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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1898
Page
8
An ad extols dropped medicine over cheap elixirs, praising Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as effective for bronchitis asthma croup whooping cough and other throat and lung ailments while arguing quality beats quantity and a drops is better than a dipperful.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral is now HALY Paice for the half size bottles priced at 50 cents. The change affects labeling and product naming while preserving the medicine's traditional use and branding.
Mexicans' clean up methods captivate Oriude mining men who arrived from Ainalos state. Observations over three years suggest one to two promising reefs could yield a Klondike with proper prospecting. Native villagers pan for gold, often earning up to 320,000 in a season. A nugget sold for 1,210, while San Jose district yields shipments up to 100,000 monthly. The note mentions a $1.5 million offer refused for a Mazatlan property and highlights the New Pennsylvania Limited train from St. Louis to Philadelphia with daily running cars.
A collage of medical claims promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and One Minute Cough Cure, touting pneumonia and consumption prevention. It cites G. We stansfeld of Kansas Avenue and mentions Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, Ayer's medicine, and reduced fare train tickets via Eureka.
Topeka society plans a grand Carnival of Nations at Hamilton hall to aid the Orphans' Home. More than a hundred young ladies will participate in national dress, booths will display scenes from last winter’s Pure Food show, and a varied program includes a Dolls show, fancy dress, and a Gilbert and Sullivan style operetta.
Frisco reports a deep coal famine with demand far outstripping supply. Retail markets lack fuel, shipments are limited, and only scattered cargoes arrive before Sunday. Reduced orders persist as the industry braces for two months of hardship until warmer weather eases demand.
New York June 2 meat of fifteen reindeer died on the steamship Gian ton on a rough voyage from Tamburs were hanged and strangled fed to stanchions between decks. Nine died in the approach to Hamburg while the rest perished during the journey. Reindeer were brought by James Niel who paid 62 for them. One animal seventeen eft will be moved overland to Beatle and transported to the Klondike.
Denver January 27 Senator H A W Tabor the newly appointed postmaster is staying at the Imperial hotel He says he forwarded his letter accepting the postmaster job to Washington and signed his bond for 12000 He plans to start February 1 and will keep mining interests in Ward district He will reside in Denver unless the postmaster position demanded moving He may travel to Ward or Phoenix Arizona to attend to mining interests.
A dispatch from New York reports the incorporation at Trenton of an Atlantic Snuff company with capital of 100000. Pierre Lorillard Jr notes it is not a trust but a single business entity built from several smaller firms. The merged group controls about half of U S snuff production with major brands like American Tobacco and George W Helm remaining key players.
Jan 27 plans emerge for a costly six story fireproof bachelor hotel at the northwest corner of Twenty seventh and Olive streets. The European style house will feature two lighted rooms per unit two elevators Turkish bath and a buffet and safe. Backers include B C Simmons of the F C Simmons Hardware company who plans to exchange the lot for stock and investments.
Judge Pratt granted an injunction restraining the Toledo club trustees from depriving Frank J. Cheney of membership and club privileges. The dispute stems from a complaint by John N. Mockett alleging Cheney alienated his wife. Cheney, a medical manufacturer, faces another suit by Mockett for 100000.
Mrs. John F. Gregory editor and manager of a cattlemen magazine reached Denver yesterday. The Kings and Queens of the Range magazine has grown to wide circulation and Mrs. Gregory recently returned from the cattle convention in San Antonio Texas.
Rents on Manhattan Island decline with 3 percent drops in the tenement district and downtown offices. New buildings command lower rates than older structures, with loft rents in Broadway above Canal Street listed at 98 Jowas 40 cents per square foot. Kentucky Asylum Floods Threaten Inmates and Sewer Backwater Raises Epidemic Risk. A six acre flood at the eastern Kentucky asylum disrupts gas, supplies, and raises public health concerns as sewage backflow contaminates the lake surrounding the building. A Mexican guano concession fight surfaces with American capitalists seeking exclusive control and high royalties.
A late 19th century advertisement touts a remedy for piles claiming quick painless cure. It asserts many suffer from hemorrhoids and promises rapid relief using Pyramid Pile Cure with testimonial from Mrs Slinkly of Milesissippi Street. Packages offered at low price.
New York news reports Hewes arguing the United States ran trade deficits with Britain after the Civil War. He cites 1865 exports of 102 million and imports of 85 million from Britain, and claims since 1840s America sent 400 million annually to Britain while buying 200 million of British goods. He urges protectionist measures and an American registry to save up to 200 million yearly, noting foreign subsidies boost costs. A Waldorf Astoria banquet with President McKinley will follow, where Fletcher W. Few elaborates.
In Wichita Oklahoma Territory tensions rise as Baptists try to drive out whiskey factions. Ell Blake Baptist deacon and minister at Tongiwi was killed on his way home after warning letters. Four arrests made, police called from Blackwell. continued unrest reported.
A national conference of prohibitionists draws about 200 attendees from nearly every state at the Grand hotel in Cincinnati. The advisory gathering, led by Samuel Dickie of Michigan, includes Joshua Evering of Maryland and Hate Jahmson of Milneis as participants. The day centers on papers and temperance topics. The Santa Fe offers the shortest route to Southern California with Pullman, palace, and tourist sleepers to Los Angeles daily.
Washington hosts the first state dinner of the season with President and Mrs Morinsey. Secretary of State and Mrs Sherman assist in receiving guests in the east room. Decorations include ropes and orchids, mantels with roses and hyacinths, smilax draped ceilings, and palm windows. A long guest list features numerous foreign ministers and ambassadors, plus notable officials and society figures.
At a Bay conference in San Francisco Dr O Brown was expelled from membership with churches in the area while opposing factions debate if he should be expelled from the ministry or reinstated after repentance. The Chicago ecclesiastical council remains the body to decide his fate and Brown plans to confess publicly at Metropolitan Hall.
Reports from Algiers dated January 27 describe ongoing anti Jewish violence with several Jews stoned and badly injured. A native Spaniard fired on a French non commissioned officer, missing him but wounding a bystander.
Chicago January 27 The Interstate convention of bituminous coal miners ends after ten days with miners securing an advance of 10 cents a ton and a uniform eight hour day with equal wages for day labor. The pact, effective April 1, passes with two dissenting votes and bases the scale on a 66 cent Pittsburgh thin vein rate for screened coal with a relative price for run of mine digging.
New York bids opened for transporting 500 reindeer and attendants from New York to Portland or Seattle. Canadian Pacific offers 247.69 per car, others up to 440. Mission to support Klondike relief with bacon bread coffee. Expedition led by General Merriam plans to depart mid February aboard the Manitoba chartered steamer carrying Laplanders and supplies.
Arthur Capper, president of the Kansas Day club, reports over 150 banquet places booked for the annual meeting on Saturday. With a political year and many candidates, members are highly enthusiastic and expect to accommodate up to 175 attendees, surpassing previous years.
President Diaz is expected to arrive and be welcomed by an army detachment of two brigades. The jockey club plans a net welcome. The interior trip marks a rare return and has drawn large popular crowds with visible expressions of enthusiasm along the route.
Conny Jar, 27, daughter of Stephen J. Fiell the retired U S Supreme Court justice, performs in California. The sentence mentions water and a flag or blaze incident but details are unclear.
A guest at the Chartes Lamb residence acted bravely when a lamp caused a blaze in the white parlor. She alerted the caller, tore down drapery to fling burning debris, and with others helped extinguish the flame, saving the room from destruction.
A Kansas speaker attacks interstate and private insurers. He cites a 302p 1000 policy report showing massive liabilities exceed assets and criticizes high premiums. He urges state insurance to replace private firms, arguing rates are too high and outside companies drain Kansas.
Ottawa reports a trusted courier will carry secret dispatches from the minister of the interior to Commissioner Waink at Dawson City overland. Hayes, famed guide of Prince Albert, is reportedly discredited. The government aims to prevent alien claims in the Yukon along the Pacific coast, amid concern over transit and international interests.
Intense cold and heavy snow grip southeast Idaho towns from 6 to 15 inches as markets report 10 to 44 below zero. Stockmen prepare for shortages and feed supplies as weeks of severe winter persist across the region.
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