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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1903
Page
4
A garbled wire report from a Topeka newspaper column references varied topics from a roseate journal and exclusive afternoon papers to Theodore Lipton and a World’s Fair Missouri exhibit. It mentions Civil War era figures, canal projects, tax issues, and stock market chatter with mixed city names, dates, and contrived phrases.
The Herald reports 11 hidden postal card canvasses across Manhattan, The Bronx, and Brooklyn. Early returns show Seth Lew and George McClellan in a tight race with small leads for Lew in Manhattan and the Bronx and for McClellan in Brooklyn, while undecided voters could tilt the city.
A Baltimore News reprint accuses Governor Bailey of under appreciating Grand Army of the Republic members while appointing an ex Confederate as probate judge. It notes pension fraud indictments and frames the feud as a broader fight between Curtin and Bailey with veterans split on loyalty and honor.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes Adelina Patti plans a final farewell appearance in this country. It predicts enduring curiosity among Wagner enthusiasts and younger readers, observes changes in taste, and comments on Patti's blend of personality and technique shaping her late career.
A Horton Meediight pun targets the elimination of personal tun t in Kansas politics and criticizes Congressman Gurtin for masertious cascerns about Governor Tinthey. The piece condemns Sir Curtis A and Governor Batley, urges caution in expressions, and suggests Curtis misjudged public sentiment during political contests at Wichita and beyond.
A writer argues against cane rush and similar campus rites as savage behavior, noting college youths seek intense experiences. He compares such celebrations with other adults’ gatherings and concludes interference is unwarranted as long as no one is harmed beyond rough play.
The late William Dodge, NY merchant and philanthropist, left no public bequests. He favored giving during life after careful study to ensure wise use of funds. His view argues that lifetime gifts prevent waste, reduce heirs disputes, and inspire imitation by other magnates.
The speaker recalls autumn days and the ache to return home. Images of a sad sandhill crane, a mother's gingerbread, and pumpkin pie evoke nostalgia. The refrain expresses a wish to go back to the old home before winter, amid memories of family and familiar comforts.
A путешествия narrative describes hotel life in Germany and Paris, registering guests, cab fares, and social scenes. The writer, traveling as a newspaper man, recalls missteps with language, a banker friend posing as a tramp, and the humorous toilet mishap in Geneva. Details cover hotel prices, Duval restaurants, guides like Fava, cab economics, Herald Paris bureau, and daily life along boulevards, markets, and river trips to the Seine.
A traveler recounts Paris landmarks including Notre Dame, the Palace of Justice, the Eiffel Tower, and the Trocadero. The narrative notes the Font Alexandre bridge, the Bolae Fowlogne forest area, and an elegant Champs-Elysees stroll ending at Place de la Concorde. A rapid telegraph cable exchange in Topeka is described with yearned efficiency.
A string of quirky local items from Lost Springs to Lawrence covers falling bullstones, 300-point pride in Hutchinson, maple worms in Princeton, and a Wichita marriage revelation by a deceased Alaskan. Wathena faces potential damage, a citizen breaks an aidewalk, Salina pivots on a bag of $199, a flatiron incident in a Wathena household raises questions, and barbers dispute 15 cent shaves. A girl falls sixty feet from an Orr bridge, a penitentiary whistle signals noon, Cyrus Leland’s political front changes, a Franklin county farmer displays giant produce, Sibleyville forgets a coup aboard a Lawrence train forgotten by many.
A fragmentary column reflects on community quirks and public sentiments in Atchison. Observations touch on temper, political figures, and social expectations, including remarks about honesty, marriage, and everyday life in a broad, editorial tone.
A collection of fragmented anecdotes about local life. The pieces mention an Atchison man who complimented a clerk and the clerk requesting higher wages, a man in a saloon incident, a stove remark about hearing all winter, and various social quips. Harry Baldt of St. Joe is noted for gallstone surgery. The text comments on changes and newspaper criticism of local papers and a back of cigar store card room.
A column reflecting on debt, pride, and moral lessons, contrasting hard work with empire. Wry social observations note a Kensington dealer selling hoes at 91 a foot and quips about manners, appetite, and conscience. Local jests reference a columnist named Josie and a line about being under the weather in the city column.
A fragmented reflection piece cites speculation as a teacher of thrift and hints at gender stereotypes. It mentions hair dye usage among women, a Cinderella slipper analogy, and a note on North Carolina crops feeding manufacturing ideas, with stray references to steel ranges and industrial topics.
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