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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
4
Fragment from a Topeka State Journal column offers humorous social observations. It jokes about business men, love affairs, and the value of punctuality, recalling a farmhand named Henry Olds and a caution against broken promises.
In this column a jumble of town talk covers newspaper subscriptions, Topeka’s rail hopes, Kansas politics, and regional chatter. It notes daily delivery by mail for 30 cents a month, references Roosevelt, Burton, Carnegie, and local figures, and comments on Topeka growth and political fads with a brisk, opinionated tone.
A garbled page fragment from The Globe references beef carcass talk and a derailed discussion about hair and genius. It mentions unnamed people and women described as crazy, with no clear event, date, or identifiable figures.
A collection of satirical quips on weather, fame, ambition, and social life. Observations joke about busy minds, self friendship, army heroes, and married life with light humorous tone. The piece weaves witticisms from Mrs. Muggins and Mrs. Bug oohy into short pithy lines.
A witty column notes that one baby makes a palace and three a doorhouse. It jokes that the next best thing to being a chaperon is to be chaperoned. It quips that a man’s devotion to his wife hinges on her self reliance and that many good women marry late, yet many want to. It adds a gag about women taking advice from other women.
The fragment hints at social mores and commerce in Chicago with remarks on kindness and self interest. It mentions a special sea shore excursion via Lake Shore Michigan Southern and lists travel details, plus postmaster appointments and a Grand Trunk summer folder. The text closes with a funeral notice for Hermen Harrington.
In Peoria on July 2 Prohibition delegates flee a washout delaying Carrie Nation. A hurried convention adjourns early as Nation arrives at the hotel and delivers a characteristic speech to a small crowd.
General Manager C A Goodnow of the Talendral arrived in his private car from St Joseph and Gaetan yards at the rear inland bridges over the Kaw. He did not visit the general pitissa. The car was returned to the afternoon train west. The visit is rumored linked to plans for repair and machine shops in Tulsa.
Santa Fe shops and offices to close all day tomorrow and Saturday. Beginning Monday, work days to be ten hours across all departments, with Saturday half-day operations as usual. The move replaces nine-hour days and affects all workers.
Milford Mass July 3 a man named Louis Ward dangled from a hot air balloon rope at Hoag Park after the balloon released men held the rope. He swung head downward for a minute or two then uprighted himself as Prof Hellman signaled. The balloon rose 3000 feet and descended safely, landing atop a tree before Ward reached the ground a mile from the start. A crowd of about 3000 watched.
A man named Prof Hayes faces an arson charge after a bottle with labelling tied to him was found in a room. A boy clerk from Evanaville identified Hayes, who was arrested at the Bonaventure hotel. Neighbors say he is a respected school principal recently reelected, with no prior accusations.
L G Disney expected to obtain a Dawes Line commission post through Declise in Iron Production Iron trade notes reference northern England production. Returns for the past year show varied manufacturing iron outputs and minor fluctuations across classes.
The 1902 Kansas fair season is outlined with details of county agricultural exhibitions coordinated by county agents and associations. Major venues include Grant, Hiawatha, and local park sites with involvement from the State Agricultural and Mechanical associations and county secretaries guiding events, dates ranging late summer into September.
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