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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1903
Page
5
The Topeka State Journal discusses national and local topics including presidential prospects, party tactics, and the Panam affair. It notes financial strains with banks tightening, cotton and crop yields projected at high values, and statistics on failures and unemployment. It also mentions labor arbitration in New South Wales and local notices about civic issues and public safety.
A curious old style ad lists canned goods including Hulk Starck m can, Pears and Pineapple in multiple cans, tomatoes, olives, oats, corn and mackerel. It promises a chance at a child’s doll with every tie purchase and includes gum with each sale.
A humorous Atchison exchange mocks a dyspeptic complaint about sausage displays and a visiting woman who claims to serve the people but acts for herself. The bore laughs, the chief of police is teased, and the speaker hints at political issues and isms with playful insinuation.
A snippet of satirical quips on work weather medicine doctors and social habits. It mocks promises and pride with pithy lines about men women and domestic life and ends with observations on trust and presence of a wife.
City pavement policy favors asphalt for durability and lower long term cost. Wide tires are urged for heavy loads to protect streets, with Chicago planning downtown asphalt paving and many cities mandating minimum tire widths for loads. The piece notes ordinances typically require at least three inch tires for loads over 2000 pounds and suggests four to five inches for extra heavy shipments.
London Chronicle notes a scarce edition may fetch £2007 while questioning the fate of 1,480 other copies printed, highlighting the unusual public interest and value attached to rare printed works.
Columbus, Nov 6 A boiler explosion at the Ohio State University agricultural college during corn harvesting injures and kills several. Engineer Charles Pepper is dead while engineer John Delgurn dies later. Professor Vernon H. Davis suffers a mangled head. Many students are injured as iron shards fly and a large crater is left by the blast.
A bilogram from Haiti dated San Domingo City requests a warship to the city as insurgents march there. The Baltimore, sailing from Hampton Roads, is near San Domingo and expected to deter trouble. Other items note visits, club meetings, and local property transfers in Topeka and surrounding areas.
An early Western territory notice recounts a formidable Indian chief who commanded a thousand braves and backed white adventurers. He kept peace between settlers and various threats, defending communities during Mormon era tensions in the region.
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