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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1900
Page
3
A nurse recounts a case of lifelong back weakness and kidney trouble treated with a tonic linked to Brami-Root. The account describes fatigue, inability to work, and eventual improvement after trying the remedy promoted as a life saver for housewives unable to perform daily duties.
Urging readers to assess kidney and urinary symptoms as potential signs of kidney trouble. Mentions Dr Timers Seimp-Steet and Swamp-Root, touting hospital use, doctor endorsements, and free sample offers while describing various symptoms like backache, fatigue, and changes in urine as indicators.
A disputed act at the Paris exposition involved thirty cars of United States government exhibits not released due to a 5,710 franc payment demand. The matter prompted formal protest to the French government by Ambassador Porter as private firms claimed freight and installation costs. Officials investigated and debated responsibility between public exhibits and private damage charges, with settlements sought but not achieved during the summer.
Scott's emulsion of cod liver oil is described as both nourishing and therapeutic. It is said to set the stomach at work by imparting strength, turning the oil into body and life, effectively serving as food as well as medicine.
A protest claiming damages and delays surrounds the Prairie pavilion. Contractors and officials clash over demolition, with arrests after US materials were removed. French contractor Lazis faces counterclaims for delays and defective construction. A restaurant concession in the pavilion remains unsettled.
A lantern with white and black ribbons used to signal Mr Cudahy was found seven and a half miles west of Omaha on Center street near Crid dock stove. Two farmer boys discovered it while walking to a nearby farm and handed it to a constable. Nearby there were trouser legs and an undershirt sleeve in the snow, corn kernels indicating recent horse feeding, and tracks in soft earth. The lantern place and scraps provide a crucial clue to the ransom location and the kidnappers’ signals.
A long report critiques the era of train news agents as a relic and details plans by the Erie system and other lines to abolish on train news agents starting December 1. It notes rising complaints, higher prices, and the shift toward stand-based sales at principal stations, with broader industry consideration of ending train tobacco and miscellaneous vendors.
A St Paul conference between President Merlin and Vice President Kendrick left the Northern Pacific unwilling to adopt in toto the rules proposed by the Order of Railway Telegraphers for the Northern Pacific branch. The company will not treat with the order as an organized body but will discuss with the telegraphers as individuals. Many rules are already in effect under different wording, and the company offered to consider further requests in fairness.
G A R encampment plans spur rail rate action. W W J Black of Santa Fe served notice to Western Passenger association offering 1 cent per mile for travel from all points west and east of the Missouri River to Denver. The move aligns with other lines and covers routes from Chicago Galveston and San Francisco to Denver.
The text promotes Munyon's Rheumatism Cure as a universal remedy claiming it cures rheumatism and related ailments. It advertises a “Guide to Health” free and a 6¢ medical advice offer from Broadway and 36th Street, New York, noting railroad debates and a G A R figure backing a Cleveland encampment.
Paul Martin of the Santa Fe argues in this week's Independent that American railroads will soon see one of three outcomes legalized pooling concentration of ownership or government control The article notes growing combinations between small lines and large carriers and the widening reach of railroad networks across the country to capture traffic and business.
Santa Fe transported 250 cattle cars of rails to Orient via San Francisco, with 350 empty cattle cars shipped from Argunting to Joliet. The rail move supports transferring steel rails to San Francisco for shipment to Japan. A Santa Fe special connected the Edouard Strauss Vienna orchestra to California, running two coaches and a baggage car from Fort Worth to Newton for a 7:40 p.m. departure, covering 416 miles.
Peter Butler has gone to work in the roundhouse George Gulletry is leaving today. Fireman Hub McNeeley and ARCH Beeler are mentioned with others. James Thomas is listed as laid off. Surtneematta and a sick distance engineer note appear, but the fragmentary text lacks clear actions or outcomes.
Love, a colored former offender, was ordered to leave the city but returned Sunday and caused trouble at a residence on Kan Sue Avenue. He struck a glass door with his fist after being refused entry and was sentenced to twenty five days on the rock for disorderly conduct. The judge warned that a future offense would extend the sentence.
At the play last night Cole and Johnson performed in A Trip to Coon Company and Holy City songs by Floyd Gibbs. The Murphy and Starter delivered a clever dancing routine in Topeka. Captain Fleetfoot, Burt Murphy, led the center of the Coon town regiment but his boot slipped through a board. Edna Alexander received strong applause for her performance.
Judge Hazen yesterday sentenced Patrick Laughton to two years in the penitentiary after a jury found him guilty of attempting to assault Ge rtrude DeMoss, a seven year old colored girl, last August. Motion for a new trial had been seen.
Fragmentary report notes alleged theft of chickens by whitecaps abroad. Source text is garbled but suggests a person protested innocence amid accusations of stealing fowl. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable.
In Crayfordsville Indiana the gunman fatally wounded Frank Parrish and Chas Doyte after firing through a window at a house where his wife resided. Joe Innetuea shot the two men in a late December incident described in local reports.
Elk County readies a renewed clash over a proposed high school project. Proponents warn repeal of a recent law would derail erection while opponents cite taxation and funding concerns. Local officials and activists mobilize to influence voters as legal actions and petitions surface to decide the fate of the school plan.
Christmas lovers rushed to the probate judge to marry as licenses issued to pairs including Albert Becker and Marie Lorenx of Manitou Colorado and Warren ox and Ada mans of Oakland AF. Other couples wed by preachers. licenses granted to Topeka, Perry and Topeka area pairs as crowds filled the courthouse.
William Fulcher and Henry Johnson, two retired Baws, were arrested and jailed after selling about 300 pounds of brass stolen from Rock Island and Union Pacific railways to a second-hand dealer named McMillan. An officer tracked the case as a Daily Mail correspondent notes postwar reflections and broader political mentions.
An advertisement touts Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a pleasant internal remedy that targets blood and mucus membranes. It claims the blend of antiseptics matters, promises rapid relief, and asserts dangers include progression to consumption and organ damage.
A reporter witnessed a table top wireless phone test using a sun ray as the linking medium. Two rooms 19 feet apart connected by a split light beam carried clear speech with no physical wire, using aluminum sheets and a curtain to guide the ray. The test, similar to Chicago work, showed promise for Marconi era wireless communication and possible copper or aluminum implementations.
A Topeka girl escapes from the Leavenworth Round of the friendless with three other young mothers from nearby towns. Ella Atkinson, Mabel Coline, Edna Dyer, and Dora Fulding allegedly planned the break and sought funds for tickets. authorities pursued them after the morning escape.
Severn readers enjoyed a Christmas cantata titled Santa Claus Charm performed by seventy members of the First English Lutheran church last night. A variety of local notices mention theater and social events including a Twentieth Century inaugural ball and a Crawford performance series.
An illustrated lecture by Ledteet Musto on the Grand Canon of Arizona is scheduled for January 4 with details published for the public. The event, tied to a local Christian church program, will feature a feature presentation and ticketed access, with holiday routes and dates noted for December 22 to 28 and January events across multiple points.
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