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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1899
Page
3
Chicago records describe experiments testing children's ability to endure study fatigue using a 19th century apparatus. A cylinder clockwork mechanism, paper strip recorder, and a stylotaphic jet are described, with Pupils linked to a sensitive recording system to measure fatigue response under instruction.
A fragmented report discusses an ergograph device tracing a paper line as a child’s fatigue grows. It links muscular exertion to health risks from overwork, urging school health checks and physical remedies. References Norman O Wood and a ventriloquist pupil amid school disruptions. American Steam Laundry ad.
The Meat Packers are ready as a court of inquiry investigates the beef question in Chicago. Brigadier General George W. Davis and Lt. Col. George B. Davis join Major General James F. Wade and Gen. George J. Gillespie, detailing visits to stockyards and packing houses. Inspectors and officials from the Bureau of Animal Industry accompany the inquiry, with testimony likely from foremen and workers on refrigeration, cannery, and canning processes. The team plans to visit stockyards and three packing houses, aiming to conclude before Saturday morning.
The Times reports the anthracite agreement may cut production and marketing costs by about 40 cents per ton, implying roughly $20 million annual savings for coal companies on a 50 million ton output. It also notes J P Morgan's return from London after securing assent from Reading's English stockholders to a Vanderbilts tied scheme involving Pennsylvania railroad managers Maxwell and others.
Truesdale of the Delaware Lackawanna and Western details a giant trust uniting Reading, DLW, Pennsylvania Railroad and several others to dominate coal and rail assets. Estimates put hundreds of millions in capital and yearly operating savings around three million dollars. Several rail lines and coal properties across the Northeast are listed as part of the proposed combination.
An old letter promotes Warner's Safe Cure as a cure for stomach and kidney issues, praising its effectiveness after trial with multiple testimonials. It links stomach derangement to Bright's disease and urges readers to trust the sign board message and the remedy's 20 year record.
Mrs. Margaret Cody is found guilty of attempting to blackmail George and Helen Gould after a lengthy jury deliberation. A mercy recommendation was made. The trial's end and reactions are described amid the courthouse surroundings and reflections on religious leadership changes.
Reverend T De Witt Talmage resigns as pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Washington after nearly four years. He announces he will devote time to writing and lecturing more, sending a letter to church leaders in March.
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