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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1897
Page
4
A West Virginia tale recounts a church fair gift of a plain gold ring to Keny a, followed by a wedding where the bride first saw the cook stove. Mrs Keaton later works as postmistress at Charleston while the state’s gallery honors the man who won his bride and the kitchen furniture.
The article argues America’s workingmen push wages and industry to rival European standards. It highlights locomotive and agricultural equipment exports, foreign orders, and rising output at U S plants. It notes European and Asian demand, and calls for cheaper imports to shield American labor from pauper competition.
An old Chipaso Record item recounts Senator Kenna telling a curious story about his time in Congress. A New Kraron resident urged him to buy a raffle ticket for a church fair kitchen set, which proved to be a fraudulent prize. The tale ends with the kitchen goods sent to his home.
A garbled digest of social notes and biographical items. Ex governor Hogs of Texas retirees from politics to law practice. J Herr Barnetjerne Hierneon, a civil real poet and novelist, celebrated his birth at Muriel. Other items mention Secretary Gage favoring native tribes in service, Col John Musby and relics from Custer era, and the Duke of Wellington remarks. Also notes on Dr Howzhten era at Life Church and a parishioner’s legal case, Adele Marie duane Patti born February 18, 120 with Wales lineage and large earnings, and Gladstone’s France trip musings. References to Mark Twain, Vienna, medical students, philosophers, and sleep habits of famous men.
The item, a garbled Globe Sights piece from Atchison, reflects satirical Christmas musings. It riffs on gifts and social trends, mentions Midland College, a Christian scientist, and local tales of gifts and telegrams. It carries humorous snippets about people awaiting presents and social foibles.
A garbled column from Chicago features a string of humorous proverbs and snatches about aging, romance, elevators, and daily quirks. The piece riffs on common sayings and playful misprints, ending with a quip about curing a cold in one day.
The report highlights a higher record for 1896 compared with the previous year, noting gains in measurements and counts across key metrics. Officials attribute the rise to sustained activity, improved collection methods, and broader coverage in Kansas communities.
Kansas City reports year end stock yards figures showing record movement of stock and higher packer take, despite trade pressures in Chicago and nationwide live stock shortages. Receipts for the year include hogs and sheep with notable increases. home consumption driveouts also up, signaling expanded packing interests.
Garden City reports Prof. W. E. Covert has secured Hood registered Hieleton rabbits and will market them to breeders and meat markets. The Belgian rabbit is fawn colored, weighs 8 to 12 pounds, with large feet, and is described as a fine meat animal. It commands 20 to 30 cents per pound in Kansas City and Denver markets, breeding four to five times yearly.
Lawrence preacher's daughter Hyaline Tyndall died at 20 after a two week illness described as malarial fever. She was treated in Chicago through a faith healing outfit run by Dr Davis, with no regular physician attending, as Rev OL P Tyndall supported the trips last summer.
The Dodge City Globe-Republican details a confidence man named C. A. Hempstead who stayed in town posing as a traveling agent for a grocery house. He claimed to have ten thousand dollars to invest, arranged a loan from a Kansas City bank, and sought to purchase stock from Rt. W. Evans, while asking for safe keeping of drafts in an envelope.
Charles Morris of North Cambridge Massachusetts describes severe ivy poisoning affecting himself and three children. He credits Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hood's Pills with a full cure after five bottles, noting weight gain and substantial money savings.
A series of small loans and purchases end with a man leaving town without settling debts. He borrowed money from several residents to cover an overcoat and suit, bought more attire, and hid Evins’ blanks in a safe. Meanwhile a land sale plan for 1,800 acres of the Port Dodge military reservation promises public disposition at not less than 145 an acre, with appraisers named.
Francis Gublé has secured a lease for 300 acres of the old Caldwell farm owned by EOS Morrill in Leavenworth. The term runs 15 years with Gublé to plant and bear apple trees and receive the crops from the orchard during the lease while paying profits from the fruit. The arrangement was finalized yesterday.
Pittsburg report on a feud between doctors from the hospital affiliated practice and local drug stores. Doctors Williams Blair and Welch allegedly cut prices on all medicines, prompting rival pharmacies to respond with advertising offering prescriptions at low rates.
Glue Rapids reports a Masons aid event for St John’s Day with officers named F A Winter secretary and J W Burr treasurer. A list of members and officers follows including Ella Wilcox and Julia Hewitt. Postmaster appointments announced in Washington and pensions for Kansans noted, along with a Dry Goods Store failure in Salina and a turkey shipment to eastern markets.
Charles W. Richards, a Cleveland mechanical expert, arrives from Japan to supervise a wire mail plant with $250,000 stake and daily capacity of 1000 wooden kegs. Labor costs in Japan are low, foreshadowing reduced demand for American products. Mrs. Harriburg notes 25 cent cough cure saved her child from croup. Gunther's Christmas candles advertised at Santa Fe news stand.
John f. Douglass of Holton, jailed for two weeks, is released on Christmas by his father in law. The article notes his wife’s family arranged the release and that Douglass planned to spend the holiday with his wife’s relatives. Authorities and court proceedings are referenced in vague terms, with mention of a commission and potential further action.
Four men from the Medical College faced charges in Justice Chesney's court over guarding St Clint Watsor. The defendants Dan Jones Henry Owens Watson Lapiad Jane and Owens claim firing by a mob threat tied to preventing a college burning. A defect in the summons caused delays. proceedings will resume.
Distressing is one of pain and inflammation relieved in six hours by a new kidney cure. The remedy promises prompt relief for bladder, kidney, back pain and urinary issues in men and women, stopping water retention almost immediately. Gold by Geo W Stansfeld at 622 Kansas Ave and Sim Drug Company in Topeka.
Advert shows the Senta Fe line offering quicker time and shorter distance with Pullman cars and electric lighting on a Topeka to Los Angeles route. Mentions seasonable meal hours and improved tourist sleepers, plus a physician-torture anecdote about a man named Perkins of Antiquity. Also notes a Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases and cites G W Stansfield and a Topeka Cremerie restaurant at 726 Kansas avenue.
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