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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1898
Page
7
A long list of Topeka items covers legal cases and municipal updates. Local officials and residents, including John Le Price and Charles N Nelson, figure in various notices, exams, and community happenings at schools, clubs, and theaters with multiple addresses and events noted.
The letter from Mira Skeels of Lennville Jasper Ci praises Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets, claiming complete relief after twenty five years of dyspepsia. It cites a friend named Sarah Skeels and urges readers to try the remedy. The advertisement explains the product is for indigestion not a universal cure all and notes the price and mail order details.
New York reports bread loaf weights shrink as price pressures rise. By tomorrow morning a 24 ounce loaf will drop to 30 ounces in weight, while flour costs jump from 5.60 to 6.70. Local bakeries and wholesalers anticipate continued weight reductions even as prices climb.
The auditorium association moves forward with a mid summer fair at Garfield park starting June 25 to raise ten thousand dollars. A committee led by B J Greenwald will oversee booths and entertainment with cooperation from Warren's federated clubs and city officials.
In Detroit on April 29 Kid McPartland and Joe Walcott fought eight rounds to a draw. It was their first meeting. Walcott pressured early with rushes while McPartland steadied, the middle rounds were even, and McPartland edged the final exchanges with a solid left. Referee Burns announced the draw to an appreciative crowd.
About seventeen railroad ticket brokers faced indictments for selling tickets without licenses. Bonds of one dollar were forfeited by fourteen brokers as cases opened in Judge Baker's court. Three defendants Frank L. Ries Bennett D Marks and Louis Stein appeared with cases continued to Monday. The remaining fourteen had habeas corpus writs issued before Judge Gibbons Judge Brentano and Judge Duntie with hearings slated for May. The legality of the Low under which the brokers were indicted will be decided by the Supreme court.
Chicago ministers from the southern district form a crusade to ban Sunday picnics featuring dancing and beer. After meetings at Kenvington Methodist church and Aeratoma hotel, gospel services and special music are planned for next Sunday afternoon in the grove by Gardners park, with counter attractions planned to deter picnickers from dancing and drinking.
Central West Bessemer pig iron producers agree to bank furnaces for 20 days across May June July. A 525 000 assurance backs the plan to ensure others follow, affecting about 11 furnaces in the district.
A collage of old ads tout Grain-O as a coffee substitute that won’t disrupt sleep, claiming it nourishes and tones the nervous, with prices and package offers. Also present are laundries, liver remedies, travel promotions, and a hotel notice, all from period newspaper storefronts and service providers.
Western Passenger Association settles rates for travel to major year meetings with one fare plus 3 dollars round trip, except National Educational meeting at 4 dollars. half goes to roads, half to association. No extra transport charge for reheads. tickets cost two dollars more due to association fee. Missouri Pacific expands Conway Springs roundhouse with compressed air systems to clean coaches, fire engines faster, and remodels machinery.
Albuquerque April 9 The Pecos Valley road will be turned over to the new company at midnight April 30. Construction contracts have been let and work will start at the Amarillo end on May 1. The road will be built in sections and each completed section will be delivered to the construction company for operation. The entire line aims to be complete by December 15.
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