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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1903
Page
3
Fragmented report notes a charity challenge and ex champion authorization for Sporting News to sign. Mentions Meyer Rethet Care Bese Huerhay and various names in a sprawling sports column with Michigan football and West Coast events.
A dense, garbled OCR roundup mentions teams, players, and places in a mosaic of stray names and fragments. The text references Chetan, Marya, Winn ie, Seton, Kine, and McGovern among others, with scattered mentions of New York and political or match-related items. The piece reads like a scrambled historical sports page with few coherent events.
Promises of a swift blood purification and sore healing treatment. Claims chronic ulcers and infections stem from weakened constitution and polluted blood. Advertises The Swift Specific Co offering guidance from Atlecta, Georgia, with emphasized rapid cures and rebuilding the body.
A garbled report describes a claimed oil discovery near Hutchinson in Kansas. Prosecution notes unsure details while local claims point to a spring of crude in paying quantities. Affected parties include Atchison area residents and local observers with early estimates of potential value.
An unclear narrative traces Albert Champley and Prunice bicycle themes with scattered references to matches, crews, and a boxing-like event. The text blends race details, local venues, and a voyage through statistics, with names like Willian Jewell and Mant King Buthere surfacing amid tangled prose. The fragment hints at a Missouri Valley League context and a late entry about a fishing pool discovery near a roundhouse, culminating in a hazy town report.
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the solution for stomach troubles. It claims tablets ease dyspepsia, indigestion, and related pains in men, women, and children, promising rapid relief and full treatment without purgatives or strong drugs. The copy emphasizes wide availability in the United States and Great Britain.
A local report claims a secret oil discovery near Ellsworth, with two men allegedly involved and a cautious approach to secrecy. Officials warn of multiple sites in the county and potential drilling. residents fear hype could trigger premature booms.
Miss Belle Slater of Kansas City sues Red Jon of Pillsburg for 37440 damages claiming fractured writ, broken health, indignities, and coercive acts after she alleges coercion into Girard society. The complaint details alleged deceit, relocation, and improper demands linked to a fortune.
Ottawa Kansas Feb 22 The murder of Hira G Jackson nine miles northwest of the city remains unsolved Inquest reveals no clear clue The man staying with Jacksons brother is missing and a pistol and other items were found gone The killer entered the house near the bed shot Jackson and fled as the wife slept. she awoke to find the scene and aid trembled as Addie ran away concluding the uneasy investigation
Davenport suspected of several minor offenses as a tense pursuit ends with his reported suicide during attempted arrest in Kaneva City Kan. Local residents recall a volatile scene as officers closed in and Davenport allegedly fired then shot himself, leaving no clear motive or money found.
Miss Sells sues Peter W. Allen of Atchison for breach of promise with a $15,000 claim. A jury deliberated about half an hour and awarded $4,000 in the district court. The report outlines the couple’s background, the defendant’s whereabouts in Mexico, and background on local legal actions.
A bustling account traces St Valentine and Cupid from Rome’s early church days to medieval England. It notes February 14 as the saint’s feast with Lupercalian ties, describes love lottery customs, and cites early poems and courtship rites that spread to France and America.
Fragmentary reminiscences describe youths debating hidden aims and methods in a shifting culture. References to old rites, modern concealment, and a search for meaning surface amid scattered phrases and uncertain attributions. The text hints at tension between tradition and new thinking, with enigmatic mentions of "Detroit" and evolving social mores.
A chaotic free for all for the Seventh district congressional race attracts 18 to 20 candidates from across Kansas. Names include GP Grattan McPherson A A Richards Sumner TJ Wall Otto Eckstein Victor Marae ant O A Bentler Sedgwick W Wallace Kingman Beugter T A Noefisner Harper TH OW. Emine Pratt T A Hunta Barton, Senator Pred Dumont Smith Edwards, Puwwhee Lane Hamison RM Haskins Finney and others. The convention likely early April, possibly at Hutchinson, with many entrants and varied alliances.
Josiah Ross, a 25 year Topeka resident, seeks marshal of the city court. He has long served in the justice system and for two terms as deputy city marshal under Pred Stonentrest. He lives at 34 Hran der street. City Ticket Office Union Pacific, 26 Kansas avenue.
Norton of Kokome Indiana announces a new Lancaster general store at Converne stocked with cigars and tobacco. He will sell cash only with clerks paid daily, open Sundays, and promise prices at cost for the poor including free bread and medicines. any profits above 3200 to be donated, and 319 loaves given daily to the needy.
The House debates Kirkpatrick’s plan to amend the state constitution to ban special legislation for future legislatures. The proposal would add text to article 2, section, prohibiting special laws and upholding uniform policies in all counties and cases.
Rural interests in Minnesota and Missouri press for railroad backed farming ventures such as agricultural fairs and cooperative markets. Local leaders urge stronger ties with western rail lines to boost grain, livestock, and commodity trades and Rural communities push for expanded freight services and improved market access.
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