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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1899
Page
3
Mrs Gooden writes gratitude for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound aiding years of female troubles. She suffered kidney inflammation, hemorrhages, uterine issues and ovarian inflammation, endured daily local treatments, then fell ill again after returning to work. After three bottles and wash, she recovered, feeling healthier and attributing it to Pinkham's remedies.
Richmond dispatch reports General Pitehueh Lee withdraws from Senate bid after six years of effort. He cites uncertain conditions and advises Col. James that his time will not be consumed by the race. Lee hopes Virginians soon gain a chance to choose a senator who truly represents their interests.
An eclectic page shows W. Hughes Carpet House at 423 Kansas Ave promoting carpets and draperies with quick service. The piece includes Witch Hazel products, laundry services by Peerless Stein Laundry, and a brief notice for Saint Francis sisters in Clinton Iowa. It advertises sewing, button mending, and various household items, reflecting a small town commerce scene.
German named Mertz in northwest Chanute, attacked near his door by two men about 1 AM. The assailants demanded money, beating him and his wife when they refused. The pair pleaded they had no funds, threats continued until a light frightened the robbers, who fled. The couple later received medical examination for injuries.
Smith Center March 14 J F Harl Lebanon miller offers to fund a $10 000 venture by taking $5 000 stock and inviting $5 000 from citizens led by J R Burrow with a $1 000 contribution. Most stock sold. work to start on mid and Aton business totaling $6 001.24 five miles up Walnut river plans a winter steamer to daily park trips.
Five acres host a river outing with Tastic seats swings and meat stands. Captain Krs Smith will helm the boat for scenic trips eleven miles upriver. Music at the pavilion daily. A dock near the southern Kansas bridge four blocks from Mal street is under construction. The steamer seats fifty and promises pleasant river travel for visitors and Winfield citizens.
Uncle Sam seeks two cooks for the Kickapoo Indian school and the PI agency boarding school at Johita on March 14. An additional examination for a laundress at the Indian school in Phoenix and a nurseryman at Chicorco Indian school in Oklahoma. Exams will be in Wichita with no education requirements. Apply to the U S civil services commission for blanks and return them before 6:00 p.m. on peti 2.
WN reports former Sixth Kansas congressman McCormick has vacated his seat for W A Reeder and returned to Phillipstore to resume law practice. One son remains in Washington to finish business college. Populist party had previously held the seat. Nearby notes include pensions granted to multiple individuals across Kansas and a geese panic caused by electric city lights.
In Wichita on March 14 Judge William Hook convened a federal court. The first case concerns the sale of a waterworks company to the town of Kingman for $9,000. Governor Stanley appears as attorney for Kingman.
The regular Mirch court session in this county lasted a brief period. It began Thursday morning and adjourned in time for members of the bar to catch train No. 8 at 3 20 p m the same day.
Florham Park becomes a Morris county borough amid claims of real estate power and a self styled ruler. AL McK Twombly of New York owns most borough land while Dr Leslie Ward of Newark holds significant property stakes. lawmakers warned the measure serves real estate magnates and potential mayoral control by Twombly.
A review praises a two volume Harper edition of the Browning letters as essential to Biographies. It highlights the letters as love letters revealing Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning, offering a romantic personal view alongside literary comment.
Charles H H Rowan a Milwaukee matrimonial agent was bound over to await the federal grand jury after a three day examination. Bond fixed at 310,000 with furnishings. His wife and seven female clerks ran a cottage based operation mailing letters and ads. Rowan allegedly offered Inspector Bird $2,000 to drop the case.
A New York dispatch claims Tammany Hall plans to wipe Chinatown off the map by widening Pell street to 100 feet between Chatham square and More street and extending nearby sections. Police and health authorities have exhausted efforts to improve conditions as missions warn opium dens gambling houses and disorder persist near Chatham Pell and Mott streets.
A short health notice urges treating a lingering cough before it worsens with consumption in the family. It touts Scott's Emulsion, a cod liver oil with hypophosphites, as the best remedy that warms, soothes, strengthens, and saves thousands who might drift to grave illness.
Las Vegas March 14 Work on the Santa Fe pickling plant improvements advances with a new cylinder house housing three large cylinders. Additional pumps bolsters and brick work proceed as two shifts plan to run day and night beginning April 1. Director Noyes expects about 35 workers and a 2200 ties per day output for treated bridge timbers between El Paso Silver City and Dodge City Denver.
Senator Depew argues pooling between railway companies should be allowed but only under the supervision of the Interstate Commerce Commission. He asserts strong powers for the commission are needed to prevent discriminations and to curb pooling contracts, asserting it would depoliticize the issue and align it with national interests.
In a federal court ruling J N Rurick D O Wilson and A S Brown were fined 1000 dollars each for interstate commerce violations. They formed a conspiracy to cut railroad freight by altering grain weights and diverting one third of the Santa Fe rate, moving roughly fifty cars before detection, with Brown weighing at Purcell in Oklahoma Territory.
Salina March 14 Mrs Mary Baker settles with Union Pacific for injuries while employed as a cook for a bridge gang. While cooking at Dorrance a freight train struck her car and threw her across a hot stove causing internal injuries. The settlement occurred without court action for 750 dollars. UP engine off track at Morganville delays traffic.
Tickets for the Crawford theater engagement of Mr. Clay Clement in A Southern Gentleman will go on sale tomorrow at Rowley and Snow's drug store. Topeka theatergoers who saw Clement in New Dominion will find opportunity to see his new piece, praised for southern coloring and entertaining wit. The actor, also author of A Southern Gentleman, has drawn commendations from Opie Read for faithfulness and engaging portrayal.
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney bladder and uric acid troubles. It touts restorative powers, offers free sample by mail, lists wide ranging symptoms, and urges readers to contact Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York for tests and information.
Fragmented OCR notes describe a Crawford theater showing of Tom's Cabin with emphasis on fidelity and discretion in portraying the Southern narrator. The piece hints at a performance upholding the spirit of a defiant Southern character amid mixed commentary.
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