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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1903
Page
3
An old catalog-like notice lists ladies vests and children's drawers, suits and pants, men's shirts and drawers, heavy fleece options, with prices from 10c to several dollars. It mentions better grade and union suits in varied price ranges. The fragment shows a promotional sale description from a vintage store.
A former county bank cashier recounts a decades old attempted burglary by John White. White aimed to steal through a vault, but the cashier lured him to a bear trap set in the dining room window. White was captured, tried, and sentenced to ten years in state prison. The tale ends with a vow of vengeance from White after serving his term.
A collage of quick quips, puns, and cartoonish lines from several papers. The jokes spoof classroom, public life, romance, politics, and everyday mishaps with names and places mocked or lightly lampooned. It reads like a tongue in cheek round up of witty asides.
Wanted agents. Theophilus M. Delahoyde offers portraits, paintings, and framing services. Sells new artists materials. Located at 720 Kan. Ave. Indianapolis. Phone U. Agents urged to apply.
A cluttered classified row listing wanted notices for kidney trouble sufferers and rental offers for houses rooms and furnished spaces. Additional entries advertise sale items including cows ponies a farm and a Great Dane aged dog, with scattered names and addresses from the period.
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