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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1901
Page
8
A 1900s sale notice describes silk foulards at low prices and threatened 50c to 60c shirt waists, with further cuts on corsets, corded lawns, Florentine batistes, petticoats, and satin belts. The ad notes items in south window and mentions a recent shipment of belts from an express delivery priced at 35 cents after closeout.
A messy OCR snippet mentions Texan cantaloupes, repainting on a street, earnings from a season, and names like Los Angeles. It hints at carnival events, central committee plans, and upcoming activities with garbled details, suggesting a community page mix of notices and notices about events.
A Columbus Ohio doctor, once a coffee addict, advises stopping coffee and using Postum. He prescribes gradual withdrawal and a steady brew to ease digestion and heart irregularities. Mrs Currie Goran of Columbus follows the plan and reports improved health and steadier nerves.
The article fragments describe a Topeka event with M C A team meeting Washburn grounds, a mixed provocation between Christians and heathens, and officials like Postmaster Guthrie facing Washington input. Mentions of perjury charges, court cases, and local notices hint at a bustling civic scene with varied people and places.
Uneven wording notes a near disaster as a transport capsized near Brooklyn. Divers work to close ports and hatchways while efforts to refloat the vessel continue. The ship shows minor damage but no clear information on casualties or official confirmation.
Special Tourist Sleeping car from July 6 to July 33 to San Francisco without change. Rate 3500 for double berth. Round trip rate 845.00. Stopovers possible at and west of Denver. See Union Pacific Agent for details. Take observation car to Colorado via Santa Fe and see country. Trip only 315.00. July 1 to 3 inclusive.
A humorous local tale recounts three county commissioners, S. Ram, Haines, and Kelsey, wading the Kaw to sound depth for a new bridge near brick yards. Their misadventure features muddy water, a stranded boat, improvised measurements, and comic mixing of washroom chaos with official duties.
The scene unfolds as Mark Twain style misadventure on a boat ends with the commodore losing a leg to a shark and the crew debating mutiny and punishment. The crew braves crawdads, mud, and muttered jokes while planning to fix the river crossing with a diver.
Circus clown preacher W. S. Wheeler arrives in Topeka for a street appearance tonight supported by his wife. Wheeler tours Western cities and has gained notoriety for his unusual ministry on public streets.
The emergency water reservoir known as the cistern at the Kansas and Eighth avenues intersection was refilled this morning. It holds 1,500 barrels of water and is kept ready for large fires, though unused in the past year.
About a hundred guests gathered for the marriage of Miss Mary Agnes Hayes and Mr. Berton Le Van Holloway at the Hayes residence near Washburn College. Bishop Millspaugh performed the Episcopal ceremony, with elaborate decorations of palms, ferns, and pink and white carnations, and the bride wore a white batiste gown. The reception followed as social notes detail other gatherings and assorted society news from Topeka area.
Explorer Paul du Chailly describes study trips to Russia and observations on the Asiatic line. He notes misunderstandings about Russia, the value of his journeys, and the challenges of presenting his research to readers.
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