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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1902
Page
7
Zeb White recalls a tense frontier moment as a bear charges during chestnut gathering. His wife confronts the animal with a club while Zeb stays hidden, then the bear and the couple exchange blows. The story blends rustic humor with survival bravado and a surprising animal encounter.
CERG-FRUTO FOOD CO. LTD displays at Battle Creek Michigan offering a pure fruit blend product line under the brand An All Day Food Caters to Battle Creek Market with promotions and samples to attract local customers.
A first person tale recounts a brutal bear encounter where the speaker, Joe Robinson, suffers repeated blows in a fight with two men and a bear. After a fierce struggle, Robinson defeats the two men but is overwhelmed by the bear. He recalls the bear’s spirit returning later as a haunting memory and claims the bear vanished into the air, leaving the hunter haunted and bedbound for two weeks.
Dramatic events surround Ki Ram the Bulian of Sulu as Ade Wathall and John F. McCutcheon develop an opera from Fables in Slang. Ki Ram's interview in Sulu inspired local color with his wives and the Lulu soubrette character later incarnated as Chiquita. The Grand Opera house will present The Sultan of Lulu next Monday night. Sandy Bottom by Hampton Hopkins comes to New Crawford for a Saturday matinee and evening show, praised as wholesome and heartsome.
A compilation of short items from Sept 14 to Sept 25 including a Mrs James narcotics case and an attempted suicide, Windward sighting in Sydney harbor, Bank of England profits, Crown Prince Germany visiting India, American doctors at an obstetric congress, plumbers strike action in Kansas City, Dutch political clarification in The Hague, a Corn Carnival travel deal, and ads for satin skin cream plus a Model Parson feature promoting a liver tonic.
A review of a community stage show recounts Braces as a supporting act to Duppen and Hennensy’s lone professionals. The performance included tableaus, costumes, and a dull interlude with an ironing scene. Marie Twohey received praise for charm in Act I, while Gertrude Millington and Harry Stuart shone in The Good Old Summer Time.
A garbled OCR snippet records lines with phrases like The Lil Bete and Mr. tare ene. It includes quoted sounds and incomplete dialogue, lacking clear context, participants, or a discernible event or date.
A battered paragraph argues against fanatical positions and urges a cautious pace policy. It asserts that slow action is skilled and that 30 miles per hour by an unskilled driver is a reasonable standard amid big industrial development concerns.
A fragmented notice recalls a Navy veteran Joe Hirsch of Chicago who earned a commendation for saving a life during peacetime. It mentions his discharge about ten months ago and notes a call for twenty teams related to the South Western Fuel Company.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions a golf scene with Tiffington being voted out and a lazy style where a caddie played while the player carried the bag. a nervous lady-guard dialogue hints at a train stop in Jum town and a warning of a loud emailhup, but details are unclear.
A Lyon county probate court case involving a man once confined in an asylum surfaces with demands for 25000 in damages and 2000 in personal damages. He alleges an earlier plot against him and questions whether the case should go to trial due to insufficient confidence. The report notes prior insane asylum terms and mentions travel and fair ticket details amid scattered fragments.
A general agent in Chicago reports on a nickel route with fare details from Boston to a return trip and mentions October events through November. The notice references vestibuled weeks and meals, with aims to address rackets at Heston and related transit concerns.
Classified column lists multiple Wanted ads including help wanted for a female and a competent Christian woman, room rentals, exchange and sale items, and small business notices. Entries mention addresses in Topeka and nearby areas, with conditions inclining toward household help, general labor, and board arrangements. The page also includes lost and found, patents, and time tables, all in terse, fragmented OCR style.
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