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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1903
Page
15
Masons circle Wichita for statewide gathering with Woodmen candidates and deep fraternal program. Grand Lodge events include sessions in September and February, with entertainment, dining, and speakers.
Fragmented text outlines multiple items: labor strikes and court orders, insurance disputes, famine warnings, naval issues, Arctic weather, political races, and legislative notes. Names, places, dates, and precise facts are partially garbled, yielding a mosaic of contemporaneous events without coherent single narrative.
Fragmentary notes show Topeka merchants debating Santa Fe tenem and a looming change delayed for months. WC Stephensson exits a Republican race, signaling shifts in local power dynamics and upcoming campaign jockeying.
First Congregational Church on Harmony and Seventh lists Sunday school at 9:45 with subjects including From Death to Life and Divine Reinforcement and a Christian Endeavor program. Mount Olive M E Church at 187 Bo fohanna pieet plans preaching at 7:35 p m with morning subject Knocking Out Old Prop, evening Pat in Sure Foundation plus 9:30 Sunday school. Community calendar notes weekly prayer meetings and quarterly programs through midyear.
In a Philadelphia hotel a group including William Pelsinger and S B Dickson wagered they could bathe in Atlantic City year round. They swam in icy waters on the boardwalk, photographed by bystanders, then dried and warmed in a hotel room. Pelsinger noted the dip came after discussing AC as a new resort, and both men planned more visits. Church listings follow with services across several local congregations. Patriot’s Day observances and memorials are announced for Abraham Lincoln’s memory.
The article lists broad employment by gender from the 1900 census, noting women in roles from watchmen and detectives to bakers, painters, and seamstresses. It highlights concentrations in domestic service, agricultural labor, and various trades, with specific counts for many occupations and a note on church services in the area.
At a crowded New York brokerage event, a silk hat was smashed amid heated exchanges as brokers argued over seating and propriety. Witnesses recalled a clash over tradition and dress, with one broker insisting the insult was aimed at the audience, sparking calls for decorum and a return to old standards.
In Rochester on February 7, farmers of the county voted to shave their beards to avoid being misidentified as confidence men. The move aims to distinguish rural residents from urban impostors and cast doubt on the use of distinctive facial hair as a disguise.
A reader touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and colds in the household. The letter praises its relief, noting quick action and trust built over generations, urging others to try the familiar home medicine.
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