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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1899
Page
2
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for eczema and related skin conditions. It promises lasting healing by addressing underlying causes, guarantees free trials at the company expense, and lists contact details in Topeka, Kansas, and Mitchell Street.
John J. Ingalls warns in New York Journal that the United States faces a grave crisis between trusts and labor unions. He argues prosperity exists yet strikes and boycotts threaten stability, citing Cleveland streetcar turmoil, interstate disruptions, and potential violence if tensions rise.
A letter argues against violent acts during a streetcar strike and questions why governors deploy troops against labor, while condemning corporate abuses. It cites Governor Bushnell and Mount, calls for legal punishment of crimes, and questions the treatment of a jailed soldier and contractor ties amid rising rail and nail prices. It contrasts militia use with corporate power.
A Paris police report details two arrests in the Halles district. One man nicknamed Father Christmas boasts literary credentials and a fortune history, denying vagabond status while recalling his charity acts. The other is an elderly woman born February 2 170 and living on Rue de Char tre, unable to pay dues, seeking aid rather than punishment. A Paris Commercial Club notice follows about a regular meeting and a local report on the Heaven Lights of History for monthly payments.
Sun baked march with Wheaton's men retreating toward Las Pinas and Paranaque. Heat around 120 degrees left soldiers prostrate, thirsting for water, some mortally exhausted. Surgeons and hospital corps aided stricken men while insurgents hovered, and only two hours of shade at a stream offered relief near Parañaque.
Dispatch details fatigue and heat casualties among U S troops during the Paranaque lashpiney operation. Insurgents fled as Americans captured Paranaque and Las Pinas, while heat exhaustion decimated the ranks more than enemy action. Natives in white uniforms observed the advance with mixed reactions.
In a recollection from the New York Sun, a man recalls a mob in a southern Indian town that tortured a couple named Black and their son with tar and feathers and then forced him into a cider barrel rolling him along unpaved streets. The tale details his pain and fear, the crowd’s shifting cruelty, and the Black family’s later regret over the use of the barrel versus tar.
The New York Sun explains thimble production in the United States and Europe. Dies size the metal then punching finishing tempering and polishing follow. France is noted for thorough methods and durable gold thimbles formed from heated iron molds and gold sheets.
Reports from London and Antwerp describe efforts to locate the broken North Atlantic cable. Electric current clues and depth measurements near 5 000 feet guided vessels including the Manhattan and Bruserath toward the wreck, with notes on a long repair history and the need for securing and replacing underwater segments.
An August event in Denver is promoted with a reduced round trip fare to Denver, Colorado Springs and Pueblo from Kansas and Union Pacific routes. The note mentions a paper sale at The Ten Bell Book Store and advertises Burdock Bind Bilters for indigestion. Some lines reference missing volumes and a salesperson J. Stotler.
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