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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1899
Page
2
A vintage drug advertisement touts Dr William’s Pink Pills for pain and nerve restoration. It claims they aid locomotor anxiety, partial paralysis, neuralgia, rheumatism, headaches, and general debility. The ad stresses availability in packs from the Dr William Medicine Co of Schenectady New York with a price of two-fifty per box.
In a fragmentary NL report, Washington and Cleveland rely on pitching and bullpen depth as Merl and Dunvane adjust for key games. The text mentions Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in a disrupted game-row context with unclear scores and locations.
The Western League contest in Grand Rapids produced messy play as grounds remained poor, limiting scoring. Key players Freeman and Porter contributed for the visitors, while Elliott of Cleveland and Heikes led the hosts in a battle featuring scattered runs and heavy weather impact.
New York July 22 1900 Louis L Seaman offers through the Military Service Institution a hundred dollars or a medal for the best thesis on The Ideal Ration for an Army in the Tropics Open to commissioned officers of the army and navy Papers due March 3 1900 with Col Werton Lieut Col Smart and Lieut Col Dougherty appointed to the board of award The institution headquartered on Governor island gains growing interest and support from army regulars and state national guards.
Stella Purell aged 14 forged four notes totaling 3390 at First National Bank Bank of Anna and City Bank of Anna. She used the names of Geore C Parks and Alfis Tua Warner to obtain funds including 25 for a bicycle. A prominent businessman is implicated but not proven.
R G Dun and Co reports in Weekly Review that optimism dominates yet risks persist as halting and rebound cycles continue. Highlights include record iron and steel activity, mixed export shifts, falling grain prices, steady copper and tin plate movements, and cautious factory demand amid fluctuating stock markets.
A health appeal extols Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments and painful motherhood. It claims to strengthen organs, ease inflammation, heal ulcers, calm nerves, and aid painless childbirth, citing testimonials from readers in need.
In Washington a report from Hobson in Hong Kong outlines his Asiatic station duties including overhauling ships and restoring Spanish prizes. He proposes refrigerating plants for Istas de Luzon and de Chile, with swift purchase approved. Naval officers accuse some of bias and plot against Hobson, arguing his transfer to lieutenant commander would boost his career.
In Washington on July 31 a public money wager of $150 was placed at a polling-place haunt near the Wilt House. A bettor predicted Secretary Alger would resign before August 1, 1909, citing public sentiment shifts in France over the Dreyfus affair. The stake involved a 200 to 100 promise, and two men paid their bets, keeping the wager with the proprietor.
Boston July 22 The Republican state organization is seeking a candidate to fill the United States Senate seat when Senator Howr’s term ends next year The body supports the McKinley administration, arguing it benefits the state that the senior senator not be reelected Lodge now in Europe is said to have begun opposition work prior to leaving Ammons the aspirants include Governor Wolcott Secretary Loomis Gen Draper and Congressman MoLy
July 22 Hopkinsons reports a 14 year old boy and two companions attempted a cruel joke involving binding and burning a limb. The flames burned from the shin to the knee, requiring amputation of the limb. The two culprits fled, traced to Evansville, and may be returned for trial.
In July near Harbor Springs a canoe capsized while Arthur F. Prince and 17 year old Fred Quarte traveled from Holland to Mackinac Island. Prince rescued the delirious youth but the companion died. Later a drifted body and the doctor were found and brought ashore. Elsewhere in Ohio M A Hanna dock workers strike with about 200 men out over a disputed engineer discharge.
In a District of Columbia Supreme Court action Admiral Dewey through the former Secretary of the Navy seeks condemnation of property and ships captured from Spain after the Manila and Cavite operations. The petition lists inventories and values including the sunken ships and gear, alleging total value around 125000 with detailed items and supplies from the war era.
From the Sylvan Valley News Brevred the editor weighs public endorsement of proprietary remedies. He urges candor yet cites personal use of Chamberlain's Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy. He argues early availability could ease suffering and urges readers to rely on trusted medicines.
A jumble of real estate transfers lists I M Thomas to A J Dodge and others with prices 26 and 190 dollars, plus lot descriptions on Oak land Van Buren Street and Seward avenues. An Aztec Calendar ad notes a July to December 1890 calendar with six reproductions, plus other items about Pueblo engravings and a car tire ad from Rehkopps Carriage. A concert by Marshalls Bead is announced for tomorrow afternoon.
A town event for Negroes features the Garfield Park Marshalls Band scheduled to perform tomorrow. Community leaders urge attendance at the landmark cultural gathering highlighting local heritage and music appreciation.
Fragmentary lines hint at a trial or test that could surprisingly restore unity and heal rifts among groups described as Ute and others. The piece reads as a lyric fragment with partial words and interrupted phrasing suggesting personal journey and reconciliation through action.
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