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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1896
Page
8
An old advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets and Favorite Prescription as cures for weak blood digestion and nerve weariness. It claims the tonics restore appetite, energy, and robust health for busy workers, including smiths and lawyers, by purifying blood and supporting bowel and kidney function.
Georgia Cayvan Garvan Enfield Telus Wheat, 41, earns praise for a notable performance. The event referenced includes a win tied to St Patrick's, Stipe Calvan, and a recital of athletic or scholarly feats around Michigan and October 20.
Fragmentary text references a rate, sale date in October, and design terms for a product or service. Named entities are broken and indistinct as presented, with incomplete numbers and unclear references to parties or locations.
A dense反 fragmented piece surveys railroad workers protection, upcoming 5 percent meeting, and political maneuvers in Kansas. It mentions railroad unions, firemen, and telegraphers, with references to candidates and state shifts ahead of election day.
A fragmented column lists personnel among Rock Island Prom cycle Abbott Corresponent Munchinier B alert to changes. Mentions visits by A McCharret and O Rourke, and inspections by engineers and inspectors. Notes families, travels, and relations, with several names and places in a period tone.
Employees of the Santa Fe road plan multiple excursions starting Friday morning. A nine-car special freighted with Horton and Emporia workers will depart to Canton, with costs around 8 cents per person. Additional trips include a Santa Fe excursion leaving from Kigus City. The Arkansas City stock movement shows a $4500 monthly glove purchase and a heavier volume expected in the latest weekly division report.
A jumble of names places and notices recounts midwinter events political speeches and civic tasks. Elections near and sidewalk work deadlines are noted with hints of community meetings theater music and public safety updates across multiple locales and organizations.
The rambled items recount politics and court humor, parade preparations, and social notes from the city. Mentions include posters by the Republican state committee, a humorous police court moment, a Masonic anniversary, missing man rumors from Charis Peterson, and local arrests and festival preparations.
Ann Arbor dispatch reports Clauncey M. Depew censured by university officials for delivering a political lecture to Students League members at Michigan University. Regents voted to bar further political talks. a university official and lecturer tied to The Lansing paper noted the event amid partisan tension and debates over editorial stance.
In Mount Pleasant Frederick county a Democratic meeting drew James H Gambrill a Baltimore grain magnate who offered to buy 50600 bushels of wheat at 3 20 per bushel if Bryan is elected and free coinage passes. Hagerstown and Fredericks City figures attended amid party tensions. A supper was announced for Oct 21 at the Congregational Church with local names cited.
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