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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1898
Page
2
An early health ad extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medal medicine as a tonic for the liver and blood, claiming it restores vigor, improves digestion, and supports overall vitality. It promotes the product as superior to extracts and touts Pleasant Pellets for constipation and biliousness.
San Francisco wires say Mme Barrioe wife of a former president of a seafaring nation arrived December 6 with jewelry she claimed was worth 100000. Customs found most pieces were clever imitations. Experts valued the collection at only about 20000 after examination at the dockside.
New York hosts a Grand Central Palace event open to cats with pure pedigrees and those with notoriety. The show features diverse entries including long and short haired breeds and a noted winner nicknamed Senor Sristowals.
Columbus Ohio report states a Warne county convict sentenced to months in the penitentiary for pocket picking became violently insane that night and was sent to the prison hospital. He imagines two minds at work one seeking reform the other driving him toward danger. He previously showed restless efforts to escape two weeks earlier.
An incomplete advertisement extols a cough remedy named Chamberlain's Cough, praising its quality and ease of use. The text is garbled, mentioning ingredients and a maple syrup flavor, and notes sale in drug stores. It lacks clear dates or entities.
George A. Lee's transactions in Wall Street loom near a million dollars as deputies hunt him through the Waldorf Astoria and Beresford. Creditors press, a Knickerbocker auction catalog catalogs his Wilbour collection, and liens from Buffalo and Philadelphia sprawl as Lee vanished after heavy losses and lawsuits.
In MN York on December 20 owner Alleges Thomas C. Platt's Company responsible for dog's death. Plaintiff seeks compensation for the animal's value and related damages in the city court.
William M. Matthews sued Reve Royal and Dolly Tester over a dog’s death during express shipment. The court found Pratt of the States Express not liable for 300, but Matthews plans an appeal. Evidence showed careful packing and a veterinary finding of suffocation before arrival in Denbury.
Seattle reports a Klondiker from New York Mr. BR Munson recounts a Yukon winter ordeal. While crossing a ravine a fierce gust drove him and his partner into a stand of trees and two caribou. One animal attacked his companion. Munson fired and later killed the other antlered foe. They barely survived after hours of fear and recovery.
Washington reports an edict to end torture by southeastern Alaska Indians. Judge Johnson seeks to carry out instructions as a Jayneau court houses accused killers linked to witchcraft. Trials describe brutal torture including eye burning and slow death as tribes fear witch curses.
Scott's Emulsion contains hypo phosphites glycerine and cod liver oil noted as remedies for nervous system afflictions poor blood and weight loss. The creamy blend acts as a tissue builder praised by physicians as a healing agent for various states of health.
Captain Wallace Shackford and eight crewmen of the schooner Johanna Swan owed their survival to a single match and a crude sea water condenser. After days with no drink, they built a fire in a copper brazier, condensed enough seawater for tiny rations, and signaled rescue from the Anna, which located them off the Atlantic coast near Sandy Hook.
The Women's National War Relief association in Windsor Hotel held another meeting to finalize dissolution as printed reports are incomplete. The last session will occur between Christmas and New Year, with reports presented as illustrated books showing relief work in camps and hospitals. Mrs Ellen Hardin Walworth presided, Miss Helen Gould assisted, and Miss Walworth’s daughter Tubing Walworth is honored. the alcove will feature works of art.
Reading Pa Dec 20 Judge Endlich imposes two years in the penitentiary on 13 year old Mrs Clara Marman for shoplifting. The court calls the young bride a public nuisance and notes the offense involved stealing a man's bat worth an unspecified amount.
Mrs Hartman fled during a trial after demanding a deed and had influential friends awaiting a getaway car outside the courthouse. A deputy sheriff stopped the escape and brought her back. Earlier she faced charges of stealing a $10 collarette, accusing Edward S Roger of romance in the tram room. the jury acquitted. Boyer, once upright, collapsed under the accusation and died insane shortly after the Irish incident.
Dramatic events unfold as James Kidder Warde revive The School for Scandal with a strong cast at the Grand Opera House tonight. Promoter Messia Wagenhals and Kemper push lavish scenery costumes and a modern production while stars promise lively humor and familiar wit.
Hutchinson, Dec 20 The Commercial club reports petitions for a water works and electric lights bond election are 120 names short of the required two fifths. Petition circulation to resume next week, with signers expected readily. Mayor Brown aims to call the election, confident of an overwhelming vote in favor. John T. Stewart, the club's appointee to negotiate with eastern capital, says bonds will sell readily.
Principal Simmons uncovered two female students and two others playing draw poker during class time at the high school. Suspected stake was matches and buttons. Both girls face disciplinary action and possible expulsion as twelve teachers stand watch.
Colorado Springs reports describe George Horn, one of three El Paso county jail escapees, wandering barefoot in deep snow for four days. He was captured near Cripple Creek after a harrowing trek over Cheyenne mountain, with little clothing and no clear destination.
A garbled note discusses an investment concept, mentioning security forms and shares. It references financial terms and entities in a distorted way, highlighting the idea of evaluating security types and their potential value. The readable parts hint at evaluating risk and return in an old financial context.
Fragmented text from a county notice or trial record mentions a potential case in a county with unclear names. The readable parts point to a legal process or discovery phase but lack concrete facts, dates, or identifiable entities. Further legible text is required to produce a precise summary.
New York Citys municipal council plans to regulate trolley and elevated lines. The railroad committee will report an ordinance to clean cars, display signage, and list officials and addresses. Infractions will incur fines and service pauses, with rules on car and track operation and advertising limits.
An advertisement-like note promotes Lite Giant Pills claimed to aid weak stomach digestion and constipation. It asserts all doctors stock the medicine with no substitute ink for sale and mentions the product widely available from druggists.
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