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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1899
Page
2
A fragmentary New York Journal summary notes public fascination with stage life. It contrasts a few performers and managers, mentions a Mrs Erinseo figure, and examines women’s vanity and desire for fame amid theatrical success and pressure.
An advertisement discusses nervous dyspepsia as a systemic issue affecting brain and kidneys, not just the stomach. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a cure for stomach weakness, sour stomach, loss of flesh and appetite, sleeplessness, gas, heartburn, constipation, and headaches, and includes endorsements by Prof. Henry W. Becker and various church and civic figures.
A review laments Mrs. Carter in Zaza, arguing Belasco cannot shape her into a convincing star. It contrasts her with Rejane and Bernhardt, praising the play’s dramatic potential but faulting Carter’s temperament and stage misfires while noting Belasco’s influence and the peril of chasing fleeting success in theater.
A traveler asks for the quickest first class route to Manila. The agent outlines a Hong Kong path from New York with Hong Kong to Manila costing 75 dollars in Mexican money, plus 20550 American notes for Hong Kong fare, and a Pacific route totaling about five days if needed. Additional options include multiple continental rail routes and a San Francisco to Hong Kong itinerary involving Honolulu and Yokohama legs.
The piece describes journeys to Nagasaki and Shanghai with three days from Shanghai and cites a route to Manila. It discusses a quoted fare of £6 and claims reduced costs, noting comfortable accommodations on the Atlantic and three class banks and business houses at Tong Kone and Mantis for travelers to avoid drafts, cables, or other issues.
Vienna correspondent for the Daily Mail reports Countess Rosemont de Rouge-Atr, daughter of a Boston millionaire, living incognito in London as a governess. She learned soon after her marriage that her husband wed her for her father's promise to pay debts totaling 1,410,000. Distressed, she fled to work until she can obtain a divorce from the mercenary spouse.
Cory Faulkner recounts his forced resignation as hospital steward in the Twentieth regiment after Col Funston gave his position to a nephew. He alleges W E Hungerford and others also resigned to clear spots for relatives of Major Rafter. He describes a punitive thumbs suspension incident in camp and notes his Topeka trip and Oakland marriage.
Cast led by Mactyn Arbuckle and Dorothy Usner performs Broadhurst’s farce Why Smith Left Home at Crawford Theater with thirteen characters. Also Sowing the Wind receives a second local showing Friday. tickets on sale now. Masterful staging and original costumes mark the island production first seen in Chicago. additional items include a concert program and excerpts from Martha and Bemiramide.
New York January 18 cows with wide heads posed on the Young Men’s Christian Association hall stage before the New Jersey state board of agriculture. The free show attracted street crowds as a lecturer claimed wide foreheads aid milk yield while the bovines resisted, wobbling and bristling until secured by cables.
A London Sun excerpt describing Rudyard Kipling at Burne-Jones' Rottingdean home. The narrator recalls Kipling’s appearance, mannerisms, and gentle humor, noting his sunny, radiant demeanor and modest habits. Details cover his family, dogs, and the understated charm of his visits by the English south coast.
Boston reports that municipal Sunday night concerts funded by Silver Quincy failed to attract enough patrons to cover costs. The program aimed for self sufficiency with a small admission, but dwindling attendance ended the effort after only a few performances.
In Missouri a grand jury bound over Kennedy of Kansas City and associates tied to a Memphis train robbery. Weber and others await trial in Springfield jail. Testimony links Ryan to James gang past, with Cummings sought for Northfield bank robbery. No money for tabular mail service ends a postal experiment.
An editorial urges health over riches as true success, praising Pabst Malt Extract as a pure tonic that boosts vitality. It claims health grants happiness and notes the tonic won a World’s Fair perfection award, with pharmacies stocking the product.
Prominent Topeka medical ad for Johnston and Walsh experts in nervous and chronic diseases. Highlights X ray use, private practice, hospital ties, free consultations, and claims of curing previously incurable cases. Emphasizes thorough exams, blood testing, and electricity based treatments with privacy and mail consultations.
Metropolitan authorities move to switch the Second Avenue line to electric power via under trolley apparatus and phase out horse drawn traction. The Sun highlights this shift as horse power declines across city streets, with only some waterfront routes and minor north south lines left relying on animals. Automatic trucks and new electric systems are discussed as replacements, signaling a broader wealth creation from electric propulsion and a diminished role for horses in commercial traffic.
A report discusses licensed autotomobiles and auto-trucks using compressed air to run with regular city service at fare possibly under one cent. It notes vast capital being invested in compressed air propulsion and American electrical apparatus gaining global demand as scientists pursue commercial uses and profits.
From the Chicago Tribune, a discussion at the American Hackmaking Association outlines the indirect effects of trolleys and bicycles on urban life. A speaker estimates displaced horn usage in major cities totals about 240,000, with Philadelphia and New York among the leaders.
Distressed mothers are warned against internal medicines before and during childbirth. The ad promotes WINNER'S FRIEND, an external lipiment praised as relief for early distress and later pains, claiming strong effects on childbirth experiences and postnatal recovery.
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