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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1899
Page
8
An advertise style claim declares kidneys are the body's sewers and says Warner’s SaFE Cure has proven for twenty five years to be the sole reliable fix. It urges immediate use to prevent spring sickness by restoring kidney function.
A reader in Australia writes Rev G M Sheldon praising In His Steps and discusses differences between Australia and the United States. He notes state ownership of railways telegraphs and trams, civil service teachers and police, land value taxation, and schemes to curb poverty and vice. He cites Henry George, regulation of drink, and an Australian democracy moving toward similar reforms. He also critiques American political machines and primaries.
Fragments recount a long running Kansas council saga with alleged misuse of public property for private gain. A heated dispute over heating city items and other malfeasance sparked reverent inquiry, while locals hope for calm summer peace and prosperity.
Washington reports a sine wave telegraphy test moving a message from the War Department to Mt Myer and back at about 120000 words per hour. Brigadier General Grersly supervised with Lt Squier in charge of reading and printing tests using a Harrow paper strip and Morse dots and dashes over a line system.
New Orleans reports the Nashville will depart Saturday morning and ascend the river stopping briefly at Baton Rouge Vicksburg Memphis and St Louis. It will reach Memphis and St Louis as water allows and return via longer rests in the same cities with pauses at smaller towns.
Leaving Topeka at 10 and arriving Colorado Springs at 10 40 next morning the Colorado Flyer promises cooler travel across western Kansas with through Pullman sleepers and reduced daytime heat. For rates and reservations inquire Fuller or Lace y at phone 384.
Pittsboro Pennsylvania April 20 at the annual trustees meeting Andrew Carnegie donor offers to fund additions to the Central library building. The current structure is valued around half a million dollars and Carnegie predicts further needs in ten years. He notes a total gift of over seven million dollars for public libraries.
The examination of candidates for lieutenants in the U S army at Leavenworth concluded with only four passing. Charles Doster, son of Chief Justice Doster and a former major in the Twenty second Kansas, was among the successful candidates. The rest who failed will get another exam in the near future.
Crowds gathered as Lady Margaret Primrose wed the Earl of Crewe at Westminster Abbey. The ceremony featured 600 invited guests, royal and noble attendees, Rothschild bridesmaids, a carriage procession, and a choral service with Mendelssohn’s wedding march while plans for film cameras noted.
Washington reports the board of brevets and medals named soldiers granted Medals of Honor for extraordinary bravery at Cuba in 1898. Recipients include Capt John W Heards of the Third Cavalry at the Mini Mum river and Lt Tra Welborn of the Ninth Infantry at Santiago, among many Seventeenth Infantry volunteers noted for rescuing the wounded under fire at El Caney and Santiago.
The awards recognize bravery under fire and will be signed by the president and the secretary of war. The orders grant an extra two dollars per month as long as the recipients remain in the general service.
Washington reports Consul General Barlow notes an imminent shift from mule to electric traction in Mexico City streets. The 300 mile network includes the City and suburbs with American built cars, five car train assemblies, and a $10,000,000 capitalization. Fares range from 5 to 6 cents in the city and up to 30 cents in some suburbs.
Heavy rainfall last night delayed Santa Fe Union Pacific and Rock Island services. Water covered tracks at Lecompton yants and Bick Creek, with washouts near Lawrence on the Union Pacific. The Rock Island line paused at Ball Creek but trains resumed after midnight. most routes faced hours of congestion.
Washington reports a settlement of the Mount Waldo quarry strike could push back the Chicago post office building project by a year or more. Contractor John Pierce refuses to concede eight hour demands, arguing a wage rise would cost about 45000 dollars, while pledging to complete by January 1, 1902 or face daily penalties. The National Stonecutters Union seeks eight hour recognition across government and supplier work, making Chicago’s granite contract a focal point.
Conrad Meragaen from Waverly attended a Sons of the Devolution gathering at the state house in Topeka. Mr McPudden recalled coming to a state fair two decades ago and praised Topeka’s growth. He, aging yet hopeful, cited three sons who served in the U S Army, one in Manila, and lauded Kansans’ record in the Philippines and the fighting spirit of their fathers.
Lincoln's birthplace farm two miles south of Hodgenville Kentucky has sold to David Greer of New York and will be turned into a park. The city board of education in Cleveland announces plans to build and equip a factory to produce school furniture, aiming to save funds for buildings. Slang and garbled fragments about horses and wage increases in Des Moines and Abilene are unreadable but indicate local notices and labor actions.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Restorative Nervine as a cure for nervous disorders claiming benefits to Mrs A V Babbs and Mrs F M Dunkin. It cites nervous fatigue sleeplessness and heart or breathing spells as conditions improved by the remedy and offers free sample treatments on request to Dr Miles Medical Co.
A sensational expose describes counterfeit gold bricks sold to grangers merchants and bankers. It outlines production steps from gold leaf and mercury amalgam to gilding wax, chill in cold water, and final firing. The article notes bricks resemble real gold, can last years, and are guaranteed for five years.
A claimed miracle remedy named Mystic Cure promises to cure rheumatism and neuralgia in ten days. It alleges immediate relief after the first dose and removal of the disease cause. Sold by Swift and Holliday druggists at 523 Kansas Avenue, Topeka, for 75 cents.
Home product Gypsy Queen Baking Powder promoted for general use. DeWitt’s Little Hurly Risers advertised as a cure for liver torpor and bile flow, claiming prompt, pleasant, permanent relief. Advertisers include Gee W Stansfield and various retailers.
An old Topeka made baking powder claim mirrors a patent medicine tone. The advertisement urges readers with piles to cure the condition without surgery and promotes DeWitt s Witch Hazel Salve as a reliable remedy tied to named merchants Geo W Stansfield W H Wilson A d Arnold Son and Ad Kane Co.
Med transfers list numerous property deeds including CN Beal to A W Knowles for 15000 lot 103 Sixth avenue east and many others such as Robert Sandstrom to Arthur H Green for 50, lot 23 Highland avenue Seabrook sub-division and tote 20h out 3 Grattan street Heerys sub-division Arthur H Green to Nettle Mathawn for 3200 jets 2064 and Grattan street J C Owens to J T Fligenes for 450 etc. Also notices of advertisements for groceries and laundry services and cheap rail fares appear amid the transfers with Portland and San Francisco routes and Rock Island Route promotions.
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