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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1903
Page
10
Fragment from a historic page recounts a Persian tale where a king and a listener reflect on grief and ingenuity ending with a moral about lending a hand. The second piece, Wire Fence, features a discussion about a barbed wire obstacle used to protect a field and the cleverness needed to move livestock, with a humorous note on travelers and animals.
Fragmented OCR note lists job ads for dining room girls and cooks with pay and location hints, plus scattered quotes and stray phrases from unrelated items. It references Wheelhouse dining, a hotel, and various social captions, ending mid sentence. The readable portions show employment openings and inconsistent district notes from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page.
Decipherable lines hint at a social dispute or rumor involving Mrs Gansevoort and Paine. The fragment mentions Josephine, prophecies, and a feather motif, with a cryptic promise to reveal details within a week. Names Ledyard and Clark appear in a Chicago Herald context.
An OCR fragment of a humor page shows garbled phrases from supposed columns and letters. It references editors, misread names, and odd questions about timing and places, with stray song and phrase fragments like My Love Lies Screaming and Philadelphis Prees style quips.
A garbled late era classified listing shows multiple for sale notes including tires harness cows cats and various pet items. It mentions journal office addresses and scattered prices and locations such as 239 Pa Rae and local streets with unclear entry dates and sellers.
Z T Fisher lists real estate and loan services with emphasis on properties at East Front and Buchanan area. The ad features contact details and directions, urging readers to call or visit to discuss matters.
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