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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1897
Page
2
An ornate testimonial extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Remedy as a marvel that restores health by cleansing the liver and enriching the blood. The letter claims high cure rates for digestion and nutrition issues, praising the product as a safe, quick remedy while warning against dangerous laxatives.
Chicago June 3 Republicans carried the judicial election by about 12 000 votes in the city and 4 000 in the county. The ticket included fourteen sitting judges and added Dem era ts. Silver party had five circuit bench candidates, with about one quarter the Republican ballots. Torrens law was overwhelmingly adopted.
Denver hospital staff protest a ration rule forbidding combining tea, coffee, and buckwheat with catsup. Workers refuse meals, declare boycott of Jefferys yard, and press Dr. Rogers as the diet order leads to limited meat and no catsup, prompting indignant meeting and dispute over wetness and meals.
An account from Onteora New York describes farmer A J Brockway and his daughters Blanche and Petti tracking a tame bear raiding sheep. Blanche shoots the bear through the heart after a five mile chase ending with a trap and rescue. The bear weighed about 90 pounds.
Ten year old Charles Moore of Mount Vernon stole three oranges from a fruit shop after pleading poverty. He admitted the theft, said he wanted them badly, and was sent to the Catholic Protectory until age twenty one by Justice Schutz.
Galveston freight official J B Denison released data showing export corn rates from Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and other territories to Galveston far higher than from nearby points. Rates from Vandalia 12 cents versus Arkansas City 24 cents, Mendota Illinois 1 cent, Hastings Nebraska 89 miles high, Iowa Sioux City to New Orleans 1 335 miles for a cent. Local shipments show similar gaps, highlighting rate discrepancies across lines.
The Mangler Catering company led by Alderman Mangler seeks a petition to license liquor at the Ferris Wheel park. Recital Bicone, secretary of the Improvement and Protective Association for the Twenty-fifth ward, circulated to residents urging opposition to the campaign.
A New York case notes Pitz at Law facing charges for violating a contract. Jacob Pannenbau, manager of several theaters, sought $255 from Janny Hob for failing to honor a play contract at his Pensacola house. The article references courtroom vs ring life and mentions ongoing legal pressure. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is praised by A. H. Potter of Indianapolis for family use. The ad copy urges druggists to stock the remedy.
St Louis woman seeks six months support by selling her husband at public auction under a腐old statute. Kauling, missing since last September, is charged with non support after deserting wife with one child. Suit filed to have him declared a vagrant, husband and wife having married in St Louis.
In New York at J. Condon's Fort Hamilton Parkway greenhouse a Mexican century plant grows about three inches daily. It is a female plant likely to bloom and die this summer, its flowers lasting around two months. If it blooms, a thirty foot stalk with bright blooms will appear, drawing visitors from the region.
The administrator’s report on Mrs Dorothy Howard of Jeffersonville Tod Jimé details her unusual passion for clothes. Despite her age she dressed as a 35 year old, accumulating 175 dresses of fine quality. An auction of her effects attracted a large crowd as bidding showcased her wardrobe. Her hobby consumed nearly all income, funding gaudy wear.
An item promotes the National Educational Association meeting at Milwaukee July 6 to 9. Union Pacific offers service from points west of the Missouri River with one fare plus $2 round trip, plus comfortable equipment and few changes. Also mentions DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Chamberlain's remedies with local merchant notices.
Denver reporter recounts Myron Reed leading a utopian cooperative movement. He cites the Rochdale model, New Harmony, and Godin's city, arguing for a mind your own business rule, minimal private enterprise, and a tax free, communal economy with crafts, education, and Sunday worship, while rejecting lawyers and clergy.
A plan to establish new communal settlements is described with advocates from Seneca County New York and northern Pennsylvania proposing craft and industry as anchors. Debs and Henry D. Lloyd praised as movers, with hubs in Thomaston Maine and Fuskin Tennessee. Locations debated include Utah near Flu Grune Western and Calon Pacific lines and a valley near Sonora New Mexico. The Brotherhood headquarters is in Thomaston Maine, led by secretary M W Lermond. Total membership reaches 1344 with 225 in cash donations. The Coming Nation weekly channels the propaganda to small towns this summer.
A New York paper reports Frederick Olmstead plans to sue J J Astor to recover buried treasure said to be hidden on a Maine island. The tale began as a made up treasure story by a summer guest, later printed and repeatedly altered, losing its original form except for the Astor and Olmstead names.
Prices for beef, lamb, and pork rise in New York as abattoirs hike rates. Beef up 2 to 3 cents per pound, mutton higher, overall consumer costs seen climbing within days. Abattoir charges up about 1.75 dollars per hundred pounds from last year, signaling broad inflation in meat markets.
The Brigham Young monument was unveiled during a semi centennial celebration marking the entrance of Mormon pioneers into the Great Salt Lake valley. The event notes Brigham Young entering the valley on July 24 with a pioneer band of 42 men three women and two children. About fifty pioneers survive including Woodruff the current church president. {Note: OCR text partially garbled}
Easton Pa June will of Jacob Fraley retired feather merchant probated today. The bulk of estate valued near 300000 goes to his widow only if she remains unmarried. Isabella Rook er of Philadelphia a half sister will get 1000 at end of five years. The widow refused the terms and will claim her widow’s one half.
Emma Braden a young school teacher near St Pauls watched Hilary Lewis chopping wood. Mina Braden teased placing her foot on the block and told him to cut St Lewis. She failed to dodge in time and the axe struck her left instep.
A man bitten on the hand by a copperhead while picking strawberries refuses whisky and other alcohol. His arm swells and death is feared per doctors W B Johnson of Newark and local reports. One Minute Cough Cure is cited by Johnson as lifesaving for his child and others. George W Stansfield, 682 Kansas Avenue.
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