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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1899
Page
7
An advertisement extols a product named Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a simple path to better health. It claims the habit forms naturally, aids digestion, and reduces illness without side effects. Strong language targets weary stomachs and everyday ailments, urging readers to try the remedy.
Contracts for delivery of a billion feet of pine logs to Minnesota Wisconsin and nearby regions have closed. Major railroads including the Northern Pacific Duluth and Iron Range and others will move large tonnages to Duluth Ashland and northern Minnesota towns with prices around six to seven dollars per thousand feet. An army of log cutters targets standing stock this winter with several hundred million feet shipped by water and rail to markets in New York Michigan and beyond amid high demand and rising prices.
The report states General Pilar was killed in a fight about 18 miles northwest of Orevantes on December 2, during a clash between Aguinaldo's forces and a battalion of the Dhirtyr third infantry. The Ambentcian war effort and allied officers are noted, with claims of casualties and munitions losses amid the wider Philippine insurgent conflict.
The New York World asks why the Democratic party struggles in northern states and how party power shapes public mood. It questions leadership, morale, and the party’s appeal, noting calls for reform and the potential impact on upcoming elections.
Miss Norstrop, assisted by Topeka musicians, will perform at the hall 722 Kansas December 1. Tickets 50 cents. Sales at Roche's and Rowley Snow's. Also note merchants earning stamps for green stamp sales.
Rossville will install a sew system while Cyrus Leland has departed for Washington and Dorr Norton returns from Kansas City. Local projects rush on including the new state library room and a church building plan. Weather and festive season notes mingle with court cases, charity meetings, and club notices across Topeka.
Nervousness grows as lenders fear scarcity of gold and rising interest rates. Bank of France and Bank of England adjust rates while gold withdrawals and poor market liquidity threaten a credit crunch across Europe. Banks face heavy borrowing needs as governments and corporations seek funds, with fears of a broader stock exchange downturn and tightening money supply.
New York reports John T Brush president of Cinermond club and newly elected manager Ribirt Alfien arriving first. Commerce discussions with Joien A Hirt of Chirag and other executives follow. Debate over reducing players from twelve to ten ends unsettled. League aims to stabilize schedule before annual meeting at Fifth Avenue hotel Tuesday.
Fragmentary Corbin report shows militia presence after a fatal shooting. Text mentions Hartford debt confusion and unidentified participants in a disturbance. Names like Playa Chadweil and Ed Chadwell appear, but details and context are unclear.
The Rock Island Route offers a round trip fare west of the Missouri river and one and one third fare east of the river. Tickets go on sale December 22 to 25 and are valid through December 30 to January 1. For full information contact Fuller, Cy Passenger and Freight Agent.
Topeka readers hear testimonials for Morrow's Kid-ne-oils and Morrow's Liver Pills from local residents. The notices claim backache sleeplessness nervousness and kidney pains improve after using yellow tablets and red granules. Sold for fifty cents per box and twenty five cents per box respectively at Swift & Mollicheys drug store, manufactured by John Morrow & Co.
A chaotic incident 20 miles east of Here involves several Mexicans and Black individuals in a fatal gunfight. Two Mexicans were killed and one aided after the clash. A Mexican named Thomas Johnson fled, while Johnson and John son were linked to the broader ruckus. One white bystander is described as an observer who was struck by a stray bullet.
Commander BE Po Wood, 1S, N, died of typhoid fever at his residence in Washington today. He commanded the gunboat Petrel at the Battle of Manila Bay. The report also notes mine sales in Joplin Missouri and a death of Baron Penzance in Tandon with brief biographical detail.
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