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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1902
Page
8
A description of Jap Rose Soap one sixth pure glycerin, transparent and perfumed with natural flower odor. It will not injure a newborn baby's skin and is satisfactory for toilet use. Marketed as the perfected product of scientific soap making by James S. Kirk & Company.
Feb 12 Denver report notes the state senate adopted by party lines a resolution appealing to President Roosevelt to intervene in the British Boer order conflict. The three Republican senators again voted with the resolutions. Forbes to Fight Williams in London opponents Derby night at 11:16 pm for the world bantam title.
The article touts a “Supreme Electric Belt” claimed to cure a wide range of ailments. It cites doctors from Masoule Temple and stresses the belt’s unique sealant and all-natural ingredients. Claims include painless trials and rapid relief, urging readers to obtain the device today rather than wait.
The association marked its thirteenth anniversary with a February banquet in Delmar, New York, presided by President Cathalina Lambert. Attendees included K Takahira the Japanese minister, J Miedo of Switzerland, and ex-attorney general John W. Griggs. Speakers covered prosperity, industrial principles, and commercial fraternity, with Takahira praising shared progress and mutual benefits between Japan and the United States.
Dr William J Hatfield was installed as pastor of the Third Presbyterian Church last night. The installation followed the Topeka presbytery plan with Rev M H Frank of Oakland Presbyterian Church preaching the sermon and Rev J D Countermine of the Miest Church presiding and delivering the charge to the congregation. Rev Jar McHlr oy gave the prayer and pronounced the charge, with a large audience in attendance.
Notes from the city section recount various local happenings including a theater showing Two Married Men at Crawford tonight. Mentions travel, court, and upcoming events with mixed, fragmentary references to people and places around Topeka and nearby locales.
A Woodland Ta woman describes eye trouble linked to coffee use and credits Postum with restoring her health. She recalls headaches and dizziness from coffee, improvement after eliminating it, and rapid return of symptoms when resuming. The testimony supports Postum as a beneficial alternative.
The Osage county Republican convention is set for March 4. The call came from the county central committee meeting on Tuesday, aiming to unite the state and Fourth district delegations for Governor candidate H. B. Miller. Morris county backed Harry Richter for governor and will name its delegation to the state convention.
Victoria B C Feb 12 Justice Martin rules plaintiffs have right of action under the railway act against White Pass Yukon railway over tariffs and rates. Writs total about 200000 with more expected. Victoria Yukon Trading and Transportation and Upper Yukon Consolidated and others seek damages. Trials set for March assizes.
In New York a friendly suit to reform trust deeds disclosed a settlement by former Governor Levi P Morton for his daughter Helen following her marriage to Paul Lows Mary Archambault, Count de Talleyrand-Perigord. A 1899 deed conveyed 400 Morton Trust Co shares to the trust for her lifetime income with principal disposal rights at her death. A second deed conveyed the Morton building at Nassaus street to the Morton Trust Co in trust for the countess for life with income reverting to the count if he dies or remarries, she to dispose of the property. value about $1,000.
One of the pair of monster Decapod locomotives with ten drivers passed through Chicago enroute to the Santa Fe road mountain division for California and Arizona. They burn all fuel and carry 225 pounds steam pressure. Each engine weighs 259 Sol pounds and can haul 2100 tons up a one foot grade. The engines, taller than prior models, were designed to replace double leaders on the trains amid tunnel and bridge height constraints along the line.
Prof George W Jackson and his Twenty third regiment band announce a Coke Walk at Metropolitan Hall No 48 Kansas Avenue on Thursday. They urge support to avert dissolution notes show debts to Hoehr Music Co 18 Guid Music Co 1 note at First National Bank 32 and a Light bill 37 50. Admission is 25 cents to cover instrument and uniform costs.
J. V. Hamilton of Norton predicts Norton county will support Reeder for renomination in Congress, a shift from prior contests. He asserts Meeder faces a tough race but may be renominated after two minor districts. Beatrice Goulet, 16, daughter of Mrs G Goelet, dies at home from pneumonia. oxygen given but ineffective.
Fragmentary ad copy from an early 20th century page features questionable product claims and garbled branding from a period merchant. Readable text mentions a cosmetic mood and a ciphered slogan attributed to Byer Marshall Bros with an uncertain address and period styling.
In a period voice the piece extols women’s vital roles in home and public life from charity work to literature and church. It cites disordered menses as a barrier and touts Wine of Cardui as a health aid, using Miss Clemens’ testimonial to urge readers to obtain a dollar bottle from druggists.
A Brooklyn patrolman who assisted in Mrs Carrie Nation’s arrest died suddenly after the incident in which he forced her into a patrol wagon. Nation interprets the death as divine retribution for the alleged mistreatment. Also reports the Big Hereford Sale at South Omaha yards with 52 cattle averaging $183.50 and top price $420 paid by Mrs M E Karr of Maine.
The fragment argues Napoleon’s rumored cancer link to fried onions, claiming onions aid digestion and have medicinal value. It cautions digestion issues from poor acid or enzyme supply and endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy, noting the product’s distribution in the United States and Canada.
A patchwork of brief telegraph items reports on a plan in London to select the Beitink document, U S postal orders expanding mail handling, Portland Chamber opposing Chinese immigration limits, a lecture incident in Phoenicia, a New York to Norfolk passage, a wrecked steamer Bertha, the Cottage City bringing back survivors, a Japanese labor dispute in California, ground surveys on river sites near the Sioux lands, and official notices in Washington about Kiowa Indian land allotments and other territory decisions.
Real estate transfers record numerous parcels shifting hands. Names include Brower, Smith, Wolt, Greenwood, Pierson, Berryman, Thomas, King, Klusaman, Leuenberger, Stew, Stilson, Burtholo, Johnson, and V. M. TR. SH-86. Properties span Duckson Street North College and nearby avenues with prices around 1200 to 2400 dollars.
A report from Andusions counter committees shows Bowersock opponents winning four of seven delegates, signaling a potential major contest in the Second District. Separate notes mention a Fort Scott meeting and a Cremeration bid, while unrelated local incidents and ads appear in the same column.
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