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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
3
A Chicago tale recounts a suburban mother planning to murder a tree planted by her husband. She tested boiling water on the roots while her husband was away, hoping to conceal the act. The tree slowly died as the neighbor noted boiling water can harm trees.
Discussion on machine made industrial art versus hand crafted pieces. The author argues mass production can reproduce beautiful designs in wallpaper fabrics and furniture while preserving quality and affordability. Emphasizes broad access to well designed goods through improved manufacturing.
The penitent and secretary of the In the Know club claim a wedding will occur in Topeka during November. The prospective bride and groom reside in Topeka and are prominent. Rumors link various socialites, but nothing is confirmed. Local events include Ellen Cady Stant Dilan Arma Beck’s birthday celebration and visitors from Kansas City.
A pamphlet extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal remedy for digestion. It asserts that overworked stomachs cause underweight, praises the product for aiding digestion of meat bread and potatoes, and claims broad availability through druggists in the United States and Great Britain at a stated price.
Parana notes list local residents visiting relatives in Manhattan Chicago Salina and Lawrence. Guests include Miss Susan Nickles from Salina and Mrs John Thomas Greene, Mr Chauncey Dewey of Manhattan, and Mr Dave Mulvane in Chicago. Attendees plan dances and social visits while Washburns game looms.
Mise Collins, a country district teacher in Hol Shawker county, faced trouble after a boy named Carter was sent to fetch water from a distant source. The schedule forced a two day trip with multiple boys trekking a long route, leaving the school with no reliable water supply during the period.
At a London suburb headquarters Vohtan Krikorian and three others are accused of conspiring with rival Armenian groups to destabilize AMRI. The case connects to a protest and hostility toward certain elites, amid a broader temperance and reform agenda voiced by Mrs. Ff Wise at the W.N.U. convention supporting canal suffrage and anti Sundays practices, with coal pricing urged.
275 Bansas Ave reports an exchange action labeled 50k Exchange For Exchange-3. No clear dates, entities, or outcomes provided.
For rent listings include multiple rooms at Quincy with cistern and well water, Frank Adams on Route FOR RENT-10 with city water and well, Kellam Avenue four rooms with barn and F C Moore, 40 Kansas Avenue, and a residence near Higsland Park with Vinewood car line services. Also a millinery shop at 2 Himmiwake Avenue advertises rentals.
A garbled collection of sale notices lists items including coal stores furniture rooms, 16 and 19 foot items, pianos from Hallett and Davis, hard wood burner inquiries, a pine coat, a two wheel wagon, a restaurant, a drug store, and other misc items. Names and locations like Quincy, Fillmore street, Milford Kansas, and Westnen Cougs appear in fragmentary form among the listings. The ad lot reads as a general classified page of for sale notices with scattered partial details and contact hints.
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