a speaker teaching parrots to imitate voices including a soprano, with notes on handling stage imitation skills. It also reports on bee sting inoculation with claims that repeated stings can lead to reduced pain and swelling, citing Dr. A. P Parker and various beekeeping authorities.
News report notes Dr. Lederle state health department says orange and lemon juice can kill typhoid germs in water. W.H. Billings- bacteriologist, adds lemon juice may suffice in treatment. orange juice noted as more potent but with less meld. Prof Lorenz to return to England. Dr Moeller to assist in Chicago next year.
A judge refused to allow a boy to accept $500 from his employer in settlement after a head injury. The court held $400 was not adequate compensation for the inferred harm and related fund issues.
The piece forecasts an annual immigration rise of 200,000, highlighting demand for farmers, stock raisers, miners, lumbermen, millers, and fruit growers. It promotes Cody-Wyoming extensions for big horn region farming, irrigation, and wool markets, and notes industrial wealth spreading to the Northeast and Northwest. It suggests considering homes in Nevenska, Minnesota, the Dakotas, Montana, Northeastern Wyoming, Northern Idaho, Washington, and the Puget Sound and Columbia River area.
Long OCR fragment describes Burlington Route trains to the Northwest via Kansas City St Joseph or Denver. Mentions through coaches chair cars tourist sleepers and connections to St Paul Minneapolis. Referenced names include J P Eimer and cities Chicago Minneapolis Saint Paul.
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