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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1902
Page
7
A review of Eleanor Kirk and her views on mental science and new thought in Ames papers. It notes her career as a newspaper woman and widow supporting five children, her strong pen, and her life marked by hardship and loss.
The article portrays Eleanor Kirk Ames as a devoted practitioner and preacher of a universal spirit theory. It notes her rise from hardship to success through a newspaper syndicate plan and her belief that right thought can overcome poverty sickness and sin. Her life emphasizes faith in God in all and practical self improvement through health abstinence and deep breathing.
The Sparta laws on matrimony are described as curious and potentially advantageous for modern reform. A man could sue for marrying too late or improperly and for not marrying at all, reflecting strict social expectations on marriage in the old regime.
A long discussion of the belief that women are emotionally weaker, with a long tale of a university athlete who faints at his wedding. The piece contrasts female superstition about women’s fragility with a story of a groom overwhelmed by nerves at the altar, ending in a revival and marriage. JOSEPHINE MURTER.
A fragmented list details Kansas county agricultural fairs with secretary names and locations such as Garden City Burlingame and Mankato, plus dates in September. It also references 1898 ore production figures and notes the Grand Trunk Railway as a travel option to Muskoka and Kawartha lakes with details on Pullman cars and a forthcoming band concert at Garfield Park.
Government policies opened golf fields to exploration and exploitation and offered a banque for discovery of profitable mines. A small stamp battery was erected near Johannesburg to crush ore, and in April 2557 a three-stamp battery treated Wimatare ores, followed by recon orater batteries.
A cluttered classified snippet seeking permanent prices and substitutes for adattane PG Box a6 city, plus labor listings for boys, salespeople, and fruit vendors. Includes employment bureaus and house rentals, with scattered address fragments and trade notices. The text shows typical small-town help wanted, rental, and sale items with incomplete details.
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