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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1904
Page
11
Impure matters in the body burden the akis figer kidneys and other organs. Accumulations litter the system and cause pimples boils eczema loss of appetite fatigue indigestion bilious attacks and headaches. Such troubles stem from these humors and require cleansing for relief.
Ad reading touts Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills as a remedy to remove humors and strengthen the system. A user from Ryasford Falls, Maine claims salt rheum on hands cleared after taking the medicine, with sores disappearing and improved work ability. The ad asserts cures and invigoration.
Secretary Hutchine of the Topekin Retail Grocers association notifies meat markets in the city to remain closed under police orders. Chief McCalllan enforces the closure amid concerns over meat marketing and street conditions. The notice cites city ordinance and mentions a dealer listing with Burns of Barge Pane, U.S., praising a liniment product.
The directors of the proposed Topeka Eskridee and Council Grove rebroad concluded their meeting this morning after a long fight over two routes between Topeka and Exeterbridge without adopting either. To each township of Shawnee, Wabaunsee and Morris counties through which the building of the rebroad would pass, the decision holds key to progress.
Mr Sperber speaks German Spanish and French while Mrs Sperber dons a khaki cowboy outfit with bloomers a soft felt hat and cravat. They began in Buenos Aires on October 1 1901 and plan a cross continent travel book. They attract attention wherever seen during a lengthy South and Central American to European circulation before their American tour.
Supporters trumpet C v Wolf as a capable city council member while critics flag his record. The text notes his stand against city waterworks ownership and his earlier fight over the pipe organ. The fragment suggests controversy over his personal conduct but claims he is beyond criticism as a councilman.
A local debate centers on funding a railway through Mission Creek township with two competing routes. Voters in Dover Auburn and Mission Creek will decide if bonds of 2000 per mile should back either the northern Miss ion Creek valley line or the southern Auburn route. Officials expect a public vote within thirty days as promoters seek eastern capital to complete a project valued around one million dollars.
W W Walkley faced Judge Hamilton after an incident in which he struck a one year old baby causing severe injuries. The judge fined Walkley twenty dollars and warned of a harsher penalty had the family conflict not prevented additional charges.
Topeka defeated Manhattan at Elite alleys by a large total pin margin. Topeka’s top scorer was Zs with 360 pins, Wolf followed with 522, while Clapton posted 208 160 and 215. Manhattan faced tough breaks and spares that hampered their efforts.
Benjamin D. Russum aged 74 died at home 519 K at Tenth Ave of heart failure. Survived by wife and several children. four children live outside the city in Washington DC and Denver. Barbara Roush died of kidney trouble at 190 Lane Street. funeral tomorrow afternoon with interment in Topeka cemetery. An ad fragment and medicinal cure claim appear among the text.
A long critique outlines Edward Crocker and councilman Wolfs actions in Topeka. It accuses Wolf of misrepresenting land districts for street projects and opposing waterworks ownership, while detailing a brick giveaway to Vinewood Railway and related municipal schemes. It portrays Wolf as self-serving, with neighbors recalling losses from reduced district sizes and disputed street material transfers.
A local committee member notes Georgs Neil and another colleague will not seek another term. T Howe cites rumors about Walt Wolf, while Hendricks reports police pressure over a joint near Wolf's East Sixth Street store. Third Ward canvassers Merrill Ludeau and Jim Hughes tour homes to present Wolf as a bright politician.
The author contrasts Eastertide with Christmas and national holidays, celebrating the season’s quiet anticipation. He imagines churches and choirs, white robed clergy, and the shift from sorrow to triumph as spring arrives, depicting longing and reverence across Christendom. Butler Topcks Kansas.
The probate court declared Fiddie Manson insane and ordered confinement in an asylum. The text reports a public insanity trial and notes the court’s handling of such cases. Separately, Pugh introduced a machine to cut mediators, claiming patent and growing orders, with plans to manufacture in Topeka using farm outputs and his land.
The Maltheys started summer baseball, but two blocks lack a team. Six groups met this morning to settle the issue. Lime Kilns and West End played on a vacant tract at Second and Clay streets. The Lime Kilns won with 23 at the bat, batteries Lite Kiln Reper and Mar.
An advertisement touts Vin-Seng Tonic as a successful medicine curing stomach trouble general and nervous debility sleeplessness indigestion heart trouble liver biliousness and La Grippe. It asserts neighbors endorse the remedy and urges readers to ask their neighbors for confirmation.
A fragment argues against testing many new products and urges demanding a guarantee of excellence when purchasing items like sewing machines, tea, potatoes, or baking powder. It contends neighbors or dealers influence choice unless a dealer recommends a product you avoid buying.
Guaranteed tonic promises refunds if it fails to help. Dealers recommend it through neighbor trust and claim it aids the stomach liver heart and other vital organs. Large dollar bottles sold at 1.25 for three, undercutting rivals and offering assurance.
A fragmented catalog lists Hobart stores The Cut Rate Drug Store at 500 West Tenth Street and multiple grocers in Grand lwer, Potwin, Michel, and Lake areas including 527 East Sixth Street, 804 North Kavana, 2701 Kansas Ave, and 813 Lake.
West Enda Lomassen and Smith report the Monroe Street Tigers defeated eve ne om at the opponent’s ground by a 22 to 0 score. Hatteries, German Catholic school, Casper and Fish, North Topeka, Aa Nett are named in the fragmentary field context.
Captain Scott of the British antarctic steamer Discovery returns to Christchurch New Zealand near the pole mission with the party after an absence of two and a half years. Only one life lost, celebrated in New Zealand and Britain.
April 2 dispatches report the death of Rev. Fermin Joiume in Panama. a quarry blast near Charlotte kills four and wounds six. New Jersey Democrats in Trenton vote for delegates. wage-scale talks halt 1,000 Boston building trades workers and 4,000 factory operatives due to mill repairs. Mrs Abbi Biorton Disa obituary note. March coinage output at U S Mints totals 15 0 0 000 with values listed. Meadeville oil tank explosion in rail yard kills foreman and injures several, with wrecked building crew fearing more deaths.
A German farmer living near Carbondale sustained a broken rib and an injured head after a collision on Isa Qunaning at Rast Bietn street between Kankas avenue and Quite. The report notes police and local commandantry involvement with details unclear due to damaged OCR.
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