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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1899
Page
2
In a scrambled excerpt, John J. Sullivan quips about a physician’s health assessment and a bold exchange about staying fit. The narrative shifts to a vivid discussion of a royal scandal, noting Madrid and Queen Isabella, with references to elopement fears and a forced marriage era.
Uniontown Pa Feb 18 Stratgyst in Fayette county is the Karl Norcross case accused of hiring two men to poison his younger brother to gain an inheritance. Norcross weakens and confesses after morphine and candy poison plans are revealed. Two men, Sylvester Hetterman and John Devlin, confess involvement and detail Norcross's scheme. Norcross, from a wealthy western Pennsylvania family, is in debt and faced with motive to secure estate. Local DA Crow and sheriff report arrests and upcoming hearing set for Feb 23.
An advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as a permanent remedy for itching piles and other rectal ailments, claiming instant relief and cure without cocaine or opium. It cites druggists selling at 50 cents to $1 and urges readers to request the product from the Pyramid Co Marshall Michigan. It also includes unrelated local items about Norcross and a jail morphine experiment halt, plus a New York building plan by J J Astor.
Siberian government orders intensified probes into reports that Herr Andree and two companions were found on the Timur peninsula. Search parties mobilized. critics doubt the find, suggesting natives may have invented the tale for rewards. Skeptics in Stockholm and London question feasibility, while Nansen and Nathorst consider renewed Arctic expeditions.
Wild animals, driven by storm and hunger, have ventured into urban outskirts near Denver. Ranchers fear predators may follow livestock as heavy snow blocks forage, while authorities note bounty payments and increased wildlife sightings in adjacent counties.
Fragmentary report describes a social entanglement involving Teme York and Di Antonio. It mentions a separation from a husband and alleged conflict with a wife and children, with unclear details and garbled names.
A concert ad listing Osborn Ma and Jeanne Brett with performances by Bendix and others at the Century Hall. Mentions Miss Jeanne Scott in Minneapolis Times as hero of a concert with stringed selections. Tickets and prices are given. Also public notice of Regan's Rheumatic Remedy with testimonials and local druggists selling at $1 per bottle.
In Logansport Indiana on February 1 George Biack, a Burlington saloon keeper whose former establishment was dynamited by local citizens, announces his intent to apply again for a liquor license. His new building features a reinforced sheet metal covering believed to deter future blasts and protect against theft.
The piece argues that many die not from distant dangers but from neglecting health at home. It warns about consumption and related diseases from poor nourishment and weak digestion. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure and life enhancer, claiming it strengthens digestion, liver function, blood, and overall vitality.
Albany reports a daring aid to indigestion with adulterated foods sold as pure. The agricultural department lists 125 samples from manufacturers, including counterfeit coffee beans made of colored dough. Dealers admit up to 75 percent beans per pound, plus pea hulls, plaster of Paris, white clay, and indigestible fillers. Tomato ketchup uses ground pumpkin and acid. Tea dust mixed with tea sold at higher price. Paraffin from coal tar used for butter.
Starvation threatens miners as 200 at Fort Hamilton face a 200 mile trek to Rampart City for supplies. With winter hunger, 2,000 men may pay in gold at Rampart. Doomed steamers on the Dahl River and nearby routes brace for destruction as ice yields, crews rush to shore, and vessels strand near Kutitk and Aphoon Pass.
Advertises Bezes Blood Purifier and Blood Maker as a cure for long standing blood trouble. Claims persistent use will drive germs from the system and life will be worth living. Recommends Beggs Little Giant to be taken twice weekly and notes sale by all druggists.
New Haven Feb 18 two women sobbed loudly at the end of the second act of Heartease causing laughter and later Henry Miller condemned the audience calling them hyenas. A thief abducted a woman during the disturbance but she was rescued. the robber remained at large. Also reports Albuquerque irrigation canal contract let to Shutterproverment for 90 miles. Berlin honors Carl Schurey with February 25 meeting. U S Ambassador White invited. Mexico imports machinery worth 5.4 million dollars for half year. American manufacture prominent and immigration slow.
A masked Black man armed with a stolen shotgun held up the entire town of Cowen Texas on the International and Great Northern line about five miles from Austin last night. He forced residents to surrender valuables and led a bold, dramatic raid that disrupted the community.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is a deep seated blood disease and promotes Swift's Specific as the sole cure. It warns against local sprays and washes, touts a reader named Josre Owen of Montpaliar,G as cured, and urges immediate treatment with 68.5, 8.5, and books from the Swift Specific Company in Atlanta.
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