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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1900
Page
4
The paper surveys postwar recovery topics including barbed wire on armored trains, implications of presidential campaigns, Carnegie’s Lincoln gift, and trust stock trends. It notes rising railroad mileage, Oregon suffrage, and shifts in exports and imports signaling evolving industrial activity and national policy considerations.
The article argues Lorenzo Marques should remain neutral to prevent a British blockade. It suggests the port’s neutrality affects supply routes from Tren vad via Portuguese territory and warns that control of the port could enable a swift advance to Pretoria. It notes British forces would exploit the sea route if Marques loses neutrality, impacting Portugal’s dignity and war outcomes.
Fragmentary notes describe tensions around Boer aggression and neutral port policy. Mentions Portuguese neutrality and contraband trade, with references to fleet activity and difficulties in enforcing neutrality. Names and places are obscured in the OCR text.
A patchwork of opinions on enthusiasm, work, aging, and marriage from a late 19th or early 20th century column. The piece jokes about laborers, grocery habits, and female ambitions, contrasting old fashioned domestic roles with new freedoms, and ends with reflections on married life and gifts.
A collection of aphoristic lines and quips on ambition courtesy manners and human folly from a Chicago press feature. The piece ridicules grand plans and silent purchases while noting a patent for a new typewriter and a wry Christmas wish.
A fragment from the New York Press humor piece jestingly weighs bachelor life against marriage and romance. It lampoons clever promises and social ploys that coax men toward commitment while poking at women's reactions to past affairs and aging perspectives.
Experience notes that good clothes food and medicine last longest and cure best. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as the best medicine money can buy because it cures when others fail. A fragment mentions poor health with shoulder back and ear pain sleep loss and weakness.
A noisy item in the paper warns that the Sarsaparill Band touts a vile cure. Officers warn the public against taking the remedy and advise caution with dubious medical claims allegedly endorsed by the group.
Readable fragments recount a well known Topeka woman nearly arrested after attempting to steal a bundle from a shop. A bystander noticed the act, the matter sparked a tense moment, and the woman exited without incident as the store clerk discussed returning the items with the husband of the would be thief.
Yale based study by Dr James W Seaver analyzes over 1000 college girls from Wellesley Oberlin and Nebraska state colleges finding eastern women taller and more slender while western women have stronger lungs and larger birth girths He attributes differences to predominant Peuton ic blood in the west. The article also recounts Steven D Stryker's stay at Coney Island and subsequent schemes involving his wife and daughter with lavish expenditures and a custody dispute led to a court case verdict pending.
Donald McPhail of the Old Soldiers' Home accuses Kansas officials of allowing multiple whiskey joints to operate near the Leavenworth Soldiers' Home. He cites places on the pike road including Jake's Pine and Santa Fe Crossing, demanding action to close them. He sends an open letter to F B Dawes, urging the governor and allies to finish the job and shut all joints near the home.
The district court in chambers granted a writ of mandamus directing Independence city council to meet on January 2 and act on a petition from George T. Guernsey et al requesting macadamizing the business streets. Plaintiffs claim they own over three fourths of the street property and urge improvement, else seek court order. Hearing set before Judge Skidmore at Oswego on February 8.
Citizens in Hiawatha plan a mass meeting to resolve the town turmoil caused by a disruptive resident. The call denounces the man as a “vipers” and “cancer,” urging swift removal within hours or risk to the city’s fabric and family life.
A Rock Island ticket office in Wichita was entered and robbed of all the money in the safe. Local officers refuse to release the exact amount. Witnesses report a woman observer noting the incident. Mix. T. G. Mentor of Kansas City rumored involved.
A Topeka reader describes relief from back pain after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The testimonial cites a woman who purchased from Rowley Drug Store at Sixth Street and Kansas Avenue. She reports the backache disappeared and has not returned, endorsing the Buffalo manufacturer Foster-Milburn Co. as sale agents.
A telegraph operator working for the railway was arrested after authorities received a description of a robbery at the depot. The suspect, reportedly involving a significant amount of money found in a stocking, led to the capture and ongoing investigation.
Neosho Falls residents awoke to two powerful explosions Sunday about 2:30 am as a gang of expert crackmen robbed Bishop and three others, taking roughly $1000 in cash. An expired Bishop insurance policy dated December 14 is noted in the report. The incident marks the town's latest burglary within two years.
George Newall a 22 year old Santa Fe clerk in Wichita was killed Sunday night by an accidental discharge at his home. He was handling the gun carelessly when it went off. Pensions for Kansans announced include originals for John M. Smith Cadmus and others, with several widows and veterans listed among the recipients.
The internal revenue collections for Kansas Oklahoma and Indian Territory reached 533005 for the year, the highest in office history and above last year. December totals stood at 382005, surpassing prior December figures by about 12000 while reflecting stamps and margarine revenues. A separate note recounts a Nowata incident where a 10-year-old confesses to a fatality after a delayed disclosure.
Ottawa reports a fire at the home of Captain BR Beckwith, a route agent on the plug line, burning the residence to the ground. Officials say the blaze started from a defective stove and the fire department confirmed the incident and damage to outbuildings.
Rebecca Baxter of One north part of the county was killed instantly in a runaway incident after attending a party with an escort. On alighting near her home the buggy horse became entangled with the girl’s head and neck injuries proved fatal.
A fragmented piece discusses how many fear they may not want eye aids and resist wearing glasses. It notes people delaying or avoiding treatment, the risk of detection if they don’t wear them, and stresses that they should not avoid eye care or the fitting process.
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