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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1899
Page
2
An old promotional text touts Dr H V Fierce of Buffalo claiming a thirty year old medical discovery cures constipation. It asserts digestive gain and renewed strength, praising pellets as a universal remedy across many ailments and body systems.
Transfers show Lizzie F Rousseau, Jacob Smith, W Veale and Hale Putchie to Lizzie F Rousseau, and others including Topeka Bank and Sav Institution, with listed lot numbers and street addresses in Topeka and Walnut Grove addition. Several transfers state nominal sums of $1, and several parcels include the Lane Street and Tyler Street area.
Dispatch from San Francisco details Samoa crisis as Mataafa forces confront rival candidates to the throne. German, British, and American consuls clash over recognition, a provisional government forms, and Chief Justice Chambers faces removal while court sessions resume under guard. Rebels seize key towns, looting ensues, and foreign sailors shelter civilians as tensions spike toward renewed fighting.
A partially legible report describes rival factions clashing during a fuging period. It notes deportation threats, talks of uniting factions, and casualties including 13 killed and six wounded, with four killed and six wounded in another party.
The Perthshire tale links Pontius Pilate’s birth to a Fortingall Glen claim, citing a Roman embassy to Caledonia and an unbroken ancient yew. Scholars doubt the Roman birth but acknowledge the Fortingall yew as an ancient relic possibly millennia old.
Mrs. George Gould intends a vast private estate in Lakewood featuring a white brick arena with marble pillars and iron framework. An immense elliptical arena will host polo and riding, with tennis courts, a glass-domed swimming pool, theater, and bachelor apartments for overflow guests.
Reports from Cleveland claim Jona D Rockefeller plans to retire and arrange the transfer of all Rockefeller lake properties to Carnegie Steel. The deal would yield control of the premier freshwater ore fleet and the Duluth and Mesabi railroad, linking to major mines on the Mesabi range. A second purchase, the Queen Mine on the Marquette range, is also expected before week’s end for about a half million dollars.
In Hutchinson Johnson Jordan a key witness in the Collins case was interviewed by a News reporter. He appeared calm and offered little new information saying he knew only Jess Harper from Topeka and that Nello’s story is unclear. He emphasized he was a witness and had told what he knew regardless of any new trial.
In the house committee of the whole the public buildings measure for a Washington library site on Mount Vernon Square faced sharp clash. Andrew Carnegie donation cited. no appropriation yet, bill laid aside with a favorable recommendation. Mention of a later mill or road project in Missouri and opposition from Mr Musidax over farm and public grounds spending.
In Toledo Ohio February a family including the youngest daughter Lthel drank apples given by L C Vinman of Buryrus. The fruit had poison placed in a grocery store cellar and animals tracked poison onto apples. Several children became sick and one died from the contaminated fruit.
Princeton report describes Adolph Zorg carving a likeness of Grover Cleveland. The work, commissioned by Daniel Lamont, aims to yield the best portrait yet of the ex president. Also notes Private James Ells of North Carolina vols tried for murder and discharged from service with confinement.
In Cripple Creek the Isabella property reports a sensational gold ore body at depth with veins of two to three inches and ore running high grade. Manager Kilburn cites doubling ore size since yesterday and notes assays near $100 per ton in early tests as investors flood into Isabella shares amid Cripple Creek’s historic mining boom.
The Los Angeles Times reports Santa Fe employees from clerk to brakeman have engaged in speculative trading of the Atchison preferred stock. Since a mid month quote of 21, the stock has risen steadily, with daily gains averaging four points and occasional minor dips. A new board of directors accompanies improved traffic and profits fueling the speculation, with a three day table showing rising open and close values.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as the long sought permanent remedy for piles. It claims immediate pain cessation, non narcotic ingredients, and a radical cure by shrinking and absorbing tumors. Available for 50 cents to $1.00. a free book is offered by Pyramid Co Marshall Mich.
A partial recount of speculating at bucket shops with a $9 bet on Atea Pr and tales of losses totaling over 35,000 in ten days. A Colonel Jack Gambit compares city gambling risks to suburban real estate bets while a New Orleans anecdote shows a green gambler overestimating dealer odds as a lesson in risk.
A sensational claim promotes a “mystic cure” for rheumatism and neuralgia promising relief in 1 to 3 days. It touts drastic system-wide effects, with first dose benefits and a price of 7 cents, sold by Swift & Holliday and Otto Kuehne & Co. at Topeka drurgists. An unrelated note mentions Otto Kuehne & Co. earning a first diploma at a split international exposition for sweet pickles.
H V Parke of the chemical firm Parke Davie and Co San Diego Calif and New York Detroit died after a winter visit due to heart failure following severe chills Doctors and druggists note One Minute Cough Cure as a remedy for coughs and colds with local chemists named Bransfield Wilson Arnold Kane Co.
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