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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
4
AP leased wire report received by the State Journal for publication in Topeka. The wire copy provides executive news content and national briefs intended for local reprint and broadcast in the state's primary paper.
The text offers a string of disjointed opinions on cabinet retirements war tax repeal reactions and naval events. It references Secretary Long delays in leaving the cabinet, reactions to war taxes and reports on battles and leaders, with snippets about Miss Stone medical advances and political shifts.
A Kansas man seeks the North Pole while the Pittsburg Gazette notes South Pole explorations have lacked attention. It discusses dangers, immense polar barriers, and the Antarctic continent with little known mammalian life and sparse botanical data from recent expeditions.
A severe scarlet fever surge in the Nickle Phrate school district raises alarm in Topeka. Physicians warn the illness appears rapidly and can be fatal, urging strict quarantines and full public cooperation to avert further epidemics.
The National Household Economic association forms a committee to study the lack of domestic science in colleges. Good Housekeeping and Educational Review weigh in as discussions surge in educational periodicals. Proponents argue curricula should reflect life after education, not just broad mind training, while critics note the classical course’s cultural value remains a factor.
The text traces how early education began with clerical studies and gradually expanded to include classics phi losophy and literature for clerics then extended to chariots and physicians. It emphasizes practical training for three pre T standards and notes college education for business paths was once viewed as wasteful in prior eras.
City faces delays in settling the waterworks dispute as Judge Haven mediates the value of the plant. Mayor Parker and City Attorney Spencer seek more time, shifting from litigation to possible compromise. Citizens demand progress, noting high water charges and limited hydrants while the water company resists further extensions.
A garbled 19th century style piece references a society girl, married woman, and lodge member with scattered lines about food, manners, and appearances. It mentions a Atchison father and daughters, and hints at social judgment and personal conduct without coherent narrative.
A fragment from the Philadelphia era presents a humor vignette about social scrutiny and moral reflection. It features quips on religion, ignorance, and human folly, ending with a series of old fashioned gags about marriage and money.
A humorous column notes women never call and men misread signals. It jokes that flattery, platonism, and wifely influence shape romance. The piece mocks medical medicine cycles and suggests couples maneuver to outsmart each other in love.
The Pickwick Papers will be issued in ten volumes by a New York publisher at a price of $300 for the full set. Frederic Giron of London will oversee supervision with contributors from Dickens studies and contemporary illustrators. The edition promises notable illustrations, scholarly apparatus, and a wide range of period artwork to accompany Dickens’ prose.
Topeka delegates head to Fort Scott for the A O U W convention next week and aim to elect Dr Frantic M Martin of Topeka as medical director. The gathering will hear important legislation including biennial conventions and funding provisions, with debate on dues, initiation fees, and relief law integration.
The report notes ongoing efforts by the Order of Odd Fellows to collect a bond payment while a related remedy advertisement is cited. It mentions no recent progress and references events from three months prior, with unclear specifics on amounts or parties involved.
A telegraphic update reports Yang Yu, once U S minister and current Chinese minister to Russia, dying in St Petersburg after a brief illness. It notes global war talk, battles in Africa, and political shifts as leaders navigate treaties and marches toward potential conflicts.
A local tailor, ALB Wolff of 1177 North Kansas Avenue, testifies to years of backache and kidney issues. After purchasing a medicine from Rowley Snow’s drug store, he reports relief from pain and no recurrence since. The ad promotes sale by private party with a price of 50 cents and a note about United States event timing.
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