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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1900
Page
3
An advertisement touts a patent medicine claimed to cure blood poison and similar ailments. It lists ingredients and asserts dramatic effects, offering free samples and wholesale prices from multiple druggists and chemists. It urges readers to try the product for skin conditions, hair loss, and general health improvements.
The article describes a complex velvetorn garment finishing method for Skirta with detailed stitching, binding, and lining techniques. It discusses cord binding, choice of velvet or corduroy, and the finish shaping of the shirt, noting the method is unusual for renovation of gowns and coats. It also notes a local sale of city shaft coal at $270 per ton and delivery details.
Train schedule item notes a Worth Texas outbound and return via Rock Island Route. March 14 and 12 marked, with fare or time details unclear. Names and places are partially legible, suggesting a planned travel or service notice for a local or regional route.
Fragmentary text mentions a legal or administrative matter involving an unnamed party, with references to a jail or custody setting and a local official role. The readable portion hints at a procedural notice or court action, but lacks clear names, dates, or a location. Further readable details are required for a precise summary.
Rock Island local railside official Mr. W. O. Nevill disputes Mr. Richards push for a railway employment agency. He argues discipline and public accountability are the key, praising the Brown system of discipline and condemning centralized hiring as impractical and risky for railway operations.
Santa Fe announces a new depot and hotel to be built this summer in Albuquerque. The depot will occupy the current Press building site and extend toward the Armory, while the hotel will sit on the M. P Stamm site and extend south of Washington Street toward the Armory Mall. The plan envisions a single modern structure serving broader city needs, replacing multiple current buildings along the line.
A promotional notice claims a new method to cure drunkenness and urges sending for a trial package. It promises help for loved ones suffering from alcohol abuse and poverty, presenting testimonials from many cured individuals and offering guidance and materials to aid recovery.
A fragmented notice offers advice on quitting tobacco, mentioning a free pamphlet by sending a request to a Cincinnati address. It suggests potential aids like coffee or gum and hints at a program or guidance from an organization. The text is garbled but implies help for tobacco cessation.
The Pennsylvania Railroad tests nickel steel rails in Philadelphia to handle heavy grades and sharp curves. They cost more and are stronger than ordinary rails. About four months ago three hundred tons were laid after manganese rail tests. A few rails broke, but current service shows satisfaction with no signs of hard wear.
Austin March 12 Acting on complaints of railway employees the railroad commission announced an open hearing for March 17 to consider the practice of double headed trains on Texas lines. Reports say two locomotives on a single train have caused accidents and injuries with harsh conditions for workers and motor men. The commission may prohibit using more than one engine to move a single train.
Fort Scott March 12 Kansas City Fort Scott Memphis railroad joins with T M C A to form a triple combination with two other systems. The arrangement broadens outreach and funding for the organization. Existing departments stay and two new facilities will be added including a room for amateur photography and a dormitory for train men with first class sleeping rooms. The museum of curios will expand with additions from Mantis and a collection of stuffed birds and other items of interest.
At Goodland division No 422 Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a slate led by J. W. Pack as chief engineer was elected with P. J. McBride fest engineer HE Carmichael second engineer and George Kelly fast assistant engineer. Other posts include W Powers second assistant engineer E Greenman third assistant engineer B C Wiley insurance agent and tire man WD Gauntlett resigned for Topeka.
Mrs. Nixon travels from Los Angeles to Albuquerque to visit AE Walther and Jas Bell families before heading to Galveston to see her son. The G TOA elects new officers with Mrs Christal as past president and Mimi Trainer as president, among others.
From Belleville the Rock Island company unloads 10 to 12 cars daily of 80 lb steel rails to replace 60 lb rails between Nurks and Smith Center. Relaying will start once the ground breaks. Montrose quarry work resumes, bed ballast planned from Lebanon west by April. The line stores 4000 tons ice, ships 1000 tons elsewhere. Park ornamentation begins, clubhouse moved. project aims to make the Rock Island park in Kansas the system's most attractive.
Taylor asserts pardons for those charged as accessories to Governor Goebel's assassination, names Caleb Powers and Charles Finley, and accuses Democrats of conspiracy to control government. He claims election manipulation by canvassing boards aiming to retain power and notes a riot tied to alleged criminal detection funding. He cites warrants, arrests, and a March incident involving W H Culton and others.
A lengthy excerpt discusses an arrest in Kentucky and a governor issuing pardons after claiming speedy trial rights were violated. The text accuses Democratic judges of bias, argues courts are convicting rather than trialing, and asserts pardons protected innocent men from political conspirators seeking blood. It defends the governor’s act as preventing injustice and preserving humanity.
From San Francisco dated March 12 the Chronicle reports likely talks to end tong warfare among Wah Ting Sin Suey Ying and Suey Sing tongs. Leaders plan peace talks with Done Hung, Sin Suey Ying head, under consul general influence after recent killings.
Mrs Hugo de Bath known as Mrs Langtry cancels an afternoon tea and concert planned in St Louis to aid wounded Boer War soldiers. Her health is strained by news of Captain Hugo de Bath’s fever in a Cape Town hospital. Business manager Edward Michael says the added work would endanger her health.
Oriental advices report sixty foreign insurance firms, largely American, denied permission to conduct central business in Japan. Japanese officials tie the refusals to noncompliance with local insurance laws. Russia and Korea move toward mining agreements in exchange for yen concessions. Cable links between Siberia, China, and Indo-China are slated. In Tecumseh, Roger Bruno, jailed for horse theft and murder, allegedly attempted escape from Sheriff Grace after a fierce struggle. Grace was seriously injured.
Cattlemen's Association advertises through trains from Fort Worth via the Santa Fe at a round trip fare of 14.50 with a final return deadline March 11. Two daily through trains include sleepers and free chair cars. T. L. King, Santa Fe agent, is the contact for details.
Charles E. Macrum, then United States Consul at Pretoria, had his official correspondence opened by English postal authorities and resealed with "V. A." stamped on the envelope. He asks why this occurred and seeks an explanation.
A garbled notice promises four free bottles and free medicine for Topeka State residents who write to Dr. J A Slocum, offering $6.48 in fines addressed for return. The message urges recipients to request the medicine so they may feel its benefit and then recommend it.
A collage of light quotes and gag lines from late 19th century papers. Includes jests on doctors bias toward diet for incurable patients, a Boer War trench line remark, a Philadelphia Record witticism, a playful romance vignette about love and coal costs, and a Chicago News quip about livery.
An article urges readers to overcome fear of "humbug" and test Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets. It contrasts these tablets with cathartics, claims they aid digestion after meals, and notes ingredients like pepsin and digestive acids. Sold by druggists for 30 cents per package.
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