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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1903
Page
10
Fragmented text presents a partisan screed with oblique references to politics, leaders, and social order. The writer laments corruption while praising civic virtue, mentioning government, parties, and public values in a period voice. The piece reads as a rough, stylistically confused polemic.
The article chronicles the life of Prince Edward of Schoenbur s Harterareig who died at age 40 in Tematias monastery. Born 1863, he rose to notoriety in an Austrian regiment, renounced his career to join monastic life, and died after ten years of pious observance. The piece notes aristocratic involvement in Benedictine orders and references Henry Bessemer’s ironmaking advances linked to broader reform efforts.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various papers. Jests about politics, marriages, theater, and daily life surface through quick dialogues and mock interviews. The bits reflect light satire on community life, media commentary, and social norms of the era.
Classified notices list multiple jobs including Cooks Housemaids Waitresses and General Help. Advertisements call for white girls for domestic work and hotel staff plus chambermaids and a barber student seeking training, with wages and locations centered around Topeka Kansas and nearby avenues. Entities include Kansas Ave Topeka, Capital Employment Office, and various employers like Wm. Clarkson and Hania Bros.
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