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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1903
Page
2
A garbled Topeka page summarizes civic happenings from January through early spring. Mentions include court actions, a bicycle and social club scene, public works on Washburn College sewers, a YMCA basketball game, temperance discussions, and upcoming theatre and music events with Italian bands and Elks social. References to local officials, courts, and community meetings appear among scattered reports and notices.
A terse advertisement proclaims instant relief and speedy cure for itching eczema and similar scaly eruptions. It lists no clinical evidence or specifics, presenting a sensational remedy claim without substantiation.
A period ad touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills as a universal remedy for skin diseases scalp infections infant care and family ailments. It claims dramatic results with repeated assurances of safety and permanent cure while urging rubbing and use of Cuticura products for best effects.
A heated meeting at the First Methodist church debated founding a Methodist university in Topeka. Dr Embree and others argued for rapid establishment, citing Baldwin and Winter as examples, and urged cooperation among churches to advance education, law, medicine, and engineering in the state.
A bustling program at the New Crawford features Thelma as the centerpiece, with supporting acts Yon Yerson and Are You a Mason. The season highlights include Rich Harrie farce and the famed King of Detectives melodrama, plus an airship display and a sensational hobo-propelled plot arc.
From February 18 to April 39, Burlington offers greatly reduced one way rates for settlers traveling to California Montana Big Horn Lake and other Western destinations. Discounts range from 35 to 40 percent with through Burlington Northern routes via Denver St Louis Kansas City St Joseph Omaha Denver or Chicago. The Burlington-Northern Pacific Express features through chair cars coaches and through tourist sleepers on the Northwest joint line with Northern Pacific and allied lines.
Fragmentary OCR excerpt describes travels on a Burlington route with rain and diverging West points. Mentions Hekate and Avine with unclear details. Some scattered names and locations appear, but the fragment lacks coherent facts or events to summarize.
An incoherent OCR fragment references a mix of people, places, and events from a distant locale. It mentions names like Robert Gatto and Slane and alludes to a train, a ship, and family figures in a tense, unclear context. The text is garbled with missing words and errors.
In Hot Springs in a brisk seven round bout at the Whiting Park Athletic Club Ryan stopped challenger Kelly in the seventh round. The crowd saw Ryan control the exchanges with sharp counters while Kelly pressed the pace, and the finish came after a knockdown left Kelly dazed before Ryan retired to his corner. The bout, billed as a strong test, drew steady support from local boxing fans and connected threads to regional rail routes and clubs in Topeka and St Joseph areas.
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