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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1900
Page
4
The piece surveys attitudes toward electors, noting Woolley and Debs as potential pivotal votes, and analyzes state results and registration in Greater New York. It cites New York World and Worcester Spy on apple crops, then discusses likely gains for Prohibitionists and Socialists, plus broader campaign dynamics and turnout predictions.
The report compares prices at the start of the month with the year’s start, showing declines from 20 to 40 percent in many manufactured classes per the treasury bureau of statistics and Dun's, Bradstreet, Iron Age, and Cincinnati Price Current. Farm prices mostly rise, with wheat and barley inching up, cotton and wool affected, while refined petroleum and leather show sizable drops. The piece also notes data sources and miscellaneous social quips from the Atchison Globe.
A fragmentary Chicago News column offers aphorisms and social quips about human behavior, talking on phones, self control, and policing. The piece blends humorous observations with pointed remarks on money, reputation, and boreish personalities.
A humorous collage from the Philadelphia Record mocks political talk and social behavior. Snippets reference advertising, a ship’s surgeon, pugilists and a clerk’s overconfidence, with sly dismissals of women’s talkativeness and satire on public life.
The Osawatomie asylum report shows death and heredity as top illness causes, with temperance and cigarettes also linked. It notes 10 inmates, a total patient count around 18, with two deaths and several discharges over the past two years, and requests for funding and facility improvements including ice storage and waterworks.
Washington reports the census bulletin on cities with 25,000 or more in 1909. It notes 159 cities, a 40 percent rise since 1890, and total combined 1900 and 1909 figures. The bulletin details classed populations, gains from 1880 to 1900, and shifts across population brackets in the early 20th century.
The article traces urban growth from 1880 to 1900, detailing New York as the leading city by population and noting shifts among Philadelphia Chicago and other major centers. It lists city counts by region and highlights notable changes in ranks, with references to states and territories and the prominence of several midwestern and western cities.
In Auburn and Syracuse crowds packed venues for Governor Roosevelt as campaign stops featured long addresses and lively Q A sessions. Despite interruptions the day was described as favorable with good-natured exchanges and no personal confrontations.
Fragmented OCR passage discusses child bed wetting due to inflamed bladder and acid secretions. It references Dean's Kidney Pills with mixed testimonial style, plus political dialogue about expansion and governor remarks in Syracuse. The readable text mixes product promotion and political chatter without a clear single event or date.
October 26 at the Clitlums opera house drew a large crowd to hear Lambert of Exports discuss issues around trust monopolies and political influence. The event featured lambert’s remarks on party connections and public sentiment amid turbulent local politics.
A historical medical notice reports a cure for serious rupture cases aged thirty and forty years, describing patient outcomes and references to physicians and remedies. The fragmentary text mentions trials, dates, and locations associated with the treatment and its perceived success.
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