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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1898
Page
2
A noisy promotional scan touts Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser as a free medical guide in a dense sales pitch. It claims the 1000 plus pages cover cures and tonics, urging readers to send twenty one one cent stamps for the world’s Dispensary volume and to use the family remedy for various ailments.
Constable Hendrickson reports a huge mad dog roamed the county biting many and escaping gunfire. Over 50 shots failed to stop the beast which was eventually killed after a long chase. Dozens likely infected. children kept from school and livestock confined as authorities respond. Governor Lawndes to be urged to intervene. A youth Norris was chased up a tree by the animal this morning.
A man refuses to heed a religious call to preach claiming a cold and fatigue. The notice warns of penance and spiritual stakes. Local ad inserts promote medicine tablets and travel excursions with exaggerated claims and ticket sales from the Union Pacific route.
In Marion County, J W Moore and J F Dean, rival Fourth District congress candidates, feud openly threatening party unity. Moore seeks a county central committee investigation and adherence to its decision. Dean refuses to submit. As campaign tensions rise, calls grow to abandon both and send the Marion delegation to the convention without instruction, risking a party defeat. The dispute spreads across local papers, streets, hotels, and trains, stirring unrest among veteran party members.
Vienna reports Archduke Frederick of Austria in line for succession after Archduchess Frederick bore a son following Dr Schenk's two year treatment. Heir to the Austria Hungary throne, the archduke and archduchess endured eight daughters before the boy's birth, with the infant Arch Duke Frederick Albert healthy and to strengthen entailed estates. The tale, now public, centers on Schenk's claimed secret remedies and the royal family's revived prospects.
Thomas M. Potter of Peabody gains support after Sincs F D Coburn withdraws from the governor race. Potter, who ran two years ago and lost to Governor Morrill, shows strength in the campaign and may enter the race if urged. He is not active now but could run if encouraged.
John Madden of Emporia announces his candidacy for congress in the Wollrth district. He denies withdrawal rumors and says he will race if the people in the district want him to, leaving the decision to delegates in a forthcoming convention. A central committee meeting is called for Friday to set a date and place for the convention.
A New York Daly's audience rose in a spontaneous chorus as The Star Spangled Banner replaced the curtain call music by the Count and the orchestra. Patrons waved programs and fans, joining in the refrain despite the theater's usual decorum, signaling widespread national feeling.
The Indiana supreme court will hear a case from Pittsburgh and a similar issue across the nation. William J. Montgomery, a brakeman, sues for injuries in an accident caused by a fellow worker. The railway company argues the employer’s liability act voids damages and cites common law traditions. Arguments and briefs were filed, with three for Montgomery and one for the defense, including oral argument.
Pittsburg reports that the Zoarite communal seilement faces dissolution after a dispute led by three women born under the society’s jurisdiction. The group would pool assets of about a million dollars into a common treasure, while three named women oppose dissolution and demand equal shares. City officials and the society’s treasurer caution the move may be blocked, preserving the collective. The conflict highlights tensions over ownership and governance within the sect.
The Union Pacific sets a rate of 73 cents to Lawrence Kansas and return. City Ticket Agent LEWIS notes the fare and Fulton Deputy Agent confirms the arrangement dated the 26th.
Dr. Lewis Morrison, famed Mephisto and Obie winner, stars in The Master of Ceremonies as Stuart Denville at Crawford theater with Florence Roberts and Mortigan stock company. Also Saturday Guthoun Opera presents the Grand Duchess with its own orchestra and a 20 member chorus featuring Gilman, Lyding, Madison, Webb, Callahan, Current, Walker, Lewis, Allison. Teando brothers perform a mic robatic specialty.
Tipton Indiana February 2 John Shaffer a German farmer south of the city was offered 200 by a New York firm for an old clock in family possession for over years The relic features a tall dark walnut case with Rhine town engravings and German artist workmanship The clock bears the maker Schwarzewald Germany and still keeps time daily Shaffer refuses to sell.
In St Louis on February 2, C F Tidwell, a grain sampler employed by Roger P Arnon and others, was posted as an applicant for Merchants' Exchange membership. He would be the first colored citizen to pursue such membership, but the board must approve the bid after a 30 day posting.
In Crawfordsville Indiana the Wa bash college sophomore and freshman classes clashed during campus rushes. A sophomore suffered a broken shoulder and two others fainted. Freshmen seized sophomore colors. Nightly unrest included torn signs, stolen shutters, and a bonfire from tongue of a wagon driven to the college door as police dispersed the mobs.
The article touts Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as a reliable remedy. Leading druggists from Shreveport La and Safford Ariz endorse its efficacy saying it never fails and is the best seller. It has been in use for a quarter century and remains a trusted cure.
A homeseekers excursion offers roundtrip fire for the round trip aboard the Sante Fe Route on Tuesday March 1. Tickets to arrive at Arizona and Indian Territory available, with details on departures and pricing provided by the railway.
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