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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1899
Page
3
A reader from Mirersville Indiana praises Swift's Specific as a superior blood remedy for eczema. The letter claims the treatment reaches the disease at its source and cures even severe cases where other remedies fail, asserting full recovery and a purely vegetable formula.
An early report describes systematic excavations at a Roman site near Stichester by the Reading Museum. The dig uncovers walls, foundations, and artifacts, including a double row of stakes and evidence of restored structures. Officials anticipate further finds and museological display after preservation work.
Fragmentary report notes near hopeless bid to secure eleven missing votes in a high stakes political scene. Mentions standards, counties, and names across states as candidates, factions, and strategists maneuver under pressure to reach decisive totals.
Kansas City July announces the Employes Hospital association of the Friscone is formed and a hospital building at Springfield Minnesota will open August 7. Arrangements with St Louis and other cities for emergency care. Free treatment for patients with limited medical services until transferred to Springfield supply stations. Wages deductions set monthly ranges and a 50 cent cap per day for hospital part.
The election of Eben E McLeod to chairmanship of the Western Passenger Association is noted along with changes in several posts. McLeod will replace the Rock Island line’s assistant federal gas clerk and ticket agent. Replacing McLeod as Ste. Rennes superintendent is Wo J. Loans, now head of the middle district in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia posting shifts May 1 as travel chief of the outpat at Piteabune will take Leahy’s place.
Delphes reports solid performance in year’s shipments and carloads. 87 car loads of wheat 93 feet. 45 loads of fuel. coal and timber deliveries noted. 3400 received telegrams 1405 pieces wigsies and 2710 tor recorded.
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The Union Pacific Flyer set a new record between Wamego and Salina, racing Saturday night from Topeka City to Salina with an estimated speed near an hour and a four minute time, despite stoppages. Separately, timetable changes impact the Kennewell branch with altered departure times and a move of the Santa Fe depot in Kansas, now closer to the Sixth and Seventh streets area.
Workers on the Coffeyville branch of the Santa Fe line have begun laying rails and grading, aiming to reconstruct the track to a new extent. The project, part of broader improvements to the Sane Birsci area and the Ireland improvements, runs through the Coffeyville Branch corridor.
Correspondent Tella What Effect It Has Had on Indian Territory argues the Curtis law reshaped governance and crime, relocating courts, driving out outlaws, and stabilizing communities. The piece defends Curtis as essential to Oklahoma’s path toward statehood while warning of political backlash and urging continued enforcement.
Manila saluted Independence Day with fireworks bands and speeches as American and Filipino crowds mingled. The Balti more fired a salute, Chaplain Knudsen read the Declaration, and Colonel Denty presided at the Soldiers' club. Spanish officers and Filipinos reached a partial agreement on prisoner handling, while currency and labor questions dominated advisory talks in Hong Kong and Washington.
In Mansfield Ohio on July 5 General Nelson A Miles was the guest of John Sherman. Miles attended the Fourth of July celebration at Henman Park where he was warmly received and accorded ovations. General Miles and his wife departed for Washington that night after the address and reception.
Paris notes Comte de Castel-Lans accuses the Prince of Monaco of interfering in Dreyfus affairs and inviting Anna Gould and her husband to his château after the acquittal. He claims the prince sought to influence the case, seeks equal treatment, and denounces him as a protector of gambling houses. In Cincinnati, the North American Stencil indicates a $55,000 deficit for the Golden Jubilee celebration but says subscriptions from prominent citizens will cover it.
Mrs. B D Williams of 118 Buss Seventh Street reports kidney trouble and back pain eased after using Doan's Kidney Pills from Howell Shaw. The ad claims dramatic relief and urges readers to remember the Dean's name and buy only the original.
In Philadelphia, Dunn and Grima pitched for the home side with Stagier and McFarland, Magee and McPar. Attendance was 41,246. Other leagues feature Boston, Baltimore, New York, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Kansas City, Minneapolis, Buffalo, Detroit, and Indianapolis with varied battery combos and inning by inning scoring notes.
A New York report describes push cart venders selling liquid air at a nickel per quart and notes a West Thirty third Street plant producing 1500 gallons daily. Promoters show an Ostburg-Burger process to make air cheaply for refrigeration and power.
The description outlines a vessel with two metallic walls enclosing the liquid and escaping vapor. Air between the walls is kept under pressure, with a safety valve to prevent excessive tension. A wicker or similar outer casing holds the assembly, aiding cooling and containment for market use.
A tall Newcastle woman seeks a husband via a quirky Miss Jones era notice. She writes she is unmarried with business cares and owns a small firm. She describes the type of man she wants and notes she avoids inviting male visitors home to prevent rumors.
Text appears to be a fragmented report about a cheerful disposition and potential support from Mayor Jones in a personal matter, mentioning a hopeful suitor and the implied involvement of a male figure. The passage lacks clear events, dates, or concrete names beyond the individuals referenced.
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