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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1901
Page
2
A historic remedy ad urges rest for grip symptoms and warns of severe attacks. It prescribes Dr Miles Nerve and Liver Pills to ease fever and digestion, plus Dr Miles Pain Pills for aches. The regimen promises relief after three doses daily and claims wide testing and money-back guarantees.
Dr Sahud of Chicago gives away two year old William Sulad in a Positivist public rite at the Auditorium Annex. Fredric Harrison of London officiates with sponsors and witnesses as the infant is presented to humanity in a ceremony claiming no priesthood yet urging communal parental duty and societal creation.
The text outlines generations and duties toward humanity with hopes for a better future. It mentions no concrete postwar society in Chicago due to few members and lacks clear events or actions. The fragmentary lines reflect intent but provide no verifiable details or outcomes.
Tourists in March visit Yellowstone National Park to view a brand new attraction near Old Faithful. A large geyser, said to rival major natural wonders, has been discovered south of the famous site. The event follows a period of intense activity including a firehole surge and a river flood that caused casualties two miles downstream.
Reported marriage of John Harmon Grosemer of Custer Wood County Geta Tale win of Himebateptor Ni oe ended tragically when a death notice revealed the bride was dead during the ceremony The ceremony halted as mourners feared the bride’s fate and a chaotic scene followed with tributes and reactions from onlookers
Philadelphia reports a potential sale of the Lafayette hotel to W Le Blkine and PA Widener, with a higher bid possible. Judge Penrose could issue an injunction to stop the sale if executors’ action proceeds, risking the hotel passing to the Bikins party if a higher bid is not secured. The property, valued at about 1.5 million dollars, remains unsettled as offers are weighed.
Obscure notes recall a Desoto pioneer who ran a furniture store for years before his death near Joplin. He left an estate exceeding 710000, to be divided among his seven children, with a coffin used as a bed referenced in the fragmentary report.
The Carbondale widow of Marshal Crouch, slain during an -wide arrest attempt in Isaac Daniels' saloon, married Dante last week. The event followed Crouch’s death while confronting two Kentucky men alleged to terrorize citizens, ending in sensational local headlines.
The advertisement touts Pyramid Pile Cure as an immediate remedy for piles, promising quick comfort, reduced swelling, and healthier tissue. It cites testimonials from Franx... Mo and Richard Loan of Whipple, Ohio, claiming notable relief after trials and urging readers to try the product at a low price.
A Germantown society figure earns sensational attention as a sleep walker described as a belle. Clad only in a single garment, she is observed wandering about, drawing curiosity and concern from neighbors and local observers.
Early morning a young woman, Miss Mary Righter of the Manheim club in Germantown, was found wandering Germantown Avenue in a white garment. She appeared chilled and partially demented after leaving home about an hour earlier. Two bakery wagon drivers, skeptical of ghost stories, chased and observed the figure before guiding the mare to safety.
A fragment describes Miss Righter being abducted and wrapped in a forge blanket, then carried to a nearby house and kept inside a rear room to avoid exposure to cold air. Her parents only learned of the incident minutes before a patrol wagon arrived at her home.
Heney Yan ryn of Glenwood Wins found a Roman coin during stone excavation north of town on his farm. The coin lies among rock ten to fifteen feet deep and is believed to date to the era of Emperor Trajan, who died in 117 A.D. Numismatists from Chicken and Minneapolis identify it as a Trajan period coin, noting a mysterious mystery about the coin’s ascent from rock crevice.
New York on March 2 Etienne Thayer a former detective sergeant Levis Levene a lawyer Julie Layats Gam et al were charged in a extortion case linked to a complaint by Edward Hogan the accusers alleged they threatened to ruin his home if he did not pay. The proceedings suggest a wider ring involving a barber and others amid a broader vice crackdown.
Nicholas J. Weaver, previously linked to questionable finance in several cities and a known poker sharp, arrived from Samoa in San Francisco reporting a 15,000 acre concession in German Samoa. He claims English capital backing a chocolate venture, having secured land via native chiefs before German control, risking trouble with Kaiser officials. He was once accused of swindling Chicago men of $15,000 but avoided prosecution.
From the New York Evening Post the clerk of the city court publishes seventy individuals who altered their names and reasons for the changes. The list prompts speculation on social motives and hints at aristocratic flair behind certain surname choices.
The text discusses altering family names to secure legacies, noting effacement of a surname like Polunger and renaming for legitimacy. It cites wills, beneficiaries, and the social pressures behind name changes, including debt or imprisonment prompting new identities to protect reputation and enable inheritance.
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