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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1901
Page
10
A reader describes years of bearing down pains and distress from a womb issue. After physician visits and medicines, she found relief with Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, noting improved strength and mood. The item promotes the product as a remedy for fatigue, headaches, fainting spells, and low spirits.
Fragmented report details a candidate for a stake in Colorado tied to a violent assault case. The article mentions a brutal attack, a witness named by a description, and continues with scattered notes about locations and dates, reflecting a troubled, unclear incident surrounding political contests.
A garbled OCR fragment mixes poetic lines, cryptic musings on fools and seers, and a pasted advertisement for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription claiming to make weak women strong. The text references Hotspur and Glendower, with fragmented lines about callers, callers misheard, and confidential letters. It highlights the era’s mix of literature and patent medicine promotion.
Railroad news reports that skilled labor will be employed in new shops and the expansion is debated. The George Gould party travels to St Louis while protests about shop extension intensify amid unclear local conditions and wage concerns.
Survey progress on the Santa Fe Albuquerque and Pacific line boosts mining hopes in San Pedro Tuerto and South Mountain areas. Superintendent McLaughlin of the Busia Gas and Copper interests promotes patenting several mines. Leonard Lewisohn copper magnate backs the project, seeking a spur to Dulores and the main line to connect San Pedro.
Kansas City reports export activity from Hook Island and Milwaukee routes, with Armour area shipments moving toward Rock Island and Milwaukee lines bound for the Silver Leaf at St. Louis. Traders push through grain and beef products while Red River division adjustments unfold. Rock Island reception crowded as Century building office reports heavy traffic and local agents observe changes.
Report describes 102 firemen liable to action and company’s surplus staff while investigations proceed. Topeka crew transfers noted with five moving and others reassigned to Emil Anderson and John W. Bird. Gould discusses Missouri Pacific road construction from Booneville to Jefferson City, with river crossing plans and summer completion expectations.
A fragmentary Topeka page notes EC senyon a fencerapper for the Santa Fe resigns. Chas Bolhammer now handles duties as other staff face transfers and illnesses. Shifts include Ash Street project housing, Slusser at the fel ing, and Wilitun Busby reassigned due to sickness. Foreman James B Ene Withers reports Hilary AfcDeile laid off after a wife injury and a broken leg in an accident at the yard.
Ernest J. Walter a Behuyler Nebmerchant was arrested in Omaha on a federal blackmail charge against Utah Senator Kearns. He waived preliminary hearing and was bound over to the federal grand jury after three letters demanded $5,000, with payment instructions. The case stemmed from a prompt police inspection department probe.
An advertisement claims free treatment for a ruptured hernia by Dr W and Rice of Adams Iowa. It features testimonials from merchants and travelers praising a method supposedly curing ruptures without cost, including phrases about electricity and hospital resistance, urging readers to contact for the cure.
Advertorial testimonials praise Peruna as the remedy for grippe and its after effects. Mrs Henriette Marsh and others recount rapid relief and full recovery after taking Peruna, with claims of cured coughs, weakness, and lingering consumption fears.
Walter Kearns and associates face a kidnapping and extortion scheme after letters threaten violence if money is not sent. Post office and police involvement reveal attempts to coerce payments totaling over 1,200. Walter, once a prominent dry goods man in Schuyler, is linked as investigators piece together details in the cautionary case.
War Department announcements confirm that the government will maintain tariffs on Cuban goods. The decision affects Havana markets and related trade measures.
De Soto notes report that Morton Albaugh of New State Banks Commission faced cancellation of orders tied to Osborne and Suen, with tentative action set in BOW.
The adjutant general's office reports satisfactory recruitment for five new infantry regiments authorized by Congress. Nearly 600 unattached infantry recruits lie at the Presidio in San Francisco. The Tenth Infantry battalions bound for the Philippines now have up to 150 men per company. An order reduces the Presidio unattached force to the first battalion of the Thirtieth Infantry, marking major steps toward home-coming volunteers' discharge.
De Swan's Bulletin lists 1 335 cases in Kansas with deaths and county breakdowns. Dr W B Swan, secretary of the state health board, reports Bourbon County as a listed location with multiple counties cited, including Chautila and Crawford, noting several deaths and counts.
A fragmentary letter from Hartman, president of Hartman Senttarium, Columbia, advertises a tonic named Peruma claiming it cured chronic catarrh and related ailments after a severe grip. The piece notes testimonials and promises a personal case statis inquiry for readers seeking similar relief.
Fragmentary OCR text presents disjointed phrases about purity, vitality, and a tonic, urging immediate use of Hood’s Sareapuritle. The readable lines reference blood, sprite Ir sou, and warnings of impure blood with no clear narrative or named persons.
A series of testimonial quotes from readers touting Dr Miles Heart Cure Nervine and related pills. The letters describe grip, heart and nerve pains, stomach issues, insomnia, and relief after using the products. Names and hometowns appear with mixed clarity.
State Superintendent W Charmh issues annual certificates for barbers and carpenters as Ipsurade agents amid regulatory updates. The notice outlines eligibility, required documents, and the licensing process for trades in the region.
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