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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1898
Page
7
Fragmentary OCR text describes plant care claims about strong healthy abundant results. It mentions watering and root care and promotes recommending to friends. The passage reads like an early 20th century horticulture ad copy with repeated emphasis on vitality and beauty.
Dec 20 report from Omelu covers Dr J V Rehoter of Dew Mutlen discussing battlefield medical evolution. He argues care of the wounded during and after battle reflects civilised progress and lessons from Santiago. The talk references wartime medical experiences and the hospital corps, noting brief time limits hinder thorough reporting.
Washington report shows Kansas banks' average reserve ratio dropping from 26.98 percent on September to 20.82 percent by year end, with individual deposits rising to 53,485,107 and other figures indicating shifts in reserves and deposits amid holiday mentions and travel ads.
Ex-conductor W. A. Beebe, 47, of Centralia tells how years of kidney trouble and pain hindered his work. He attributes relief to Merrow’s Kidney Be pills, taken for several weeks, now claims improvement and recommends them to readers.
The article reports on protests and a failed peace push amid high wartime strain. It describes religious and political factions pressing for restraint while government leaders face pressure to avert a broader conflict. Key figures and nations are named in the context of a fragile, ongoing attempt at negotiation.
Washington reports General Ole leads 20,000 troops to the Philippines facing strong insurgent resistance. Spain had struggled similarly, but U S efforts aim to secure the islands with reinforced forces and timing aligned to presidential guidance. Memorial Hall in Chicago hosts dedication ceremonies honoring Civil War veterans with over 200 attendees.
The city honors the career of Jot Meborogh, a millionaire benefactor whose bequest funded around forty new school buildings in Baltimore and New Orleans. The educational gathering highlighted his lasting impact on public schooling.
A duel in Istown between M Bunsen and M Dupont ended with Dupont severely wounded after a sword clash that pierced his lung. The incident follows tensions surrounding the Dreyfus affair and reflects the era's violent disputes. Separately, Brazil and the United States moved toward extradition with approval by the Brazilian Congress in Rio de Janeiro.
5 G Johnson of Peabody heads Kansas Democratic delegation to attend the fourth annual banquet of the Nebraska Bimetallic Traveling Men's association in Omaha. He doubts new anti expansion platform changes for the 1900 convention. Johnson will speak on No Trusts and is the sole Kansan on the program.
Chicago observers on Rush Street Bridge witnessed Harry Harmon plunge from the roof of a Four River Street building into the Chicago River. The stunt, done to settle a wager, left him slightly injured as ice and water struck his face upon impact.
The steamer Danube arrived from Mexican points last night towing the E Stra which broke down near Victoria and drifted on reefs. Miner Henry Spencer, a Klondike gulch resident, died on Thanksgiving Day. News notes a rich find at Victoria gulch near Mine 18. Miners recovered $15 to $9 per pan. the gulch lies about four miles long. J McManara reports a mastodon tusk quarry near Moose Hide. stones will be offered to the Smithsonian or British Museum after careful removal.
Chicago December 9 Clay Montgomery a prominent Decatur businessman and former Macon county treasurer died by his own action at the Great Northern hotel. He had been dead some time before discovery with business troubles thought to be the cause.
A man from Indianapolis near 388 West Peac Street was near death with lung ulceration yet rapidly recovered after using Brazilian Balm given by a friend to ease a cough. He later relied on the balm alone, resumed work in February, and regained weight as his lungs healed. His doctors and family had feared the worst.
An advertisement extols Brazilian Balm as a cure for cough mixtures that paralyze nerves and destroy lung tissue, claiming it destroys microbes and restores damaged lungs to health with no opiate content. It presents a sensational, wartime style remedy claiming novel nerve stimulation and universal cure.
A narrator meets Barry Pain the actor and recalls a peculiar tale of a man who makes a living by breaking objects. The would be professional, who treats breakage as craft, recounts early failures and a shocking incident with family heirlooms. He notes commissions, engagement plans, and a growing network of clients seeking harmless disruption for money.
In Dayton a gray dispute over a wage debt explodes into a mock court. Boney Welker pleads guilty to assault after Joe Perry seeks wages and funds for his mother's illness. Justice of the Peace Smith warns of consequences as a jury convicts in a setup courtroom, while creditors bear the court's expenses.
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