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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1903
Page
16
A fragmentary note referencing an element titled It Stands Alone tied to the Ninth of Fort Niley. The readable text provides minimal context or surrounding details. Further lines are needed to establish full meaning, date, or involved parties.
The piece notes veterans and records a reenlistment after a three year break. It mentions units such as the Sixth Cavalry and references locations and events during the centennial period, with names tied to the service and transfer from regular enlistment noted. The tone reflects a veteran service record and transfer details.
Osage City resident J F Britton has been elected head of the Grand Lodge in a Kansas meeting. The Girard band and visitors arrived for events at Fort Riley with concerts and drills. The Knights of Pythias closed their grand lodge session amid election of new officers and proposals.
A fragmentary notice recounts a child suffering stomach pain and relief after taking Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. It mentions sales by all druggists for $1.25, and a local concert by Santa Fe Marshalls Band at Garfield Park on Sunday afternoon.
Church notices list services at First Church of Christ Scientist and many other denominations. Topics include Ancient and Modern Necromancy, Missionary Work in Korea, Life’s Drama, and The Story of Lost Child. Various Sunday schools, youth meetings, and evening lectures are noted with times and venues across Harrison, Seventh, Quincy, and nearby streets.
The Union Pacific advertises a detailed Agricultural Bulletin presenting complete reports on experimental work in New Mexico? Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. It covers alfalfa, wheat, corn, beet sugar and other crops. Malted tree on application. Depot agent putton. Phone M4 FA Lee CTA 025 Kansas Ave.
The government of the Kongo Free State and French society delegates debate measures to domesticate elephants in the colony Balstum. Experts warn the rate of slaughter will exterminate elephants within five years due to ivory trade. Supporters insist domestication could be possible with careful management, railing against barbaric hunting practices.
A compact digest of local events as sketched by the State Journal cartoonist. Highlights from Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday feature lighthearted scenes, urban life glimpses, and community flavor expressed in drawn vignettes.
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