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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1899
Page
3
An advertisement claims rheumatism is an acid blood condition and promotes Swift's Specific S. S. S. as the only mineral free blood remedy that reaches the disease at its source. It features testimonies from Jomsnox of Blackshear Ga and urges readers with blood diseases to use the product, promising a complete cure.
A Topeka based advertisement lists numerous individuals cured of eye ailments by Prof. Samuels using a method involving injections or absorptions. Names include HJ Beverle of Western Union, Pigg of the Pitth Avenue hotel, M S Sales of the Chicago Lumber Co, and others who previously failed with local oculists. The ad claims rapid, transformative results for cataracts, varrath, and various eye conditions.
A fragmented notice references a remedy titled One Minute Cough Cure and notes its use by ministers troubled by congregations unable to stop coughing. The unclear source fragment mentions Arnold & Son and A.J. as related names in the context of the product.
Ominous clouds over Greenport on March 18 as a church lightning bolt struck the belfry at St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church. The blast shattered a corner of the tower but spared the cross and mounting, leaving the emblem intact amid stunned worshippers and a near panic among about 150 parishioners.
Mayor offers 5500 reward for arrest of arsonist targeting Catholic institutions. St Francis convent school of Sisters of Perpetual Adoration set on fire in eight places last night. a nun wounded by smoke. Two men fled the scene near St Mary Assumption School. A morning fire at Poor Clares convent appears connected. incendiary activity raises alarm among residents.
An old advertisement touts a “New Great South American Kidney Cure” promising relief within six hours for kidney and bladder distress. It lists Geo W. Stansfield and Sim Drag Co in Topeka as druggists and recounts a testimonial from the Sisters of Saint Francis of Clinton Iowa dated January 1898, claiming cure of rheumatism and urging purchase for $1 per bottle.
New York March 11 R G Dun & Co weekly trade report says the year’s business volume is the greatest ever, with payments through major clearing houses up 57.4 percent from the prior week and 45.9 percent above 1895. Exports of manufactured goods double since 1882, with iron and steel demand rising. wheat, corn, and cotton exports show mixed results, while failures fall. Prices for wool and cotton goods remain nominal yet firm, and foreign demand is uncertain as imports and exports adjust. Forecasters note solid foundations for national prosperity amid rising freight and production activity, with rail and railroad payments tracking large sums.
Vancouver report from March 18 notes a well preserved mammoth unearthed near Daveson by August Trurson and partner while working their Dominion creel claim. The specimen lies 40 feet below surface, weighs about 35 to 30 tons, extends 41 feet 8 inches, with a broken right tusk and a perfect left tusk of 14 feet 3 inches.
The animal is covered with a hairy wood about 15 inches long. The meat remained fresh and sweet as if killed the previous day, but after 24 hours exposure began to decay rapidly. The hindquarters of the mammoth weighed 1,642 pounds.
Acting Governor Worthington pardons Jackson Cox, a 13 year old from Pike County, who was serving time in the Kentucky penitentiary for barn burning. The governor argues the child is unable to grasp the crime's enormity and condemns sending him to a reformatory prison. He criticizes the system as a den of iniquity and vows mercy for youthful offenders.
In Tattle Creek Michigan Captain Norman, a South Lancaster visitor said to be a multi millionaire, promised to give 4000000 to support church work after Elder F P H Westphal of Seventh Day Adventist fame led a meeting. Norman paid 5000 at first and retired from publicity, awaiting the now disclosed invitation.
The following real estate transfers were filed: Brock to Crouch for 500 on lots 268 and 7 in Oakland avenue J T trustee. Curtis to Kiefer 95 for lots 2500-2502-48 and 10 Lincoln street in Quin ton and Steele's addition. Hodges to Slater 30 for lots 223-30 and 32 West street Horne's addition. Merrill to Miller 90000 for part southeast lot in North Topeka. Beatty to James 500 for part of lot 2 Kansas avenue. Beatty to James 3500 for a North Topeka tract. Foucht by Burdge to Foucht 1700 for lots in Maple Grove addition. Forbes to fia 500 for part worth 345-12.
Ex President Grover Cleveland returned to his Princeton home on Bayard avenue this afternoon from a southern hunting trip with Capt Ro Do Evans and EOC Benedict. He declined to discuss the Cleveland Pedestrian Farm for Boys project and dismissed reports of its failure as impracticable, noting only the trip was enjoyable and successful.
The Electric Vehicle company secures a large order for 12,000 pulseless automobiles to be filled immediately. Fifteen hundred cabs are slated for New York City with rising demand and frequent month-to-month rentals. Battery charging will come from the Metropolitan Railway, with a proposed five cent transfer system from side streets to main lines.
In Binghamton a prominent Prohibition Journal battles the Board of Trade after a banquet at the Arlington sparked accusations of moral breach and a potential $500,000 cost. The paper cites riotous scenes and oyster cocktails fueling outrage among civic leaders.
A fragment recalls oyster cocktails with Worcester sauce pepper salt and vinegar and a Hoard of Trade punch made with lemondee. The passage hints at riotous scenes from a past event and notes the editor will read his wife’s cookbook in the future.
On the Texas and Colorado line from Kansas City last night an emoker was filled and the train was moving at speed when a crash occurred in the rear of the car. Panic spread as passengers jumped from seats and attempted to reach the door. The water tank came loose and spilled water across the stove, while the whistle and engine sounds heightened fear of a fatal outcome for many.
The Chicago Tribune notes a circulating rumor that ex congressman Jerry Simpson of Kansas plans a book titled If the Devil Came to Congress. Simpson replies from Medicine Lodge Kansas dated March 15 denying any book plans and stating he will not write one on any subject.
In Madison on March 18 a floral corset gift to Assemblyman Daggett sparked uproar as Watertown girls presented the token after a protracted session. Daggett dismissed the offering and complained of notoriety while the incident drew cheers and mockery from the gallery.
Santa Fe New Mexico March 18 Active Mayor G J Suliznac has resigned citing heavy municipal workload from smallpox cases. He argues the burden would shorten his practice while faces issues over transferring Mexican patients to the pest house and council members urging disregard of his orders.
A fragmented report notes a bright school of fifteen whales about fifty miles south of Cape Henry heading south, with a recent dead whale washing ashore near Wash Wood and a forecast of stormy seas. Separate items list pensions for Kansans in Washington with names and varying sums and renewals across multiple towns.
Hutchinson March 18 The semi annual meeting of the Seventh District Editorial association failed to meet in McPherson on Friday March 7. Officers will be elected at a rescheduled session. Business will be taken up by editors. New York March 13 Dan Credon and Tommy Ryan have been matched to box 25 rounds in April for the best inducement. Billy Brady today matched Kid McCoy to fight Jim Hall in Memphis Athletic Club bout.
A local boxing club card on April 2 showcases 80 rounds at catch weights with multiple bouts featured.
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