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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1898
Page
2
Fragmented and garbled ad text touts a kidney cure claiming Eminent physicians endorse it and it has cured thousands. It urges patients to send money and write for a custom analysis, promising samples, medical water, and a cure plan with charges. The language is promotional and dubious.
New York March 5 plan for a steel wire rod and ball manufacturers merger nearly completed at Waldorf. Company will hold about 50 million dollars in capital with roughly 20,000 employees. Headquarters likely New York or Chicago. George T. Oliver of Pittsburgh touted for president. Five small concerns excluded, J P Morgan a major stock holder, several states represented in the roster.
Warden J D Starke reports for February that Missouri State Penitentiary earned about 35 000 dollars monthly with no surplus above expenses. Contractors pay about 50 cents per day for able-bodied convicts, a rate unchanged for a decade or more, hindering self-sufficiency of the prison system.
A fragmentary report describes Alaska Eskimo schooling and child learning. It notes obedience to parents and teachers, preferences for writing and drawing, and drawings surpassing those made by overseer children. It mentions dances, clothing, and strong future prospects attributed to education.
Fragmentary OCR mentions a detective on York and Thomas Byrnes with vague references to a bank building and police, followed by a cue about a gold cure in one day and quinine tablets. Readable elements include Seventh Street and police detective actions in a historic crime context.
New York report states Carl Frederick Astor, cousin of John Jacob Astor, has been employed by the Astor estate during winter but lost his position. He was said to lack fault in his work yet was dismissed, the result of family dynamics and possible attempts to reduce reliance on the Astor wealth.
A Cleveland interview with officials from the Cleveland Shipbuilding Company and Globe Tron discusses establishing a large shipyard near New York. They argue American yards can outbuild Europe in cost with capital backing and modern facilities, but note subsidies abroad give European shipyards an edge until the U.S. government offers support.
In New York several hundred carriages are expected to be converted to electric horseless vehicles. The first pha se showed progress with safety and design improvements. By and large electric cabs are anticipated to become common within 90 days, with over a dozen already ordered and more under construction.
Report from Delaware representative TH Sealth and Muskin kum county’s Benjamin Swingle enters the scene as reform advocates. They are linked to a vaudeville performance at a resort where an unnamed woman’s risqué act prompts speculation about investigative needs and possible policy proposals.
An old ad touts Dr Davin and a One Minute Cough Cure. It claims rapid relief for headache coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. Mentions G W Stanfield at 632 Kansas Avenue.
Shanghai dispatch reports Nan Kin and Hu Kang viceroys along with Hi Nan governor forming a compact to govern the Yang Tse Kiang valley and adjacent regions. The move sidelines the emperor and threatens to split China into rival administrations as revenues fund a potential Anglo German influence.
In San Francisco the bean shortage worsened by Armand and Biondike contractors affects Sacramento merchant D. Dierson who had a prior contract to supply Foistom prison with beans. Beams sold at 36 per hundred while commissioners pressure for fulfillment amid rising scarcity.
Paris reports say M. Giot a well known socialist declined to divide a 500,000 Franc prize with others. The march 5 item notes he previously opposed distribution of property and gave speeches urging municipal office campaigns. A brother socialist asked for a portion, but Giot now defends property rights, creating uncertainty about sharing the prize.
In Findlay Ohio a brief market note reports Onin crude oil futures rising six cents per barrel amid a flurry of activity. Producers plan spring operations and new oil wells while seeking higher output. The article also notes a company holding about a thousand barrels and raising early prices.
A Kansas City source says Rome excommunicated Father McGlynn in 1856 via a cablegram, later denied by the pope who ordered an investigation. McGlynn, pastor at St Stephen's New York, was said to advocate Henry George's single tax, a claim Satolli disputes as Catholic teaching.
Advert reads Chamberlains Cough Remedy for coughs colds croup and whooping cough praised for cures and safety for babies. Also touts Sure La Grippe Cure Electric Bitters claims to revive liver stomach and kidneys with Swift Holliday drug store price. Includes testimonial from Mrs Emily Ford about German Salve curing serous itchy sores. Mentions Little Giant Pills for constipation headaches and biliousness and Santa Fe Route electric lighting and train car comfort.
Hartford's chief executive, Miles Z. Preston, lauds Paine's Celery Compound as a remedy boosting health and vitality. The ad touts blood purification, liver and kidney support, and increased appetite, claiming lasting cures for stomach troubles, liver and kidney diseases, and general nervous fatigue.
Ottumwa shows interest in Beckwith of Mount Pleasant as pitcher to join the Western Association. His father-in-law aims to block professional baseball this year, but the player seeks release from Dallas to sign with Ottumwa. Catcher Harry Gilson also seeks a Dallas release as part of a strong battery. Auditorium Benefit and Eureka Springs travel promos also appear amid notices.
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