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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
10
The readable fragments reference names and places but lack a coherent report or clear event. Sparse terms suggest a local notice or brief item involving people and a location, yet essential details are missing to confirm outcome or actions.
A narrator recalls a family’s visit to the old mill, crossing familiar river scenery and the dam. The grown up boy revisits the site, notes unchanged features, and recalls Niagara Falls jokes while watching a young miller, a storekeeper, and a boy fisher.
A fragmented 19th century reminiscence recounts Honest Abe advising a widower, contemplating remarriage after his wife’s death. The tale centers on a request for guidance, a heartfelt poem, support for Hannah Darsie, and the widower’s sorrow as he weighs duty, love, and reverence for the late wife.
Classified notice seeking a male helper for general housework and a team of bricklayers. Wages listed as fair labor. Contact W Elwon at 680 West 3th Avenue for positions at Thompson and Kansas Avenue location.
A long, pieced together dialogue riffs on grief and resilience. Uncle John and Abe praise a clever rhymed sequence about Hannah, Widder Skinner, and a future “tomorrow.” They joke about cake, potatoes, and a joke on a wedding verse amid sorrow and hope.
Wandering, garbled text lists agents selling rubies, a portrait ad, and a rush for Catho agents. Also notices offer full time fruit trees, Lawrence Nursery Co, Kansas. employment bureau. multiple furnished room rentals and a large room with alcove.
A garbled excerpt resembles a humor column with mixed phrases and stray names. It references Harvard Law, Dolly Muses, and political mentions, but the text is largely unreadable and fragmented with stray quotes, names, and unclear events.
In Bhawnee county a public notice invites bids around 10 percent for securing water service and labor to build a four room addition to a home. Plans can be seen at the office of HESC Hadier architect in the Cencherd building corner Beh wt Jarkeoy streets. Bids must be stated and opened, with the board reserving the right to reject any bid.
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