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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1904
Page
10
A narrated encounter in the town of Git-Up-And-G where Pilgrim Joe meets a peculiar stranger, discusses wealth and morals, and recalls a memorable exchange over a purse, a belt, and a curious hopper. The tale blends rustic dialect with sharp humor and a wandering moral about value and honesty.
A rough town chronicle follows a wavering group as plans fray and factions clash. The mayor contemplates action while a fur trader and others scheme, counting money and plotting schemes. A poker game and a slick street performance set the stage for further mischief as the narrator reflects on goodness and consequences.
Salina Kansas February 1 A H Burtis of Garden City a U S land office agent was in Salina pursuing a case of land fraud. A man named Thomas J Grant lured an elderly soldier into signing away land rights he never owned for eighty dollars. The purported grantors forged Grant s signature and sold the claim, with Burtis noting the real Grant had no middle initial and appeared innocent in the matter.
A diamond valued at $225, stolen a year earlier from Bar nara Barnard in Junction City was recovered this week after pawned for 60 cents worth of lunch. Barnard, then in the Eighth Cavalry, later left service and willed the ring to Walter Starcke. He is now identified and the ring was turned over by Marshal Cullinan to Starcke. the pawnor did not attempt redemption.
The Pacific Mail steamer Korea departed San Francisco on February 3 for the Orient carrying over 80,000 tons of cargo. Among it are 590 tons of rice for Chinese and Japanese ports and other goods bound for a tour of the forest.
In a village tale, Mrs Bittersweet weighs Larkins as the town’s best catch. He asks for three weeks to win her, she resists, then softens. After two lovers exchange vows to reconsider, Larkins finally proposes, and Polly signals cautious hope amid gentle courtship.
Thirty bodies of men found in the Nevada desert near Dead Man's Well after crossing from Southern Nevada toward California. Survey party reports sight of nude bodies, gruesome condition, some partially buried. Water at Dead Man's Well was brackish and unfit for use, driving victims to madness and death. Reports note travelers, laborers, tramps, and late-stage rescue attempts with several deaths.
A collage of 1920s classified notices invites men for barber training and miscellaneous jobs, from Detroit and Chicago to Denver and Topeka. Listings offer wages, training, and living stipends, plus requests for housework, drivers, watchmakers, and help with hotels, with addresses like Fifth Avenue hotel and Moler Barber College referenced. The jumble includes promotional lines, benefits, and contact instructions.
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