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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1904
Page
10
A 1904 notebook-like piece surveys animals including the elephant and whale with fanciful observations. It blends sensational traits and humorous asides about age, appetite, and battles with hunters, ending with copyright notice.
The article previews a surge of major engineering projects for the coming year. It highlights the Isthmian canal and a trans Hudson tunnel linking New York and Brooklyn as pivotal, noting the scale, technical novelty, and potential economic and industrial impact on domestic and international commerce. It credits American engineers and contractors with leading the innovation.
A crowded column lists several candidates and potential nominees for county clerk coroner and district judge positions in Shawnes County. Names repeatedly appear under Republican primaries, with notices announcing intentions to seek office subject to party selection. The excerpt also references broader regional infrastructure plans and archival trade notes, plus a brief classifieds glimpse reading FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS.
Small classified item seeks male and female workers to represent a Kansas levee project. Pay $40 weekly, expenses advanced with stamped request. Includes call to J. H. Moore Topeka for details and local employment inquiries.
A fragment from a pine stem pierced a man’s mouth and toe as he bit into a pipe stem. Joseph Larkes of New York consulted Dr. C W Graham after a “slight bruise” on the tongue and a pine needle sized puncture near the toe area were noted. The incident followed a return from the West Allis shops two months earlier while smoking.
Rock Island system ticket rates list 325.00 to California 22.50 to Oregon and Washington 20.00 to Montana and Utah valid March 1 to April 3. Tickets cover tourist sleepers and reclining chair cars with liberal stopover privileges. For further details contact nearest Rock Island agent.
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