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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1898
Page
2
The State Journal offers daily edition delivered by carrier to Topeka and nearby KS towns at the same price. The publisher, The State Journal Building, Eighth Street, Topeka, lists contact numbers and invites advertisers and readers to engage.
The report discusses postal savings banks and their safety versus other banks, noting failure rates by bank type. It cites figures and editorials from Chicago and Wichita papers, arguing about the security, risks of nationalism, and potential reforms while referencing Topeka and Lawrence examples and a mix of editorials and news items from various papers.
A garbled Atchison Globe column critiques manners and morals with biting quips. It touches on gossip about neighbors, virtue versus corruption, and social expectations, including remarks on marriage, work, and the idea of moving to a summer resort to escape routine.
The passing track near Dodee City station becomes the main line with all passenger trains using it. M K T and Parsons Water sign a five year water supply contract. Bridges near Dillon on the Missouri Pacific are strengthened. extra locomotives ordered. Ex-Conductor Rickard resigns from S P & P and moves to Winslow. Kip Wir to move to Santa Fe passenger run from same point. Engineer Page reports a reckless incident twisting engine tubes. he claims 38 years of engine experience. Rockland telegraph chief says trains will resume into Atchtown. A Santa Fe train kills a large wild cat near Porcell. Switchman F B Brown of Santa Fe injured. two fingers lost. Chas M Higemann, Raid Fe executive, visits Springy and orders bar and billiard room closure at Montrexima hotel.
A chaotic scene aboard a railroad car shows a conductor scolding a passenger for feet on the chair arm while a safety notice warns passengers not to place feet on the woodwork. The car, No. 806 baggage, and car No. 25 express, face modifications after a dangerous design with an open end door and gaps near the platform.
A luxury private car built in Wilmington, costing about 5000 dollars, measures seven feet seven inches over all and is described as one of the finest in the country. The firm Jacquesha company of Wilmington shows it to J. M. Mimcler of New York and invites inquiries. Eureka Springs booster copy touts year round resort with reduced Frisco Line tickets and a free pamphlet through Gen. Nicholson.
Oxkaloosa report details a widow from Wayne Nebraska who was enticed by a man described by locals as well dressed and persuasive. After a hotel stay in Leavenworth she was left penniless, seeking thirty years to return home, while town officials warn of similar schemes in Blue Mound and other cities.
A January Atchison photograph captures five generations. J. M. Cuck of Severinve, aged 14, is the oldest in the group, with daughter Mrs. War Kel ley of Concordia, granddaughter Mrs. Lewis of Concordia, great granddaughter Mrs. Stella Hobertson of Sodetia, and the infant great great grandson. The Cuck family counts sixty grandchildren and eleven are still living, youngest at 43 years.
Tota Jan 14 The next improvement the city plans is a glass factory by Crowleys who promise at least 35000 dollars in annual wages. Iola Realty offers three acres near the brick plant as a site and free fuel from the factory well. Furnaces and tanks cost about 8000 dollars. citizens are asked to contribute a portion of the funds.
A dramatic escape unfolds as Yong Rastus Jobnsing survives a perilous situation at sea. Rescue crews aided by local authorities coordinate efforts to ensure his safety and report the incident details and outcome.
An Indiana man from Indianapolis describes nervous dyspepsia and its wide reach beyond the stomach. He credits Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets with restoring flesh, sleep, and health, asserting they cure stomach weaknesses and related ailments except stomach cancer, and notes the company offers a booklet.
An irregular verse recounts a hurricane on Lac St Pierre with a crew led by Julie Plante and Rosia the Montreal chambermaid. A captain saves life. the storm wrecks a boat near shore. A moral urges taking caution and later marrying well. Includes notes about Drummund and a faux dialogue from a pulpit.
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