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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1904
Page
6
A troubled mother once lamented her many children and heavy care. Yet she now reports renewed strength, cheer, and rapid recovery after using the celebrated Vitale nerve tonic, restoring vitality and wellbeing.
A dubious testimonial emerges praising Paine's Celery Compound as a cure for nervous exhaustion and worn nerves. Mrs A M Millet credits it with restoring temper and appetite after household fatigue. Miss Essie Lloyd endorses frequent use. The ad urges readers to consult a doctor and obtain a bottle to feel a noticeable difference.
In Russell and surrounding counties a tangle of candidates and schemes unfolds. E A Rei hints at a senate bid while Judge Pickler faces party rivals. locals debate postmaster jobs, county clerk contests, and legislative aims amid new business ventures and industrial notices across Hill City Norton and Osborne.
scattered notes from Topeka items report stories of pneumonia illness at Washburn College and a patient moved home from Christ hospital. updates on courthouse, street paving, bus lines, circus preparations at Sells, and civic notes on county warrants and school games.
A local notice reports J. Crockett named superintendent of telegraph mails for the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific line, succeeding P. Adams and E. L. Kearney. The telegraph and mails superintendencies will now be unified under Crockett after previous resignations.
Governor Hunt arrived by steamer Force and will stay about two weeks in Washington and Porto Rico. He discussed aims to promote a U S market for Porto Rico with a St Louis exhibit featuring coffee, tobacco, fruit and cotton. Investors are optimistic about oranges and cotton, with coffee prospects improving after the hurricane and mortgage relief for planters.
It is probable that the current fiscal year will see exports surpass imports by about a million dollars. Trade with the United States is expected to grow rapidly, especially in sugar bacon fruit and cotton sectors as new extensions are planned.
Superior Judge Cook directs final settlement of the Charles L. Pair estate valued at 3 040 000 to two sisters Mrs Herman Oetricht and Mrs Wil Mam K Vanderbilt with 126 000 reserved for claims. Attorneys fees and other claims over 200 000 to be paid from the estate. Succession tax to be paid and interest noted. proceeds to benefit the Nelsons and Mrs Jennie Fairves distribution of Mrs Caroline D Fair’s portion and jewelry. The bulk of the estate to go to the sisters of Charles Pair after compromises with the Nelson claim.
Kansas City Kansas April 15 school opening shows no display of racial tension as police guard entrances to keep white and Black students apart after a fatal black-on-white murder last week. Reports also note two households in town facing deaths and a family custody dispute amid community unrest.
A resilient testimony from a long-time coffee sufferer who found relief after trying Postum. The speaker describes severe weakness and stomach issues from coffee, notes dramatic improvement after using Postum, and claims renewed health for themselves and their family.
A muddled scene in Kansas politics with Smith county Populists rebelling against fusion with Democrats while Dykes brothers back Republicans. resignations and splits threaten a straight Populist ticket as McPherson Harvey counties gird for a state senator contest. Roosevelt wheat train plans and legal notices mingle with county nominations and a push for reform in railroad oversight.
A fragmented report recalls a past bid for OS nomination four years earlier, noting J F Clone of Republic vaniy, attorney general Wet factionalght, and Judge Hoeh Alexander of Concordia. The Democrat at Bend is identified as the current figure in the shifting political landscape.
The article notes celebrities and athletes who keep talismans for luck, citing Sarasale and a famous pianist who carries a ring in a pocket and wears a pendant chain. It mentions a jockey Sam Leates who believes talismans influence fortune, recounting a childhood accident that strengthened this belief.
Violet Vanbrug leads a lenis chain of turquoise mascots on stage while Mra Lauatis carries a turquoise with star Saye Santer engraved. An eye witness reports Ashes up ular mascot diving in Venice.
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