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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1903
Page
4
Fragmentary OCR style notes describe Paine's Celery Compound and related ads or testimonials. Names, places, and dates are unreadable, but the stream shows product mentions and assorted claims about health benefits and preparation.
A garbled OCR fragment lists real estate and loan associations, addresses, and telephones, mentioning Capitol Building and Loan Association Kendle Avenue and The Bank of Powtel. It includes scattered names and incomplete phrases about bank services and local securities, with multiple misspellings and broken lines.
Vague advertises a quick cure for pimples blackheads and complexion flaws claiming to relieve constipation liver trouble indigestion and dyspepsia. Appeals to readers to pay fifty cents for a miracle treatment amid disjointed phrases and garbled OCR style.
A local report notes a department operated without a deputy but spent more funds than were appropriated for the year. Officials say cost overruns prompted tighter oversight and future budgeting adjustments. No deputy was assigned to the role during the period in question.
The April 10 meeting addressed street pavement complaints and a poultry association dispute over an auditorium. Officials discussed deputy pay and office expenses, including a $2000 budget for the department and clerical salaries. The Poultry Show squad issue and proposed show venue dates were noted, with council voting on expenditure and staffing matters.
Topeka city council discuss pavement for the Orchard Place area and select streets, with bids opening on April 21. Also proposes amendments to license rules, moving wagers and freight transport fees, and confirms payrolls and budget items across departments. The record notes street widenings on Teenth Street and Kansas Avenue, and a vigil over utilities, health, and public works matters.
Fragmented OCR text warns of dangers from colds and flu with garbled names and places. It hints at medical or public health notices but is unreadable in key details. No clear event, date, or authority is identifiable from the readable segments.
A garbled reminiscence recalls a Topeka incident involving a local store on Sixth Street near Sarany Avenue. The writer mentions a medical or legal matter tied to a Frat and cites Mosley and Suse's store and a Gate purchase, with no recurrence after a prior troubling episode.
Report from Childress Texas notes Sante Fe machinists refusing return to work after a wage dispute. A letter from the business agent of the International Association of Machinists describes continued picketing and a temporary shop reopening with no workers resuming duties. The dispute centers on a proposed 38 cent per hour raise and widespread leadership efforts to settle before the week ends, with broader railroad operations and crews affected across the region.
Han Besn appointed chief clerk to mechanical superintendent G Re Joughing of the Santa Fe coast. The resignation of Mr Tark, long in the Santa Fe mechanical office, leaves a vacancy. Barber, with a forty year railroading career, has served in the Santa Fe machinery office and earlier in the Chicago area. Harvey Middletoy and others noted in the long service history.
A garbled report recounts Kansas officials returning from Mexico and discussing Orient railroad plans. The text mentions Mr Stilwell, Karner Chisens, and committee debates about rail projects and local business ties, with unclear quotes and fragmented phrases.
A fragment reports railroads installing an automatic signaling system on the Northeastern line with American improvements. An Austrian engineer arrived to oversee the project as the general superintendent of the Northeasters compares sites and signs for work to start in the near future on the new tracks.
The Coffelt case progresses as the defense closes its brief. Witnesses implicated a Miller family in a Montsomery murder plot while prosecutors seek to introduce evidence and highlight promises of release to compel testimony. A Philadelphia formula medicine is advertised in a surrounding ad. A bankruptcy filing in Salina cites Brown’s liabilities at 25,000 with assets below.
An advertisement extols women of good taste amid fashion patterns and textures. It claims female weakness can be cured by remedies like Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Pellets, asserting the product strengthens frail, overworked women and aids surgical recovery.
Developments loom in Arthur H. Pennell case as authorities seek a self defense statement Pennell allegedly wrote before his death involving Mrs Burdick and the Burdick relation, while rumors of defalcation and life insurance schemes surface through Thayer and other papers, with inquests to confront possible connections and disclosures.
In a tangled dispute, Thayer and Penney, attorneys for the Menneil estate, challenge trustees and insurers about funds. The probability remains that 246,900 will be paid into a company amid claims of swindling and ignorance of the cast, with questions over the nature of the trust.
A garbled report describes a severe coughing spell during winter and a claimed remedy by an advertiser. The text mentions a doctor or authorine figure and a hope that the elixir would ease symptoms, but the narrative is unclear and references a pharmacy or vendor at 625 Kanses avenue.
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