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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1902
Page
3
The text argues digestion underpins health likening the stomach to a foundation of a house. It lists symptoms of indigestion and claims Kodol relieves all digestion related issues, restoring stomach and digestive organs to health. It asserts Kodol uses natural digestive juices with tonic properties and is harmless and effective.
Peter McDonald, once poor, has grown into a powerful figure in the immigration business, pressuring major railroads to acknowledge him as a dangerous competitor. Reports claim a plan offering him cash to retire or a princely bureau salary was considered, with a meeting of immigration officials expected to settle the dispute.
A San Bernardino railway labor petition urges the nomination of William J. Phillips for sheriff, claiming strong labor support across the county and threatening to back him to secure election. The letter, signed by firemen conductors and engineers from Southern California Railway unions, asks for publication and comment.
St Louis is set for further railroad expansion as the Rock Island Railway nears land purchases for terminal extensions. General Manager Goodnow may attend Terminal meetings representing the company. Mrs Low traveled to Chicago, and St Louis aims to repave remaining areas for continued rail growth.
The Denver News reports Santa Fe Railroad tried to seize city streets by extending tracks on Huerfano street sparking a clash with Santa Fe City Council. Council protests blocked street access, ordering stopping action while crews installed a fifty foot spar to complete track connections. The confrontation escalates amid disputed legal limits and safety concerns.
The street above the railway tracks now drops about four feet, widening a rift between the line and the street. After a year of negotiations the railway company pressed for the vacation of Huerfano street, demanded plans and papers, and, failing city action, signaled it will force the issue.
Denver observers expect Santa Fe to acquire control of Oceanic Steamship Company, enabling a Pacific service from San Francisco to Hawaii and Tahiti. Stock has tumbled to near pennies amid debts, overdrafts, and broker concerns, with a likely public disclosure of a deal within days.
Fac Chek Head Walusen 3 amps at Address Dr R V Pierce Buffalo NY. The note lists a contact point in Buffalo for the device and mentions Dr Pierce as a reference.
The Santa Fe yard faces multiple incidents as workers, from blacksmiths to painters, resume duties near the freight depot. A steam hammer test shows 0.000 pounds capacity, many men relocate duties, and a cyclist collides with Charles Fuller injuring him. Cantaloupes move through the yard while Welch, longtime yardman, dies and others fear strike impacts on schedules and repairs.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a permanent cure by Willsure and a drug company Sid Drug Go. References to illness like hidden issues, liver troubles, and conditions titled as teases. Mentions Naansua avenue and nonsensical phrases. No coherent event or identifiable entities.
A promotional rail fare lists round trips from Topeka to Santa Fe New York Atlantic City and Cape May at 34.40 dollars. Tickets cover July 30 and 31 with travel one day prior or after. The offer is routed through a Hare Lee agent.
Parsons, Kansas. James Larson, a young farmer, poisoned his sweetheart Mary Robertson with strychnine in her ice cream during a social at a country schoolhouse. After declaring she had blighted his happiness, he shot himself. Robertson died shortly after.
El Dorado Kansas resident H Morison father of Jessie Morrison tirelessly defends his daughter amid murder trials. Judge mercy sentences her to 25 years. appeal hinges on alleged prejudice and trial record. Transcript needed for supreme court review. about 9600 required, attorneys donating services. Local supporters fund for the appeal expect to raise enough to obtain state supreme court action.
In St Francis Kansas on July 24 a conservative ranchman says the county lacks workers for broom corn harvest this year. By August 20 cutting starts and about 200 men are needed for four to six weeks. Pay is 1.50 dollars per day plus board. Work is not hard and requires no special skill. The town urges unemployed to learn of these opportunities.
William Clarke, evidently demented, committed suicide by drowning in the Kaw river at Lawrence last night. He was the father of Captain Adna G. Clarke, recently returned to his daughter's home in southern Kansas. The body was recovered. Olathe, Kan. July 24.
A resident, Etta Deeweie, was run over by a herd of cattle near her home on July 2 as they moved toward Coch waka skeuahier Lowey oodie. Several attendees, including Miss Dalewalt, St Margarete, and others, were affected by the incident or gathering. Grand Master Workman Lamb of Yates Center spoke in the morning while the afternoon exercises featured the Twentieth Rank. Colonel Ed spoke yesterday afternoon.
Readable fragments show a list of names from Abilene Port Scott Columbus and Fort Scott with meteors valued at ten dollars per pound found buried eighteen inches deep near Ad loguanaes and a farmer Hutchinson reporting a meteor boon. Pension grants listed for Kansas residents include Evans Parsons Hogers Winn Trower Stockman, Woods Haynes McGill Gartner and others with various amounts. Also notes on a new delivery service route and a Wellington phone line promotion for McCarthy.
A fragmented notice describes a promotion offering free bottles at an event in Svesiot. The readable text hints at consumer freebies and a promotional setup but misses full details. The item appears informal and may be part of a local trading or display context.
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