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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1898
Page
2
Oysters offered at $25 plates to select guests in Seattle with two months of plans. The article notes shipments on steamer and careful processing to avoid juice loss, plus holiday round trip fares by the Missouri Pacific and related travel details.
A garbled window of text describes a chest or trunk saved from devastation by a brave act, with references to remedies and letters to Dr. Pierce about life saving cures. The passage mentions hunger, a country and a person named Suger or Sabet, and the use of a tonic or cure amid distress.
A dramatic freestanding text from a New York World issue recounts Rev Edward Davis’s letter concerning Mrs Payne Moers and her trial, with a torrent of dramatic imagery from Oregon to Irving Place. The piece profiles the minister, his past in Oakland, and the public’s fascination as it traces a complex courtship amid scandal and sentiment.
In Hohrerstown a church lottery chose a new minister from twelve candidates after a region bishop, officiating, supervised examinations of doctrine. Papers with names were drawn from a bank, one candidate selected amid ritual and prayer.
Reading Pa December notes two elderly choir members Daniel Shaaber and James Hill resign after fifty four and fifty years of continuous service. They sang with the church choir since youth, offering free funeral and event singing and remaining valued despite desire to retire. Church officials decline resignations but reserve seating for the veterans in the choir gallery.
New York on December 29 reports rising sentiment against seating Congressman Roberts described as a Mormon. The Journal prints petitions urging Congress to deny his participation and to amend the constitution to bar polygamists from public office, calling for broad signature drive and public action against Mormon influence.
Rufus J. Perry announces a $4 scheme to colonize Long Island with colored families from the South and elsewhere. Surveoys prepare maps as Perry describes housing for about 600 families, with six rooms per house, planned schools churches and local industries to create jobs, with details to follow in weeks.
In Binghamton on December 24, a Pennsylvania court decision held that a witness may offer a prayer in the box. Robert J Thomas sued Peter Garman for $50 from a disputed horse deal. On the stand Thomas asked to pray and delivered a short petition to God before testimony.
A jury heard a case where a buyer accused German of selling a dark bay horse as solid and sound for 340 and paying 60 for it. The horse proved unsound, the jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The plaintiff asked for restitution, while invoking scripture and political endorsements. The outcome favored German.
Spectators fill Madison Square Garden as Henri Fournier on a French petroleum driven machine falters in the third mile of a tandem paced race against Elkes and Eaton Goodman. The infernal machine loses its belt, Fournier dismounts, and the crowd cheers the finish for the others while Fournier cites a faulty belt reinforced by a Yankee shoemaker.
Arnie Kampf a German from Newark is arrested after a chase in South End Boston. Inspectors Ox Douglas and Detective Appleton hold the suspect in connection with stolen pocketsbooks and a recent theft wave. She is to be measured for the Rogues Gallery after confessing past prison terms.
Samuel Gumpel, 69, known in East New York, was accused of hugging and kissing schoolgirls. Police officer Garvey intervened as a crowd incited lynching. Magistrate Lemon set bail at 200, with parole to Bernard Midas pending January 29 exam.
Chicago investors announce an $8 million plan to build a gasoline powered rail line between Camden New Jersey and Atlantic City a 60 mile route. Cars would run every few minutes in summer with 40 minute trips saving time over steam railways. Promoters claim right of way secured and cars could run by July 1.
New York relief home once run by Mise Gould under the Woman's National War Relief Association closed its doors after four months. About 2800 soldiers passed through, with convalescents sent to a dedicated convalescent home. The Woody Crest at Tivington-on-the-Hudson remains in use.
San Francisco reports the largest California wheat field planted by Clovis Cole covering over 27000 acres along the San Joaquin river in Madera Fresno and Madera counties. The field is a near perfect square about six miles per side with two roads through it and ploughing began mid December. Harvest will follow once grain matures simultaneously, a vast Herculean task for workers.
Harry Moore, who registered at the Keystone hotel from Delaware City, was found by gas in his room this morning and died after being moved to a hospital. He had closed the transom and stuffed door crevices with bed clothing in what appeared to be a deliberate suicide. A letter to his father cited an unrevealed motive and hinted at others involved, mentioning a fortune several months earlier.
An eminent medical teacher praises cod liver oil and hypophosphites as powerful nerve aids and notes both are combined in Scott's Emulsion. The ad urges use for nervousness neuralgia sciatica insomnia and brain exhaustion, from Scott & Bowmer, chemists, New Form.
A man described as seeking treasure sinks off the Cuban coast after a failed attempt to salvage gold. He sends word to Captain Brice in New York and mentions the second side Inlet as a treasure location. An envelope with money and a draft is found on him. He is rescued alive but succumbed to injuries after hospital treatment.
An elderly Indiana infant and a Kansas city drug firm advertise their remedies. Detobon’s Mystic Cure is claimed to cure rheumatism in ten days with two bottles, while Regan’s Rheumatism Remedy is praised by a clergy member for a three year sufferer. Swift & Holliday, W. H. Wika, and Beggs German Salve Co. distribute these items, with prices listed as $1 per bottle.
Incomplete text hints at a local rumor about a German salve claimed to cure piles and other ailments. Neighbors discuss its use and effectiveness, with townspeople sharing stories of its supposed healing powers. The fragment references a fete and lädt into conversations about remedies.
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