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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1902
Page
3
The fragment discusses Paine's Celery Compound with unclear claims of curing ailments and boosting health. It references medical rhetoric, testimonials, and warnings about misleading tonics. The passage mentions adverse effects, potential dangers, and a claim of frequent use during certain months, implying mixed public reception.
A garbled archival note, referencing the Interior Department and correspondence from April, hints at a heated exchange over governance and accountability. The fragment cites Catherine de Give and mentions the United States and Russia, suggesting a broad, disputed scope and a request for clarity amid political tension.
The Diamond Stamps contest offers a Kimball Piano as first prize with nineteen other prizes including an Imperial Bicycle a Singer Sewing Machine a Camera a Haviland China Set and Kis. Participants are urged to collect Diamond stamps and reach at least 20 000 wrappers by 6 p m on Thursday July 1 to win the piano. Booklets with details and conditions are available at 630 Kansas Avenue W F Roehr Music Co.
An exhaustive piece details Santa Fe water service chief Witla Archer explaining approaches to supplying railroads with boiler water. It covers lime treatment, sulfuric precipitation, and aquifer drilling, noting a plant may treat hundreds of thousands of gallons daily and describing pump rooms, storage tanks, and distribution to locomotives, with emphasis on safer, more economical operations.
In a disrupted tone the article reports Santa Fe confronted by a decision from the Interstate Commerce Commission affecting shipments and fruit trade. It discusses the impact on shippers and rail wires, noting opposition from Southern parties and exchanges and the broader consequences for the territory's commerce. The piece mentions the Southern Paris and Garage and their stance amid the ruling.
An article describes freight shifts in southern California with train movements from Sante Fe hauling 17 carloads over 254 miles in 7 hours. It notes issues with cattle and freight cars, delays for water and venting, and rough estimates of speed and time, signaling a busy spring movement.
In Durango Maxiog and Gutierre region a railroad line on the brink of forfeiture due to Mexican government action is reported. Stilwell and associates defend the line as separate from the Kangais City system while labor and railroad officials enforce speed limits and safety directives.
A long garbled OCR segment reports on railroad operations and personnel. It references Senta, Santa Sey, Mexican Central, and Gulf lines, with scattered names such as James Bell and Frank Benson, noting injuries, personnel changes, and upcoming shifts in master mechanic posts and yard assignments. The text wanders through maintenance, shop actions, and local community mentions without a clear single event.
An advisory promotes a medicine claimed to stop epileptic fits and restore nervous strength. The text urges belief in a single remedy said to prevent spasms and renew vitality throughout the body, presenting epilepsy as curable with this treatment.
Kansas City April 2 It is the opinion of local railroad men that the Sanitary railway pays the St Louis Kansas City Colorado line and the Wabash ferry. They believe the extension to Kansas City over the Prisco trapke will connect with the Santa Fe west. John Scullin, former president of the St Louis Kansas City Colorado line, said passenger trains would enter Kansas City over the west. A railroad official said the rival lines would not invade each other’s territory. Purchasers, if Santa Fe, would run into St Louis to build a freight business and connect. The case involves injunctions to stop transfer of work to the Mississippi Valley company and stockholder actions tied to the Wabash ferry corporation. The other suit returns Friday.
An alternative writ of mandamus was granted by the supreme court in the case Reynolds v. Pie Poke fund of education. The suit argues discrimination against a colored child aged eight seeking schooling in the White school of Lowman Hill district. The court notes this appears to be a unique test case addressing the color line in education. The case is returnable June 3.
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a kidney and bladder remedy. It touts benefits for rheumatism uric acid trouble and bladder symptoms. The piece claims a free sample bottle by mail and urges readers to request information from Kilmer Co. in Binghamton NY.
Correspondent reports many Russian Polish students expelled from Berlin due to political activity for Poland. Several hundred possibly crossed the frontier and were imprisoned in Warsaw. At Vitebsk the government detained 39 Jews sentenced to months. Jewish activists elsewhere faced detention. meetings were held in support.
The Missouri Pacific inaugurates observation car service on day trains between Kansas City and St. Louis. No. 2 departs Kansas City, No. 1 departs St. Louis, signaling a substantial improvement in travel.
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