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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1900
Page
2
A customer testimonial claims Paine's Celery Compound healed a baby's eczema after two doctors failed. The user also cites relief from nervousness and general fatigue, asserting the remedy strengthens the body and eases suffering.
In Chicago a scene unfolds around famed barber Thomas Whalen who services four millionaire customers daily. The piece sketches early-rising routines, the clients’ homes on Lake Shore Drive and Prairie Avenue, and Whalen’s modest earnings against a backdrop of social contrasts, including a visit from a weary tramp and references to local figures and venues.
A Topeka deed records the transfer of land intended for a large Methodist university near Washburn College. The project, once seen as a major educational center, failed as developers and investors lost confidence in Topeka’s growth during the Kansas real estate boom and subsequent decline. The document recounts the ambitious plan, the backing by Bishop Ninde, and the dramatic but abortive journey toward building the institution.
The article recounts planned efforts by prominent Methodists and business leaders to establish a University in Topeka on 60 acres with a central 40 acre campus, including a $50,000 first building. Competing colleges in Kansas and shifting support did not materialize, and the project collapsed as enticements waned and investors withdrew. The land deed was later corrected after a sheriff’s error, and the effort faded with the market and rail developments shaping the western prairie.
A Chicago Tribune report recalls the old broken stage coach near Deadwood, treasured as the first messenger between civilized towns and Black Hills mining camps. It notes early Cheyenne and Black Hills stage routes post Russell expedition and the Indians’ troubled periods that affected the service.
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