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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1897
Page
7
An OCR fragment portrays a medical advertisement touting Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for nervous prostration and constitutional illnesses. It references mosquito-like consumption, blood purification, nerve strength, and wartime ailments with testimonials and a call to mail one cent for a sample volume.
Reports claim a wheat corner affects Minneapolis with Peavey and Pillsbury joining capital and influence. Pillsbury would not comment while Han asserts central control across the region and northwest, predicting sharp moves and potential shortages before year end.
Bowles chairs the Public Improvements Commission as they prepare to report ordinances at the next Tuesday meeting. The committee, led by McMath and Colly, aims to avoid lengthy lighting contracts while pursuing a municipal heating plant for the city.
An odd medical patenteering note claims a remedy named Mystic Cure rapidly alleviates rheumatism and related pains within days. Ex-Postmaster Fowa Soutonte touts personal use and several doses, citing dramatic improvement, with a local Kansas address as supplier.
Fragmented OCR recounts a sale of stock and pictures on Monday December 6 in Dundee Kan. Prices advertised as 20 percent higher than prior offers. The passage blends garbled letters and stray quotes with references to Berges and syrup market context.
Missouri and Kansas Telephone President Mulvane debates routing overhead wires on the new bridge. He may consult engineers and consider placing conduits underground. Union and water company officials push to protect bridge infrastructure and avoid vandalism during construction. The issue is referred to the streets and water committee for study.
The council passed a new water rate ordinance imposing a 20 percent reduction. The committee justified the cut by noting diverse existing charges and set a fair plant valuation at 400000 dollars, with rates designed to yield 8 percent on that basis. Critics questioned the valuation and urged more restraint. the gas ordinance and officer reports followed, with monthly appropriations noted.
District No. 19 sewer maintenance bonds for J Blackman and A J Arnold, $200 each, approved. Judiciary committee reports on Harber Asphalt protest. Barter Co granted exclusive right to repair asphalt pavement. North approach fault noted for Kur ean avenue RACY. communication filed. Opera house license checks noted. billboard permit requested. referral to streets and walks. Marshall seeks permission to buy home for electric plant use. referred to department with power to act. Standard Oil tank storage permit requested. referred to license committee. Second estimate approved for Julia Wiehie drain in district 3. other sidewalk and city prison improvements estimates listed.
The article profiles Mr. McGrathery a Topeka capitalist and bachelor, struck by a stroke impairing speech. He can move and read but cannot form thoughts into words, often laboring to start sentences as doctors note clots near speech centers. His condition worsens under the nervous strain, with pneumonia risk if untreated, and the piece endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a preventive aid and medicine.
An obscure 旧 advertisement fragment describes places in Minera Water and Alife Hughes Norfone VA. It mentions a hurried injury on face and neck relieved by DeWitts Witch Huse Salve famed as a pile remedy. It lists addresses 622 Kan Ave and 726 Kansas Ave with restaurant note for Topeo Crmeriv.
In London on December 7 a bantamweight title bout between Barry of Chicago and Walter Croet of Newcastle ended with Croet dying from a heart and jaw injury after a late stoppage. Barry delivered the decisive blows in the twelfth round, Croet never regained consciousness, and he died at around 9 o'clock that morning.
The six day long bicycle race started in Madison Square Garden with 36 riders from diverse nationalities. The format allowed riders to rest or ride as they chose until the finish at 2:15 a.m. on Saturday, December 11, with top prize of 1400 dollars plus a 200 dollar bonus for breaking the 1919 mile record set by Teddy Ma te.
Heikes of Dayton defeated Charles Grimm of Clear Lake Iowa yesterday afternoon at Watson's park to win the Cast Iron Medal by a score of bt to Si in windy conditions. The crowd saw both experts perform with skill, but Heikes delivered cleaner work centering better and using the second barrel for safety. Grimm misfired and dropped several birds, four of Heikes nine lost birds fell out of bounds. The day’s highlight was a straight hill run by Heikes in the final stretch.
New York December 7 Franks Ives issues a challenge to Slosson for a Dillands championship match within sixty days. He proposes 600 to 3,000 points and a wager of 2500 dollars, with a forfeit secured by a $250 check held by a billiard company.
Morgan Deal of New York, a member of J. Pierpont Morgan & Co, today admitted the truth of the report on the consolidation of the wire industry nationwide. He said details are not yet perfected. The firm J. F. Morgan & Co is said to be steering the proposed consolidation. Charles Coster of that firm was active in the move.
A short claim promotes Taxative Bromo Quinine tablets as a one day cure for colds. It asserts authenticity with "B Q" marks on each tablet and implies a money back or reward if the rule works.
A disputed monument to Major John Andre in Tappan becomes a focal point as taxes threaten its fate. Public opposition in Rockland County delayed gift acceptance from James Field, while vandalism and threats followed. Field defended the project, noting British agitation and wartime passions fueled the controversy. He later relocated the monument and added a protective tram radio device, but the engraved name Andre suffered damage.
Paola resident I Gilmore appeals to the supreme Court over a family quarrel on the Gilmore estate left to three brothers and their mother. The elder Gilmore’s bank involvement led to complex admin roles for the younger son I C, who faced removal and later suit for repayment of estate funds. Multiple suits span probate Miami county, district court, court of appeals, and supreme court, with lawyers and officials likely to profit while litigants divvy the estate.
In Keokuk two men discuss food variety while a grocer recalls trying Postum Food Coffee. He found his breakfast taste differs from customers until a customer explains brewing for long enough. After trial, he joins the Postum army, asserting relief from stomach and kidney troubles and praising the cereal coffee as pure and free from dubious additives.
Theatregoers will enjoy A Southern Romance at the Crawford theater next Thursday evening in Topeka. The New York World praised its natural dialogue and local color, calling it a poetic natural story of human interest. The show travels after a long tour and remains a strong vehicle for Coscrane Granta comedians.
Distressing kidney and urinary ailments relieved in six hours by a new remedy. Claims prompt relief from bladder and kidney pain, water retention, and urination issues for both men and women. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Sim Drug Co, 607 Kansas Ave, Topeka, and Scott & Scott.
New York reports United States warships to conduct a southern Atlantic drill off Beunswink, Georgia, marking a long planned mobilization. Admiral Beaird has ordered a week of waits and preparations at the Brooklyn navy yard to ready the fleet for a full, powerful sea voyage.
A Harlem Daily Mall description recounts a sensational tale about a wealthy Countess supposedly becoming a captain in the Vian army after a romance with a man who later discovered she was married to a Servian kitchen maid. The case involves affidavits, alleged entrapments, and purchases by various parties for their own use.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Tom McNeal and a noted writer facing rough beginnings in publishing. It mentions Carlisle, a prairie town, and sparse records of local printing. The passage captures the era’s literary ambitions amid limited newspaper presence and public interest.
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