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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1903
Page
4
Gossip about poets and authors circulates as Sunflower Bust’s verses draw notice in Holton. The piece discusses merit and popularity among writers, noting Roy Murrell, G F Putnam & Sons, and Ellery readers, with commentary on the literary scene and love letters.
A literary notice surveys Kipling's reception of Zola's Une Terre and the translated edition. It discusses the Jesuit controversy and the book's Catholic tensions, noting the author’s provocative aims and the public reaction in a French town. The commentary highlights the novel's alleged impact on schools and social norms, with attention to critics and the broader literary debate.
In Topeka on request of Secretary Martin Mohler, Captain Jobe H Churchill toured Kansas State Board of Agriculture meetings in 1992. Once a seaman, he promoted alfalfa as a new forage crop, advocating its harvest potential and denouncing old plow-based methods as the crop could yield three to five cuttings, changing farming outlooks across the state.
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