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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1900
Page
7
Bertie visits Seoul the capital of Korea and describes the city and country. He notes its location between seas, its walls and great bell, and that locals call Korea the Land of the Morning Calm. He remarks on Korean appearance and references historic China Japan tensions.
Local column lists visitors and community updates from North Topeka. Mentions of Kane & Co prescriptions and Hamilton street events, with notes on upcoming meetings, receptions, and returns of residents. Includes brief references to neighbors, a funeral notice, and routine social happenings around the South Side.
A Topeka reader questions popular remedies and scientific authorities as a court investigation looms. A citizen recalls kidney pain and backache bouts with mixed results from various treatments, noting inconsistent cures and conflicting claims amid local commentary.
The home of Ming Viol Troutman in Quincy hosts a refreshment program after a Sunday service. Various attendees included the Thom ibers of Mie and a prominent church group. The event featured pumpkins and frost items and honored Rev. Sagee and Rev. iuey with pastoral ties and years of service.
Weather report details rainfall totals from Sunday morning to Monday morning reaching 3.41 inches. Peak rate occurred Sunday evening with intense shower. Winds reached 24 mph, temperature max near 76, minimum around 7. Forecast predicted clear or fair weather though lingering fronts and moisture affected conditions. Local observations describe humid air, Gulf moisture, and ongoing rain patterns across Kansas with varying regional totals.
A vivid, humorous scene describes a giant who believes he can sing, villagers and soldiers atop city walls, and panthers prowling at night. Bertie mocks Koreans seen on a trip, noting dress and hats, then visits a bustling palace district with booths and bargaining. A Korean merchant pushes sales until threatened by a city guard. It ends with a bishop's boy boasting of laying foundation stones.
Fragmentary notes describe beetle species that inhabit saltwater zones and can nip when disturbed. The text lists jumbled titles of rulers across regions and eras, including sultan, ameer, king, emperor, president, khan, khedive, and others, with references to empress and shah.
Sept 4 Washington reports no official data on Havana yellow fever epidemic though private messages indicate a serious outbreak in the city and among Americans there. Health officials fear spread as troops remain outside infected districts while fever typically rises in October and November. Surgeon General Sternberg doubts imminent control. Ginseworsers Strike in Chicago as 279 ornamental workers quit over pay and hours.
On September 20 the Fok Teland Will Tickets offer one way plus 200 for the round trip to Chicago Peoria St Louis St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Duluth Superior and intermediate points. Full information from Am Fuller All Mills to Start Cincinnati September 2. The ce tron and eteel Coat today in Bt Covington with full expacity. Druggists claim ten bottles of Gavitt Pan Er tractor. Tickets to return via Gaeta Fa. sale September 23 to 29 with return October Lat.
Classified notices offer work opportunities and sales items across a range of jobs and trades. Wages expected for barber training farm labor household tasks and kitchen staff. Also demand for agents, buyers, and various sale items including cattle, furniture, bicycles, and real estate listings.
Classified notices show for sale real estate options and land, railroad land near central Kaneas, large acreage advertised with buyers urged to act quickly. Also listed are medical doctors, office and residence addresses, and various vendors offering stamps, garments, harnesses, wagons, and printing services with contact cues.
A fragmentary OCR page lists patent attorneys and legal professionals including A Roren and EA Bardae with “ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW” and mentions lenders, watchmakers, and real estate services. Names are garbled. the item reads like a classifieds cluster of professional services and loans with scattered addresses and registration notes.
The article notes vast seashell varieties washed ashore with seaweed at low tides. It mentions shells used for food, pearls from warmer climates, and shells called sea butterflies buried in mud or sand. It highlights a dark brown shell marked in red and white and describes digging for a remarkable shell named the raser.
A biographical sketch recalling General George Crook born September 4 1808 in Dayton Ohio. It details his Civil War service, rise to major general, command at Wilmington North Carolina, Indian campaigns in Idaho and the Snake Apache Sioux and Cheyenne tribes, actions after Custer, clash with General Sheridan, resignation, and final command in Chicago until his death March 1 1900.
In a harsh arctic winter, Eskimos sustain morale with nightly concerts. The show blends voice and a single tambourine like a 20 inch wooden hoop with stretched hide. A lone performer strikes the hoop as others hum and sing in a discordant, eerie harmony praised by the ignorant. Each man in the troupe rotates in with a drum beat as fatigue sets in. A light humorous classroom vignette follows with a dialogue about arithmetic quotients between Johnny and Ethel.
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