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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1899
Page
3
The Hartford Life Insurance Company offers multiple Kansas real estate parcels for sale to the highest bidder on or before August 25. Interested parties may request a property list from the company office. Also advertised are patent medicines including Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething and related remedies.
A fragmentary Harper’s Weekly item describes fashion notes on luxe fabrics satin velvet and ornate trims. It mentions infant reaches and women’s attire but the text is garbled, offering limited readable details on costume styles and era context.
An old advertisement touts Hostetler’s Stemach Bitters as the sure path to health and sleep. It claims fifty years of cures for stomach disorders from constipation to kidney or liver trouble, and notes a private revenue stamp on the pot bottle neck.
Railroad news says the Santa Fe anticipates record cattle feeding in Kansas this winter with cattle shipped from Texas New Mexico Colorado and developing territories. Kansas City commissions will arrange feeding on shares allowing farmers to profit from cattle on their farms.
A party of Topeka residents including a Rock Island official a noted restaurateur and a Topeka dentist and wife enjoyed a moonlit evening at McFarland depot veranda. Tramps on nearby boxcars clapped and joined with a tall slim tramp Jakey who performed a song before the group boarded a departing train.
J J Hagerman president of Pecos Valley denies the Santa Fe would take in Pecos road as part of the system. He states there have been no negotiations and asks the State Journal to publish a denial. The message appears amid a Journal Democrat note answering a question about the matter.
Report questions if Orizine Ted in Topeka State Journal supports Santa Fe’s takeover of Pecos Valley Railway. Finley cites prior borrowings from Santa Fe, notes repayment, and asserts Pecos Valley Northeastern still under contract allowing Santa Fe access for future line construction. No firm start date given. potential legal action against Santa Fe discussed.
W H Stillwell general superintendent of the Rock Island and his wife and daughter returned yesterday from an extended trip to the east and Atlantic coast. The journey included a ride down the St Lawrence river and a stay in Behing and Heron taland with bathing and coastal recreation. Short stops were made in Boston and other eastern cities on the return.
Syl Dixon and his famous flour train from Oklahoma will be in Topeka at the Rock Island Depot on Thursday. The train leaves El Reno at 6 o'clock the evening of August 15 and arrives in Topeka on August 17 at 4 o'clock, remaining until early the next morning. Twelve to fifteen cars will be loaded with flour and display products, decorated, with the Silver Band providing music while here.
The Albuquerque shops complete an air plant and install a powerful new plat ing machine. A new malt crane rises at Algodones east of the track. Rail workers move crews to Jemez Hot Springs, Lamy, and Rowe as several appointments and promotions unfold. Steel track work expands between Halstead and Newton while depot plans in Silver City and Wellington shift.
Recounting midwestern rail activity, this column notes Central Branch reorganization linking Oberlin and Atwood to Kansas City routes, Missouri Pacific exploring four night trains with sleeping cars, and Rock Island adding an extra transfer helper in Belleville. Also mentions Topeka editors and various local events, weather, and community notes.
Mrs Morris and Mrs Waruza report relief from long standing health issues after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Morris says it helped with womb distress and enables care of her child and household. Mrs Waruza credits renewed strength and energy after treatment and states she can work again.
The text reads as scattered baseball notes and gossip from various cities including Boston Baltimore New York Brooklyn and Philadelphia. It mentions governors offices state houses and public pavements with observers reading letters on lawns and implies political theater around officials. Multiple player names and trades are jotted, with no coherent single event.
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