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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1902
Page
6
Senator Harris speaks on the Nicaragua route versus Panama in a tense hearing. He defends open debate, warns of delays, and cites costs, contingencies, and diplomatic implications while urging careful selection of the canal project.
Mystic Shriners opened in Golden Gate Hall San Francisco with an imperial escort of 1500 nobles led by the Imperial Potentate. A drum corps and bands marched past cheering spectators as riders in white and red roses paraded followed by legions on foot and horseback. Formal welcomes and prayers preceded the secret session as officers were announced for the upcoming imperial council meeting.
The text reads as a garbled historical notice from Topeka listing Bledsoe as president and naming various individuals and places in a scattered array. It references a bar event and a medicinal tablet advertisement for indigestion, appetite, and stomach pain with ticket details and Santa Fe agent notes.
A fragment describes ribbon rosettes and silk ornaments as fashion details. It mentions black malin rib and a large ribbon rosette resembling a rose used on collars, noting decorative impact in an era fashion item.
The text describes Annamese beliefs about metals and astral powers affecting health and childbirth. It notes that earth preparations are ingested by the wealthy, believed to cure paralysis and other ailments, though tastes vary. It mentions dietary practices including consuming animal parts from sick or deceased animals and claims about cures from strange substances like liver and strawberries.
A distressed fragment describes a late Duke of Portiana who subscribed to many weekly newspapers and magazines. Volumes were stored in tiny oak boxes with white velvet and Bramah locks with duplicate keys. Each volume cost about £40, as noted by The Speaker.
Fragmentary text shows City Ticket Office and Union Pacific RFR with 3 percent Kaneas and a Cord of Thanks message from Gary. Details are unclear but indicate a gratitude note and railway office references.
The opening today shows slight advances amid unsettled wheat and oats with mixed signals on futures. Prices for corn and livestock move modestly, with cattle receipts and early tone indicating cautious trading and conservative outlook across the market.
The report covers commodity markets and prices in New York and national listings. It mentions butter, wool, and grain shipments, with references to wheat, corn, and coffee futures, plus weather and demand signals. Also noted are stock market movements, hogs and oats, and regional price observations for produce and textiles.
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