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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1902
Page
5
Friday only at Barnum's shop a single display shows satin and grosgrain ribbons up to 15c 5c values with many shades. Crochet quilts 45c, 25 dozen honeycomb towels 18x32c each tomorrow 10 dozen Turkish bath towels 20x38c three for 25c. New chaos of goods includes ladies pompadour combs, side combs hatpins brooches sterling bracelets stick pins shell hair pins gents leather purses ladies belts. Items displayed in outside case for desirability.
Tomorrow and Saturday are the final days to purchase Ladies and Children's Muslin Underwear at prices below material cost. Stock must be reduced for space, with many shades offered including white black rose cardinal green tan light blue and pink.
Open meeting of Legal union No. 108 at 420 Kannes avenue Friday evening February 2s addressed by W. D. Michier third vice president. All journeyman carpenters in the city are invited to attend to discuss the wage scale. Chess sessions to Usinornis during March and April vin.
Mrs. G J Mulvane hosts a neighborhood gathering with the Ladies Music Club featuring piano numbers and Mexican dishes at W Poindexter's West Eighth Avenue home. Guests include Misses Anderson, Furth Andrews, Elizabeth Gregory, and Mrs Forter. An afternoon party at 717 Lane Street celebrated Genevieve Pollard with games, music, and a guessing contest.
Local notes from Topeka recount farm and city events include prices, political visits, and community items. Mentions of straw berry markets, state figures, real estate prospects, piano concerts, and civic happenings in Topeka and surrounding areas. Counts of census staff, university notices, and church revivals appear amid a mosaic of short items.
The article asserts the liver’s central role in blood formation and circulation. It warns that sedentary habits and poor posture impede liver movement, causing dizziness and other symptoms. It promotes Caldwell’s Syrup Pepatime and Herb Laxative Compound as gentle liver supporters.
A granite unloading incident injures Edward Guild, son of marble dealer C W Guild, as a leg is severely wrenched between blocks. A women's bowling club forms at Elite alleys with Laura Weldling and several others joining. Governor Stanley honors Arkansas requisition for George Durham and John Dunn, jailed for the murder of Sheriff Powers in Johnson County, with Dunn hospitalized in Wichita amid a police pursuit for rewards totaling 11 dollars.
Leonard Robinson, 15 at Blue Point, plotted to shoot and bury Jessie Danes, daughter of a local family, planned to drag her body to a railroad track and stage an accident. He confessed to Principal Perry after a teacher confronted him, and a warrant for threatened murder was issued.
At the USGA annual meeting held in New York at Delmonico's officials anticipate changes to championships afterBrookline Country Club Boston declines hosting the women’s tournament. The Nassau and Garden City links are favored for amateur and open events while several executive posts may be filled or reelected. The executive committee plans a special session to draft changes and admit allied members.
New York February 27 A vast hotel project is proposed for the north side of Thirty four street between Seventh and Eighth avenues. The plan calls for a cost of about 2 million dollars and includes the Pennsylvanian rail road tunnel terminal. The project aims to attract lower fares and boost transit access.
Feb reports show elevated gold shipments and new engagements with Heidelbach en stheimer and Co and Lasard Freres increasing exports. Revival of trotting events in New York to boost interest follows sale of the track on the Clark estate. races will begin once weather favors.
Mrs J H Haskins of Chicago testifies that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and associated remedies gave her relief after childbirth and during later pregnancies. She urges expectant mothers to seek careful counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts at no cost, noting a $5000 forfeit on fake Walix Pot claims.
The Second district fight for renomination grows messier as Bowersock battles opposition in Fort Scott on March 6. Barker of Lawrence predicts victory while new deals emerge among Wyandotte and Bourbon Republicans. Scott and Allen emerge as strong rivals, with intra party maneuvering shaping whether Bowersock holds or Henry Allen or Scott presses the contest.
In Portland at the Pastime club Tom Tracey of Australia defeated Rube Ferns of Kansas by decision after eighteen hot rounds before about 2000 spectators. Ferns remained in the ring until the scheduled twenty rounds as the match ended without a knockout.
An advertisement touts Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for stomach and bowel complaints including dyspepsia indigestion constipation and nervousness with a guarantee of health once a bottle is tried The ad warns buyers to look for the genuine bottle with the private stamp over the neck.
In Topeka details of residents traveling to Colorado Springs and Silver Lake, guests from Silt Lake, and plans to relocate relatives. Local bargains, millinery trips to Kansas City, W R C meetings, and social events at Lakens Opera House are listed. A church reception plus numerous brief notices about moves, illnesses, and errands fill the page.
A batch of terse telegraph items reports a charred foot likely from a female victim in a tire disaster, military leadership shifts in the United States, a British sloop sailing to Panama, Chile and Argentina seeking arms reduction, Northern Securities leader James J. Hitt in Salt Springs Island residence, the Bertha steamer’s wreck at Columbia coast, Jerome I. managing lack of recovery, and diphtheria deaths among forty children in northern Brecknots.
A fragmented notice indicates Mr Wheeler advertised relief from rheumatism and referenced addresses on Lincoln Street. The readable text is incomplete, with garbled OCR portions but centers on a personal health claim and a location tied to 428 Lincoln Street.
The Texas Court of Civil Appeals ruled that the city of Galveston bears no responsibility for private property seized for public use during the great storm. The decision protects the city from potential costs running into hundreds of thousands of dollars. The ruling centers on the mayor and police chief's actions in seizing property valued at $200, and states the city acted within authority.
A fragment discusses headaches and a claimed cure from a patent remedy for catarrh. It cites a prominent schoolteacher named Thome and references the use of daily doses, with claims of a specific tablet as a "new fine print" cure. The text lacks coherent details and presents testimonial style claims without verifiable evidence.
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