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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1898
Page
2
An advertisement for a home medical book touts Dr. Pieire’s remedies for women health. It claims hundreds of former invalids regained vigor through nutrition and a new lifestyle. Copies promise portraits, stories, and guidance for wives and mothers, with binding and shipping details.
A fragmented excerpt discusses new investment forms and security features, noting a03 value and investor protections. It mentions assets totaling £230.00 held by a savings and loan agency on Avenue, with emphasis on interest, repayment, and the modem purpose of safeguarding funds for investors.
A chaotic outing by members of the New England voice opera company ends in a runaway carriage near the theater. J A Libby, a high baritone, falls into water, while Littleida Mulle is struck by a wheel. Abacs is buried under debris and dies. Franke Deshon sustains a head injury, and the driver plus another rider are hurt.
Readable content notes a discussion of international markets and treaty terms. Mentions Be renaen ny and Ani 6g Australiae amid references to the Pacific and restrictions. Lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable entities to anchor a full summary.
Frank Gould, youngest son of the late Jay Gould, celebrated his twenty fifth birthday. Under his father’s will he inherits about 10 million dollars but plans to retain his share with the main estate and pursue detailed bookkeeping. He lives with sister Helen at Irvington and works daily at the Missouri Pacific offices on Broadway under his brothers. He is educated at home and NYU, donated instruments to the university, and is active in clubs and the Missouri Pacific board.
Lonann December reports a 29 year old French giant introduced at the Foilles Bergeres theater. Constantin stands about eight feet tall with oversized feet and knees, causing fear and applause as he enters the performance. His difficulty with stairs and a peculiar travel bed are noted, while assistants help him prepare on stage.
New York report traces a silent donor to the 324,000 gift for the University of the City of New York Central Library. Helen Gould is named as benefactor after Chancellor MacCracken disclosed the donation terms. Construction delays push back completion and June exercises.
Scott's Emulsion is described as the best cod liver oil partly digested and blended with hypophosphites and glycerine. It claims to enrich blood in anemia, provide nervous energy to exhausted brains, and put flesh on wasted children, marketed as The Standard of the World from Bowne & Co.
A nervous meeting unfolds as Miss Gould encounters a young man claiming kinship connections to her father and his friend. He presents a card, hints at a prior friendship between families, and mentions a New York Fifth Avenue hotel gathering while the crowd observes Lincoln's funeral mourning.
An art mystery unfolds as a painting once looted from Mexico City’s cathedral reemerges in a GoNeting church in Indiana. A buyer offered 32 400 for Three Angels but was refused. The piece’ s provenance ties to war loot and a later bid sparked renewed interest in its history.
A large turnout at West Side Narmer hall with 2400 seats heard James G We ders ex mayor Rauschenburger Timlin and B Tige denounce early payments for twenty five years in exchange for relief from disturbances. Voters opposed a city rate cut, passing resolutions against a twenty five year term and hotelery measures as a basis for settlement with the railway.
Loulaville Kentucky December 8 visitors at St Michael's cemetery found a bouquet on the grave of Henry Union died months ago. Actress Tulle Marlowe arranged the tribute in appreciation of the Gallery club led by Chien during Miss Marlowe's visit last year. The card bore verse and a club tribute. Union, once a prominent laborer, faced poverty and illness, and his life ended in hardship.
An assistant Victarian at the Polytechnic led a small group of high school graduates who could not afford seats but loved drama. They formed the Gallery Club at MacAuleys, honoring their teyarites with a floral tribute. Milas Marlowe learned of Uhien's death upon arrival yesterday. The mourners gathered at his grave today, reflecting deep sorrow.
Vickers Sons & Maxim of Barrow in Furness England debated taking a large interest in Cramp and Sons and Newport News Shipyard rumor denied earlier but now strong talk points to expansion including a cannon plant at Newport News If negotiations succeed the yard would remain American owned with the English investors retaining a large stake Huntington says yard not sold yet but English interest possible bringing new industry and jobs to the city
In Belleville New Jersey Miss Sarah Sandford woke to noise and alerted her father Theodore Sandford, a Justice of the Peace. He seized a shotgun, confronted a burglar prying at a window, commanded surrender, and escorted him to his makeshift courthouse office where he was tried and handed to a constable.
An advertisement urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy on hand for night needs and busy times, claiming it is affordable and universally effective for bowel troubles. It contrasts Beggs German Salve as a superior ointment with many testimonials asserting its cure of various ailments.
A compact study of Cyrano de Bergerac focusing on the dramatic vigor of the lead and the distinctive moral fiber that defines him as a remarkable hero in performance and verse.
Review lauds leading Player Hamond Hosland and Richard Mansfield for a grand Cyrano de Bergerac at the Grand Opera house. Highlights include Cyrano’s dramatic entrance and Mansfield’s emotive delivery in acts two and three. rough first act but overall a vivid stage arrangement and strong performances.
The text advertises a remedy named Chamberlain's Remedy with a syrup like texture, claiming it eases colds grippe and coughs. It promotes sale through all druggists and drug stores.
The trial in James B Newman vs Martha Busing is underway as jurors consider a case alleging multiple illegal marriages by Martha Busing formerly Martha Leonard. The accused woman, tied to Leonard and later with Ransford, Bowley, and others, faced questions about wills and executor actions in Burners County.
An old time apothecary style ad touts Periain’s Pain Balm as instantly relieving a burn and soothing injured skin with quick healing, offered by Otto Kuhne Co. Endorses the balm for minimal scarring and relief at the point of sale by local druggists.
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