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Topeka State Journal

Location

Topeka, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1897

Page

7

Classified Advertisements Notice for Topeka State Journal

The Topeka State Journal announces free publication of Situation Wanted notices on weekends for Topeka or Kaneax readers. Ads must be in by 30 o clock Saturday and 19 o'clock Wednesday for other days. The notice promises local impact and affordable classified advertising.

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Sandy Bends Court Shows Courtroom Farce and Fines

A garbled court scene depicts Judge Hokec presiding over a petty dispute between Jim Peters and Abraham Jones, with Sol Jackson resisting, a verdict fining Peters 617 cents and Abe 25 cents plus costs. The judge quips about the case, warns of contempt, and hints at leaving the courtroom. The narrative halves switch to a comical bow for Paderewski and a mother’s boastful joke about a daughter’s artistic prowess.

Abe Jones Seeks Justice Over Hoss Sale in Judge's Court

In a frontier courtroom Abe Jones demands fair treatment after a Chinaman bought the blind, lame horse Abe staked. Jim Peters faces pressure to settle for half of a $30 offer, while Abe pleads for law and justice, arguing the sale and payout require accountability under local custom and court authority.

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Proverbial Odds and Oddities in Everyday Banter

A garbled montage of quips on manners and fate from period humor. It blends street observations about banana peels public behavior parliamentary talk and moral reflections with verses on daily life. The jumble cites Cincinnati New York papers and fondly corrupts lines about luck fate and a cigarette’s sway.

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Love and letters clash in a curzon street romance

Dorothy Pillingham, daughter of a doctor, pursues a secret betrothal to Guy de Woking despite her father’s strict control. The couple’s plans unravel as letters are scrutinized, a note is misdelivered, and old loyalties test the social ties of Lord Broadmoor and the Pillinghams in a tangled matrimonial farce.

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