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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1902
Page
8
A controversial assertion circulates that most people carry impure or poisoned blood in spring. Experts dispute the claim, urging caution and citing lack of scientific support while urging readers to maintain balanced health practices.
An advertisement-style feature extols Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for blood poisoning and general health restoration. It quotes a testimonial from a Mr. J. of Minneapolis about previous illness and recovery, praising the remedy's effects and urging others to try it.
A preliminary report on last night’s performance of Tea Little Waite at Crawford Theatre. The play, featuring Carter and a strong company, impressed the audience with tight stage setting and vigorous acting. The critics praised the ensemble, noting lively pacing and effective dramatic moments.
An article fragment describes Ber Son receiving life saving care attributed to Chamberlain's cholera and dinherhos remedy. The text is garbled but references medical aid, choleric symptoms, and a breakfast food detail tied to a local scene. The piece hints at gratitude toward medical intervention and community support.
Reader letter recounts trials with Grape-Nuts claiming health benefits and better digestion. Author asserts cereals aid nerves and digestion, noting taste and nutrition while disputing alcohol as sole health factor. References to Iowa and a Foxe City publication context.
Chicago April 7 world record news item reports Burlington & Quincy train No agut-bound reaching nearly 100 miles per hour. The run from Denver Murdh 24 with wind and a midride to Eckley Wray covered 14% miles at 947 miles per hour rate, claimed as the speed record for a passenger train. Present were H.E. Bush and Lindsay of Denver and Pittsburgh respectively with Carnegie party and Arumir Johnson.
The report states physics instructor J. P. Kiinavel of the England ptite Normal schoo lwas fatally injured by a 16 point hataster blow. Captain Bevoher of the track Thotthe Timetime is named in the incident and Prof. Kimmel rushed to Terre Haute. The event is linked to efforts at the Fat Aind west i the Netinal two years new Hie hetve in Pittsburgh and an upcoming state interovial interlude.
An official of the Lake Shore railroad announces plans to install smoke consuming appliances along the road to eliminate nuisance along the entire route. Tests with New York Central equipment are praised for reducing smoke nearly completely, allowing passengers to open windows without cinders while improving comfort and saving coal.
A syndicate plans to offer Santos a $75,000 subsidy to enable a campaign for Brosslyn Rapid Trust officials amid a debate in American politics. The bid aims to move Santos into a broader public sphere, with discussions of transport and movement across the river and back.
Fragmentary report describes Col Arthur Lynch linked to the Boer side in the South African war. It notes Lynch’s election in Galway City and a government plan to summon witnesses from South Africa to support charges against Jim Lewis. Handley, an American-born Irish subject, roams Natal vicinity as authorities pursue Lynch.
The report notes refusals of a license amid a string of disparate items from New York and Chicago. It covers two youths linked to a Crescent Avenue church in Plainfield, Lovell and Lavell’s church membership, a Chicago plant project at Union Stock Yards with hundreds of workers, and Europe’s market stripping with Great Britain and Germany. Also notes the death of Aaron Low Hind of Doheny House in Brooklyn.
The Illinois supreme court rules the levy on gross premiums of foreign insurance companies unconstitutional. The July 1 tax enactment faced challenge from Hartford Fire Insurance and others. The decision curtails state collection and affects insurers across Cook county. Dated April 17, Springfelt, Tb.
A garbled report from New York April 47 notes Madden reaching Morris Park with a work of thorduatibreds from Ken ky. The lot war W OC. WHI tiies Hillytoo Bey. The Poturity win wed oe Ibi in UAciarel ty have recovered entirely from the tepat trouble shite) salieet bie retirement from the tat it Ween his riihd age.
A dispatch from EI Groningen notes J F Meferham was nominated by the Bemocrats for the Fahd legislature. Other items report nomination papers to be filed, court may review rejections, and local political shifts including Morris stepping back from candidacy in Duluth.
A Wheeling report says the Amalgamated Association’s committee may propose a compromise on lodge delinquencies. The plan aims to neither vindicate officers nor condemn delinquents, seeking to harmonize interests and avoid a fresh confrontation. Delinquents are few, and a full expulsion is not anticipated.
A new palatial hotel for New York on Wirth Avenue near Forty-fourth Street is planned on the site of a former residence. The twenty story structure will feature a distinctive architec ture and will connect underground with Delmonico's, with a project value under one million dollars.
A Minnesota society for natives and former residents of Blinneroth was projected in New York. The executive committee includes J. Keatsinger, president of Rapid Transit, W. H. Truesdale of the Erie Wy, T. Keyser, J. Metver, C. Mf. Palmer, Alvin W. Keach, C. A. Towne, F. W. Mecutchson, and others. A formal start with a series of readings is planned.
New York April 7 reports the St Louis Memphis & Southeastern Railway acquiring the Crystal railroad from the Pittsburgh Glass Company interests. The deal includes a Memphis to St Louis line with terminal connections and a lease for the Crystal route.
Col. John Gaynor and Captain B D Greene fugitives in Captain Garter frauds have hired Canadian counsel who say conspiracy to defraud the government is not extraditable. The lawyers, international law authorities, assure them safety from extradition while in Canada.
The text outlines restrictions on foreigners in the republic, labeling many as transit foreigners and subjecting them to similar obligations as locals. It bans foreigners from public affairs, imposes penalties for violations, and notes expulsions for breaches. Diplomatic recourse is limited, and prior decrees on foreigners and electoral meddling are repealed.
An April 17 ceremony in New York honored President McKinley with a memorial window at the BeDien chica church in Long Granch. The event featured speeches and tributes to McKinley and Vice President Good, with notes on a somber mood and formal observances, reflecting the era’s public remembrance practices.
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