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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1902
Page
3
An old advertisement touts Munyon remedies for many ailments including dyspepsia, heart conditions, migraines, liver disease, piles, asthma, and headaches. It claims quick relief, lists several cures and a free health guide, with Bunton’s Inhaler marketed for cats.
Long live Uncle Canada’s population grows as 1901 census shows Canada rising by a tenth. The Yukon and maritime provinces shift as ten seats reorganize parliament. Work starts on the Pennsylvanian tunnel linking Jersey City to Manhattan with engineers drilling toward Long Island City.
A famous doctor chemist from Boston claims a compound can regrow hair overnight. He offers free trial packs nationwide and cites testimonials from users and doctors endorsing the treatment. The advertisement emphasizes rapid results for baldness, thinning hair, and related conditions.
The Santa Fe system adopts Santa Fe Coast Lines as the official name for the western section from Albuquerque. Third Vice President J W Kendrick is credited with originating the change, which appears on new tickets and reflects direct Pacific connections. Albuquerque officials and readers note potential loss of local advertising, while debates on the name continue amid related rail and road discussions and a court injunction over a ditch project near Bavaria Kansas.
Western road leaders doubt Congress will pass pooling legislation despite ICC inquiry. Senators oppose such a measure as harming small shippers. a refined anti‑pooling reform may be pursued. Public sentiment and political cost deter drastic action, making swift change seem improbable.
Chicago reports a planned 13 million dollar annual outlay by The Recorn suge Ut for upgrading and equipment funded by a new bond issue. Funds will expand locomotive orders including mammoth freight engines and 100 smaller engines, with most proceeds earmarked for equipment and new terminals in San Francisco. Debt financing will cover the bulk of the expenditure, with grade reductions and terminal projects shaping the fiscal plan.
Col Murdock shares a Washington story about Kansas dining cars and public interest. The tale, told to Eastern readers, highlights Colonel Murdock’s fitful remarks and the ongoing demand for details about wartime or military dining arrangements.
The Santa Fe reports last year totals in millions of tons for agricultural products animal feed minerals lumber manufactured goods and miscellaneous items with coal wheat live stock lumber stone and merchandise among top outputs. It notes the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe will discontinue double header freight trains a move tied to labor disputes and political questions in towns along the line.
J J Frey formerly general manager of the Banta Fe is president of a Denver company that made a sensational strike at Beaumont. The well in the Bindletap district is a ferocious gusher, spouting about 120 feet high with an estimated capacity of 4 000 barrels per day. The company and its two acre tract are owned by Denver capitalists.
Robert Collins and a gang of carpenters are building a modern coal chute for the Santa Fe at Emporia, near the roundhouse. The $2000 installation will be east of the old chute, powered by a gasoline engine with no above ground lag. Collins recently completed chutes at Ottawa and Newton.
Mrs. Aaron Medron of Savannah reports relief after years of internal piles and rectal trouble. She says the Pyramid Pile Cure helped when other remedies failed and recommends the online package as a safe option.
The article notes ongoing work as foramen will operate the new chutes and Shitet extended hours to keep the old system running. It mentions Sinise "Sen" slow work and Tatsi Wah filling pockets, with Santa Bir contributing about $12,000 in improvements this year.
A brief notice states all bonds were sold, noting a new issue dated January 16 and a remote contingency considered. The fragmentary item emphasizes successful sale and an unspecified precaution.
The Frisco plays a shrewd game by pushing a pew extension from Mingo southward to Vie Weer and other points. The exact route remain unclear but Santa Fe faces pressure to change its path or stay in a pocket as the Frisco's move strengthens leverage.
Boucramuirey san avd ene prier hood of Failway Employes will hold its next convention in Chicago in May. Officers' titles follow railroading terms with positions renamed as conductor guard and block system terms. The order intends a widespread expansion placing chapters in Port Inn, San Francisco, Alburane, Omaha, Helena, Kansas City, Denver, Port Worth, Aberdeen, Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, Little Rock, New Orleans, Indianapolis, Columbus, Nashville, Atlanta, Washington, Pittsburgh, New York, Boston, Montreal and Winnipeg.
Early reports indicate a plan by Lake Shore and Burlington officers to shorten the transcontinental mail line. A route via South Bend and Indiana Iowa rails would skip Chicago, saving about three hours in through service from New York to San Francisco.
A rapid stream of local factory and street work updates covers injuries at the plant, employee shifts, and schedule changes. Warnings, hospital stays, and recoveries mingle with planned ice harvesting, turnover in the blacksmith and machine shops, and a minstrel exhibition at Arion ball as workers’ lives continue amid a murky regional illness and quarantine notices.
A historical testimonial chorus extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a nationwide remedy that rapidly gained store availability in the United States and Canada within a year. Advertisers pushed awareness, but readers praise the product's merit and safety for both adults and children amid catarrh relief.
A stream of property transfers includes Susan Stonebraker and husband to Temily Preston at 450 Inte 461 and 3 Tyler Street Leffier's addition. Geo W Reed and wife to Alice A. an for 1275 dollars at lot 160 Kansas Avenue. multiple deeds among local residents and firms naming parcels on Burr, Davies, 25 Burr, and Durr streets. North Crane's, Vinewood Park, and Central avenue properties. corporate trustee transfers to Christian Missionary Society and others. notes indicate numerous lots and streets with dollar values and dates across Topeka and vicinity.
Kansans receive pension grants noted from Washington with a brief mention of sugar price movements in Glasgow and a fragmentary reference to foreign refined sugar duties and related policy expectations.
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