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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1901
Page
8
An irregular OCR fragment mentions Gatta Bidis Powder and semis, with odd terms Orgs Only Sc Eetsper and Vaxume. The readable parts reference a competition or event stage but lack clear facts, dates, or entities for a solid summary.
North Topeka column lists visits from Mrs Grigsby and family to Mrs See, a musical program tied to a temperance declamation contest, and numerous social notes. It mentions property sales, rentals, and moves within the area, including Costley & Post advertisements and a silver medal contest at Barrett's hall. The piece also covers church events, local shop remodeling, and various residents’ comings and goings along West Laurent and nearby streets.
A list of social guests and travelers fills Topeka events with Maybel Bailey Elia Bailey Florence Bailey Sida May Petro Edith Root and others attending dinners calls visits and homecomings. Several neighbors travel to Lawrence Wichita Topeka and Arkansas City with Mrs William Hinealy Mrs Clara Thampean of Hock Island and Miss Elizabeth Guiber among those noted for personal mentions.
A German woman in Bean Sy, Mrs L Song, credits Postum with curing years of illness tied to coffee. After abandoning coffee for Postum she reports restored appetite, headaches gone, better digestion, sleep, and ability to work in the field.
Topeka society items list Jennie Counts and others visiting friends in Topeka, guests at Tyler Street home, and travels of Mrs. Miller and Mrs. Snyder among many small-town movements. Reports note meetings, lectures, and church activities, plus minor local business updates and rail or streetcar matters reflecting a busy week in Topeka society and public life.
Howard J Sultan a 40 year old St Louis chemist at a local drug company died at City Hospital after self administering a preparation he was testing for sedative and sleep inducing effects. He was found unconscious in his apartment and died 30 minutes after admission.
Passengers on the City of Chicago between Chicago and St Joseph witnessed a rare lake mirage around 2:21 PM near May 27 marked by distant Chicago landmarks Miantromery Warg’s tower and Maawale Temple appearing in the midlake. The illusion also showed structures of Michigan’s St Joseph area and Micbi city spires. Also noted is a travel offer: Kansas City and Return $200 via Santa Fe Route for Knights of Pythias tickets May 7 to 22.
A man identified as Need of Clay County captured three men ten miles from Clay Center. He tied one, dragged the trio from the woods, escorted them to Clay Center, and had them safely jailed after the confrontation. The attackers were reportedly unarmed.
Fragmentary report describes independence day celebrations in Christiania with Enthusiasm and a statue unveiling of Ole Bull in Bergen. Mentions figures such as John Doe and Governor Slantey, plus alleged embezzlement and military or police actions. The text is garbled with many misspellings and incoherent phrases.
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