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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1897
Page
7
A Tennessee hunter recalls his son Tom who boasts of greatness and plans to “whop” a railroad after refusing his father’s warnings. Zeb White recounts Tom’s stubborn pride, early bragging, and a daring attempt to prove himself by facing the distant railroad. The tale unfolds with rural humor and a wary father’s caution.
A fragmentary excerpt recalls a man’s claim that a dying rider’s strike of glory was misread by another, and reflects on pride and misperception. The text shifts to a London Cockney anecdote about Charley inspecting a fenced train, questioning its doors and windows, with a final note about John Cowley and an anecdote from the Chicago Times Herald.
A fragment from Washington shows a conversation about the upcoming election and a quirky note on bicycle tire tampering. The exchange features a speaker claiming focus on the election and another asking how the first knows, with a line about passing three bicycles and testing tire pressure.
Watches can be selected now and laid aside as holiday gifts. Morrison Co offers extra low prices on watches purchased during a sale with a discount. Also advertised are White's Cream Vermifuge claims to safely treat worms and restore health, with bottles priced at 25 cents at Goo W. Stansfield and Miller's Pharmacy.
A storyteller recalls a rough trek to Little Valley with a boy named Tom and the bullgine. After breakfast they head out, Tom hopeful yet bound for punishment. The engine misrules, a crash, and a reflexive lesson leave Tom and Zeb debating who got whopped, ending with a tense, improvised ride and a grim finish.
A collage of quoted snippets from various papers contrasts views on childhood and adulthood with pithy proverbs. It includes remarks on taxes, lawyers, politics, and reform, all framed as brief, humorous exchanges from different editors and publications.
A foggy maritime reminiscence recalls the Mohawk a Coast Survey schooner built in 1875 and later renamed Engre It tells of the vanishings from its cabin after a squall and a spectral encounter aboard the ship while officers recall a New Year’s drinking scene and a haunted wardroom night The story blends memory, ghost lore and naval life with named figures and places in a period voice.
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