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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1899
Page
4
A fragmented Topeka State Journal feature by Frank F. MacLennan collects items and opinions on politics, figures, and public matters. It mentions Dewey and Aguinaldo related chatter, British tactics, proposals on electing U S senators, Adirondack hunting, and a note on Roman numerals for 1889 style dates.
The eighteenth annual report on Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute shows 25 years from 1587 to 19m, with $300000 in property and 42 buildings over 2267 acres. Three hundred and eighty three students completed the full course, with many more taking partial study. The institute aims to teach skills that increase earnings for African Americans and even aids white workers. Washington emphasizes practical capability over mere literary education and notes opportunities depend on demonstrated capacity to perform next-level tasks.
The piece cites Booker T. Washington's view that progress rests on black self-advancement and intelligent circles rather than mere suffrage. It notes equal protection under law as essential, while other remarks touch on gender roles and observations of everyday life in Atchison. The tone reflects a 19th or early 20th century newspaper discourse on race, suffrage, and social behavior.
A fragmentary Chicago News piece riffs on wit and social folly. It parodies talk in society about beginnings and endings, patience and wealth, and hints at gender and charity themes with humorous missteps and social critique.
A fragmentary reflection on love marriage and the male female dynamic. The speaker notes misgivings about problem centered plots and the risks women face in seeking truth in stories. Advice about awareness before and after marriage appears in a conversational odd style.
A jumble of local notes mentions a Kingman woman claiming knowledge of David Harum, Levi Carter busking near Burlingame, and editors in Preston, Cherokee County, Pratt County, and Baxter Springs commenting on politics, football, and local curiosities. Mentions of Baker University, a jeweler finding a pearl, and various political opinions fill the column with colorful, incongruent items.
The Boston era Curtis-Tinlley pact, a historic double action deal at Horton’s Shawnee convention, is published with a facsimile. It shows Curtis and Bailey negotiating congressman at large and district candidacies, with signatures and explanations from Albert Horton, Rodgers, Mulvane, Leland, Collins and Schilling.
Washington Nev S The stonungical park Nera was enriched last night By sixty two young ban oustereturs and the pro ET otheret Brannba Gow. The article mentions various names and items in a garbled fashion, including Dr Pace On Civalhs and Beggs German salve for Bestsam Tetter Geald. The exact events and entities are unclear due to OCR errors.
A Washington D.C. veteran credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with pure blood aiding recovery after a San Juan Hill wound and preventing blood poisoning. He quotes a surgeon and notes cures for rheumatism. Multiple testimonials from users in Massachusetts and elsewhere accompany the claim.
New York November report states Bill Anthony known as Brave Hit Anthony, survivor of the Maine disaster, died by self-inflicted means at Presbyterian Hospital. He reportedly swallowed quantities of coc aine near Centre Park entrances and previously described the explosion aboard the Maine. A wartime medal note, a month-old tattoo, and other fragments appear in the records.
Fort Scott report details Typhoid fever deaths in a single family. Sadie Miller wife of Wllle Miller dies at Catherine Street home. she is the fifth family member to die since September 13 amid illness and typhoid fever. Daughter Emma also ill, doctors unable to save them. neighbors relocate as health concerns spread.
Hutchinson citizens launched a war on saloons with four raids by the sheriff as a dry town campaign intensifies. A 17 member committee, formed after meetings last spring, has prepared to convict all saloonkeepers. arrests trigger bonds and a likely hot confrontation ahead.
Leavenworth November 2 reports claim pension payouts at the National Asylum Home attract thieves targeting elderly veterans. A pair of young women and a man, believed from Iaines City, befriended colored veterans to steal 1176 dollars from a resident on Senece Street. Separate notes list Kansan pension grants and a rural aid effort in Abilene where neighbors gathered and helped a widow’s corn crop.
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