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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1903
Page
10
Mountain Construction breaks a railway record as lo Grande achieves a landmark milestone in rail infrastructure. The report highlights the scale of the project and notes progress across key sites.
In three months vast work completed on a new Denver and Rio Grande track from Lumberton Bear Pagooa Junetint Gallia in New Mexico. Grade teams laid fifteen miles of track as dig and grading camps operated. The line to Santa Fe river will extend forty two miles to connect with a timber district and be built by a separate company. Expected cost about two million dollars with timbermen farmers and locals working to grade.
A fragmentary report notes Ariusity in Kansas with plans to proceed from a site on the Osage Reservation. The text mentions Pahusk and Haw, with a future link to Wichita.
Geo Wo Btansfield promotes Hyomel as a cure for hay fever claiming it halts spasms sneezing and runny eyes and nose. Endorsed by J L Farben and A Harlin among others, with promises of refunds if not effective.
Denver and El Paso announce plans to complete the Santa Fe Central rail line connecting Denver with El Paso and Santa Fe. Special trains will ferry business representatives to promote Denver’s market, with a new route reaching Torrence and Albuquerque via Moriarity Junction and Roswell. The project aims to boost regional trade and water access prospects.
Louisville and Nashville plans to establish a new steamship line within 300 days linking Pensacola Florida with Europe. The Austro American line will coordinate, using new ships for this Mediterranean Adriatic corridor. L and N has long aimed at improved Pensacola routes to southern European ports.
Chicago dealers announce West of Chicago railroad officers will reform the berth reservation system. Ongoing abuse of reserving Pullman berths days ahead and then eluding payment near departure is to be stopped. The article notes the issue and hints at broader reforms.
A fragment notes experiments using burning glass to concentrate sunlight. It mentions the intense heat reaching Earth from the sun and the potential to ignite paper or cloth, highlighting a demonstration of solar fire with a few inches of focal distance.
A collection of testimonial notices from Camille Chartier Mayme Kearns and M. Brickner praising Peruna for digestive distress weakness and dizziness. The letters claim improved appetite sleep strength and recovery after taking Peruna with emphasis on stomach and digestive system benefits.
An advertisement-like item claims catarrh of the pelvic organs is a common female ailment called by various names. It asserts many women misattribute symptoms and promises a remedy named Perunay from Dr. Hartman of The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus, Ohio, with free expert guidance.
A dated warning describes poison ivy as Rhus toxicodendron and cautions campers and hikers to beware. It recounts botany experts who contracted poisoning, including a Cornell professor, and notes poison ivy’s climbing habit with hairy stems and irregular leaves.
The article details an enormous articulated locomotive known as the Mollet Art tramp, with 32 inch and 20 inch cylinder dimensions, 14 foot wheelbase, and 285,000 pound weight. It notes its intended use on steep grades to prove power, with tests before the St Louis World’s Fair, and compares its specs with a standard 1 7 class locomotive.
A wary discussion blends the trials of female trapeze performers with medical warnings about poisonous plants. It warns of women’s health claims while detailing poison ivy, poison sumac, poison hemlock, water hemlock, fool’s parsley, and nettle dangers, including symptoms, growth habitats, and suggested remedies.
Kansen City August 28 The Frisco partial embargo against the Belt Line continues. Frisco will not refuse Belt shipments but is loading cars at about sixty per day. About 250 Belt consignments lie on Mineco tracks awaiting transfer. Belt traffic remains heavy and delays persist as lines try to reroute shipments. Milwaukee Chicago and Alton yards clearouts ease blockades. Chicago and Alton report faster moves and fewer yard backlogs. Other roads face shop delays with low prospects of new blockades.
Los Angeles August 29 An electric train robbery near the city limits disrupted service on the California Pacific rail line. Three armed men took about $100 and several watches from the crew and five passengers. Santa Fe drilling for water updates from J F McNally in the Bin Grande division with from El Paso.
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