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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1902
Page
8
Simple remedies are advised for minor ailments in dogs and cats. Homeopathic sulphur pellets and Vomica attenua used for colds and digestive trouble. Keep pets hydrated and avoid stress. ensure quiet rest and regular feeding to prevent indigestion and fits.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss remedies for dogs and cats, mentioning herbal and chemical preparations and contexts of veterinary care. The text references physicians or sellers and hints at injuries from certain products, with unclear chronology and incomplete names.
Mrs Kersten and her husband, in Houston, report a vision led them to dig beneath a tree and find a pot containing about 500 in gold coins. They kept the discovery secret until the current occupant learned of their search and the truth surfaced.
A kitchen maid announces to her mistress that she must marry next week. The parlor scene shows surprise and concern as plans change quickly. The dialogue hints at urgency, obedience, and a desire to delay the wedding.
Mrs George Stoker entertained at a large card party this afternoon at 1206 Sixth Avenue West in compliment to Miss Mabel Ray Martin, a bride-to-be. Red carnations and ferns decorated the rooms, and a Bideuchre game offered a cotta buat and a cut glass vase as prizes. Invitations extended to numerous ladies and gentlemen from Topeka and surrounding areas.
The article lists numerous visitors and residents with ties to Topeka. Names include Mrs. Charles Whimareh, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cross, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Pierce, and Mrs. William Eugene Stanley. It records travels to New York, Washington, and California, illness of Beatrice Foster, and local appearances at weddings and gatherings, with multiple addresses and relations noted.
A comical chase unfolds as a large, dignified man loses his hat to a mischievous force. The hat slides across a square, is snatched by a wave of misfortune, and finally lands in a gutter as the rotund gentleman retrieves only fragments. The scene ends with the man departing in silence.
Samuel Arnold once implicated in the Lincoln assassination uprising is reported dead at his Masonville home. The Baltimore detective notes Arnold, aged years old, had been convicted in 1865 with Dr Maruti and others, sentenced to life at Dry Tortugas, later pardoned by President Johnson. A promised posthumous statement about the plot remains uncertain.
A messy OCR note reports tension over a non-union printer alleged to be involved in a job for A B Beuer, owner of a local print shop, and a printers' union dispute in the city. It notes claims of union vs non union control and a final decision to reassign the work to a different printer.
An advertisement for a new nursing bottle draws reader warnings about its use with infants. The ad claims the baby must be given milk or suitable liquid, but readers note risks and urge proper feeding practices. Report cites a Columbia SC source describing the misprint and potential danger.
New York reports ten more days of garment and cloak trades strike, risking 25,000 workers without work as paralyzing activity spreads on the East Side. A union veteran warns further stoppage could force layoffs if heating costs and production shift are not addressed. Cold weather grips the city with temperatures around 48 degrees at morning, rising to near 54 by afternoon.
In Wheeling West Virginia on October 1 1900 Miss Gay Smith vanished last Monday and her body was found Friday in the Ohio River five miles below the city. Tiodelia Bath confessed to pushing Smith from the yacht ferry after a conflict over Nolan. Bath admitted planning and carrying out the murder and described the walk from Main Street to the river as witnesses watched the couple pass by the parade and then ride to the ferry. The confession follows days of speculation about the crime and the men involved.
Fragmentary OCR outlines a warrant charging Mire Fidelia and a police matter involving Gay Smith and a Chick of Poilee. The report notes Justice of the Peace J. Wits and a suspect lineup or hearing context, with limited readable names and details.
A printer Marcel Dorsey Olt was freed from the city jail after paying a fine to Rev 2 T McMartind. The prisoner asked to see Dr McFarland and received a friendly lecture on temperance as he awaited the minister’s arrival.
A traveler returning from California recounts an embarrassing incident on a coach near Phoenix. A married man and a Phoenix passenger faced unwanted attention from a woman in the opposite seat, who repeatedly adjusted her veil and used a handkerchief to hide her face as the journey continued.
A garbled scene shows a woman observed by a curious Phoenician man and another figure as she removes stockings and conceals them. The man confronts her, insisting he rarely inquires into others affairs, yet relates a plan to investigate conduct amid a sultry, tense atmosphere.
New Haven Oct 10. Relatives challenge Mrs Anna Harding s will alleging her last testament assigning custody of her eleven year old daughter Annie to Patrick Kinsella was invalid. Court heard arguments as guardianship dispute potential custody decision and accusations of improper influence amid the dying declaration.
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