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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1903
Page
6
A crowd watches a dramatic sequence as Mr Dibchick leaps from the pier to save a man overboard amid a strong current. Mrs Dibchick and bystanders call for help while a dramatic rescue unfolds near the promenade and quay.
Local notes from North Topeka report Mrs. Isaac Hayes visiting Mrs. Carrie Morrow at 1008 Jackson. Joseph Hobson rents Ward property at 114 West Gordon to move family for Tuneka school access. Rev. Mr. Wailpert from North Ontario, Calis, left Marion Kansas for California. Ed Thompson of Capital View to attend a wedding in Dougie mininty. Mrs. Lillian Bryan hosts Mika Chire Hubbard from Silver Lake. J. A. Stavely travels to London to preach at Kanes Avenue MM. EL church. OMg club to meet at 117 Wyet Sixth. Church notices include sermons at Central Avenue Church of Christ and Congregational church events. Santa Fe payroll specials and millinery sales noted. Charley Willard returns from San Vegas to the home of Mrs. Gallaway. Garret street services listed. The Indies of the Congregational church plan a wheat supper next Monday. Mrs. Hattie Miller to host Helena chapter at her home. J. S. King back in Worth Topeka practicing law. Mrs. Dun Fraser visiting Burlingame. Alice Hintt visiting North Side relatives. A local accident or fall involving Mark Risenger noted but not detailed. Sunday school, morning sermons, and revival meetings announced across North Topeka churches. For coal, contact J. P. Butterly at 421 East Gordon Street. Marriage of Miss Wina Meathman of Holton to J. H. Wendell of Topeka reported. Various church services and revival plans listed with times and locations.
A nurse wears brown velvet with an extra fold. A double wreath of pink boxes surrounds a rich crown, with wide pink satin ribbon tied in a flat bow atop. A list of named attendees includes Mrs Massey and Mrs Snyder among others. During the afternoon an accidental fire was extinguished quietly before guests noticed.
The Tiger-Man, a mysterious high caste Indian enthralled by beasts, lived near a ruined temple after the Mutiny. He tamed wild tigers without harming humans, guiding hunts with the governor’s backing and even presenting captured cubs to officials. His feats drew both awe and fear among locals.
A collage of jokes and short quips from Chicago Tribune Puck Detroit Free Press Chicago News and other papers. Bits cover politics society life mischief and wordplay with references to figures like Col Watterson Cain and Colonel Lushman and light commentary on religion and travel.
A jumble of classified ads seeks workers and positions including general housework cooks clerks farm hands and sewing or manufacturing tasks. Multiple agencies and individuals offer pay ranges from 2 to 12 dollars weekly with room and board. notices request stamped envelopes and inquiries for home employment and manufacturing work across Topeka Chicago and Philadelphia.
A garbled reminiscence describes a white muslin dress and a dramatic reunion with an insistence on not being cruel again. The speaker contemplates love, with references to Mabel, misunderstanding, and a professor's opinion.
A testimonial extols LAPODINE as a fast cure for barber's itch and skin issues. The speaker, Guy H. Puller of Shawnee Fire Insurance, endorses the product for salt rheum pimples piles and sores, claiming rapid relief after four days use.
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