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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1901
Page
2
Lewiston's James Scott drowned in 1556 at Niagara Gorge is recalled as Willard of Canton, Ga, plans a perilous through the whirlpool in Graham's barrel. The stunt aims to win the fame of a dramatic crossing before the end of August. Racing notes from Readville and Salt Lake close the item.
A garbled text outlines scrofula with swollen glands and ulcers, mentioning a “modified soneng Blood and Consung parent ten in taint” and claims of a cure by “gatrifwine eases the blood” and stimulating the system. It reads as a dubious medical advertisement with many garbled terms.
Fragmented report notes a fight card involving Sag Frascino Athletic Club and One Twentieth Century Club with purses of 78 percent to the winner and 25 percent to the runner up. Mentions shipments to California, past six months activity, and a horse named Litue Wonder with prizes. Includes scattered game scores and local sports notes from Philadelphia and Baltimore with misread names and messy OCR.
The Great Rock Island Route offers tickets to Cleveland Ohio and return at greatly reduced rates for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment. Tickets on sale west of the Mississippi River through September. return by October 31 with possible extension via agents. Special train to Cleveland via Great Rock Island Island and Lake Shore routes departs September 7. Comrades may travel by rail, boat, or air rail with select stops and port-of-call details provided by local agents.
District of Harvey Reno Stafford and Marion reports a tragic incident as a woman from Cawker City died after being trampled by cows. Salina hosts sidewalk suit concerns prompting local discussion and action. The Newton District Epworth League convention gathers at Hatstedd Methodist church with about ninety to one hundred delegates expected. The league spans Harvey Reno Stafford Marion Butler with Bathead and Hutchinson delegations contributing, and the Epworth League has grown to an estimated 20,000 members worldwide.
TheAug 21 report from Troy Kansas notes Doniphan County orchardists pursue genuine applejack quality. Experts discuss Yemen cider, aging, and the process from pressed apples to brandy. Observers cite locals claiming old time methods yield superior results over adulterated blends.
Augt The corner stone of the new H,000 Catholic churchs will be aid here Thurwiny with appropriate ceremonies Bishop Mink of Leaven worth will be in chatter and will be as seted by nearly all of the priests in this part of the state end by several from aristace The titw church tw be a Taree one and will plea credit to the Catholics and ty the town It will be paid for when completed Ottawa Chautauqua Report Oltewa Aug 21 The Ottawa Chau tauqui abemmbly closed its business for the Dost year at a teeing Held there last night The secretarys report shows that the 1401 non netted a small bulenioe after ae all expenses The amsembly announcced a tinter trettre pours of sit numbers which will open early ii November The dates for the 1 asembly have pracurally been us eds the last two weeks in June The Ottawa M.C. A has secured op Hon for the lease of three story Main atrest building and expects to enlarge Its quarters to include matateriumn and larseesinsnsium One Boor will be sub leased an armory bull for Company KR N G Cawker City ast tL eMre Casper Struhmesver lerry woman who lives indae Typton was killed in a shock ing manner Toneday She was milking a cow in the cattle yard when a troop er Jone colts case up and caused a receiving injuries from wi lted in a faey melinutes Supposed Corpse Recovers Peabody Aug 51 Adolph Dalke 2 wealthy and defluestl Russian vine in the Russian settlement northwest of Bere was then ate suddenly Friday
A compiled bulletin records a string of incidents and notices dated August 21. It notes an attempted revival at an undertaker’s setup, plans for a new courthouse opening with ceremonies, sidewalk rebuilding debates, a personal injury suit over a fall, a suicide near Kaneas, incoming Indian students for fall term, a threshing accident costing an arm, and a hospital cook appointment in Washington.
In St Louis on August 21 Dr Louis Knapp aged 14 not a doctor but a guardian of leper patient Dong Gong, separated from his wife and four children. He will live in a three room frame house guarded by city authorities until his services are no longer needed. He will quarantine with the leper and devote his time to study of leprosy. Five other applicants sought the position.
Kansas City Md Aug 1 The Argentine smelter a large unit of the American Smelting and Refining company employing about 600 men will shut down on September 15 for a thorough cleaning. Officials deny rumors of a $100000 ore shortage and say the work may be finished by January 1. The decision rests with the board in New York at their September 11 meeting. Some executives may transfer to the El Paso plant during the shutdown.
The Railroad Wlackamithe Association opened a few days convention in Denver. Founded at the 1848 World’s Fair, its aim is improving railroad work. The group is master builders, not workmen, focusing on locomotives repairs and tool strictness. Local report notes other items from Cleveland and New York naval updates.
The press proof of Albert T. Reid's new song and march Guardians of Liberty centers a Topeka girl face on the title page. The artwork shows army and navy symbols with a martial central figure and a sailor in uniform. The Marine Band will perform Friday night.
A Kansas summary shows seventy three municipalities with populations at or above ten thousand, noting gains and drops across cities. Hutchinson Emporia Parsons lead Galena, with several towns advancing or falling in rank such as Junction City Abilene and Barton county towns while St Marys and Sabetha rise or fall in order. The report lists specific changes and a table of cities with one thousand plus increase and their populations year over year.
Washington Aug 1 Dursey’s weekly summary of crop conditions reports a week of favorable temperatures overall with extreme heat on the North Pacific coast. The central and eastern cotton belt suffered heavy rains but drought grows in the western states. Harvests advance in the Dakotas Minnesota Oregon and Washington while wind and overflows affect Tennessee Texas and the upper Mississippi valleys. Peaches apples and tobacco show mixed advances with rainfall and heat shaping yields.
An advertisement features Mr. F T Yale of Quincy Street Topeka detailing two years of kidney pain. He credits Twan's Kidney Pine from Foster-Milburn Co Buffalo as providing decisive relief after three uses. The claim cites improved back pain and kidney secretions.
An advertisement touts A R Bremer Co Cuke Dundrum Cure as a remarkable remedy for dandruff and scalp troubles. It claims rapid, impressive results, cites endorsements from physicians and customers, and notes availability at druggists and a city store.
Reader notices advertise low rate summer excursions from Burlington routes. The circular lists trips to Colorado, Utah, Black Hills, Adirondacks, Mackinaw, and the Great Lakes region with biweekly and weekly departures. Details urge visiting a ticket agent or writing for rates and descriptive matter.
The Wabash Railroad proclaims itself the only line running trains from Kansas City to Buffalo with sleeping cars to New York and Boston. It touts fast routes and the electric display at Buffalo Exposition grounds, offering travelers a grand view for nonstops.
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