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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1899
Page
2
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as the cure for rheumatism, criticizing doctors and mineral treatments. It recounts a testimonial from Dr. Clinkenbeard of Kentucky and promises a purely vegetable blood remedy with a $1000 reward for proof of minerals. Books offered free by Swift Specific Company, Atlanta.
New York society pages describe March social life, émigré travels, and prominent families in Newport. Mentions include the Seward Webbe expedition to Spanish monasteries, Vanderbilt party returns from Florida and California trips, the Stokes and Van derbilt households, and Mary Garrett’s influential role in Baltimore society. Property assessments for Cornelius Vanderbilt’s Newport villas are listed, along with upcoming weddings and notable gatherings hosted by DeForest and Gould.
An old text advertises a Bradfield Regulator remedy labeled as aiding women’s health. The product, sold by the Bradfield Regulator Co, promotes a health elixir priced at $1.00 per bottle, with claims of addressing various female health concerns through a standard regimen.
Carter Lansford, a 13-year-old from Allen ton Boyle county Kentucky, weighs about 176 pounds. He stands out for his unusual size among peers yet shows no worrying health signs. He helps with farm work and has a small, healthy frame for his age.
A new English syndicate with capital estimated at 2 000 000 dollars plans to develop gold mines in the Abangares district of Liberia province Costa Rica. President Iglesias is mentioned among the figures, with references to port construction and French forces.
In Louisville Kentucky 19 year old Miss Walde died today at the high school. Her classmates will serve as pallbearers at tomorrow morning’s funeral after she asked that her girl friends carry her coffin to the grave.
New York march 2 a political clash in the Democratic party centers on Perry Belmont and Oliver Hazard Belmont proposing rival dinners to honor Jeffersonian simplicity. Belmont backs a ten dollar plate event while Oliver promotes a one dollar equivalent with free silver and anti trust rhetoric. Each menu highlights stark differences in approach and allegiances within the party as the rival gatherings unfold.
Ruth Elizabeth Beecher, niece of Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, rises from Plymouth Church choir in Brooklyn to star as America’s Nightingale in Bowery burlesque and other acts. Born in Adrian Michigan on Christmas Day 1875, she recalls a difficult family life and moves from Rome to Utica before Brooklyn call.
Reflections on vanity and resolutions frame a humorous look at holiday behavior. The piece jokes about homesickness and desire, noting how dressings and wishes unfold. It quips that flirtation tests respect within marriages while hinting at self-knowledge and social norms.
California $22.50 advertised for travel via Santa Fe Route appears in fragmented notes. Mentions American Steam LAGS and west Seventh erect Ti sh in unclear context.
New York notices announce Jerome K Jrromw's Johoinger- Heid premiering at the Lyceum tonight set in early 19th century England. The plot follows a brilliant belle and a practical man through a troubled marriage, 37 years apart, ending in reunion amid adversity.
Nashville March 29 report of the legislature committee finds overall good conditions but serious irregularities at Peabody Normal college. W K Payne son and private secretary to Chancellor W H Payne acted as secretary treasurer and general manager of a pupil book room, allegedly rating it at 1 million and using the college’s credit for loans. He kept 5000 elite money in a bank where he was vice president and paid overdraft interest on other accounts. Vouchers were surrendered only after investigation began. The chancellor is found negligent. Payne withdraws from all connections with the institution. State fund to stay in state treasury with stricter controls. Peabody praised. 20,000 appropriation to continue. Judicial reform proposes abolishing judges, saving 60,250 annually.
Atlanta March 29 The Georgia state military department orders discharge of all Negro volunteer companies. No further black units will be accepted. Discharges begun yesterday with Georgia Cadets Governor's Volunteers Guards of Atlanta Columbus Guards and the Record Battalion field staff. Riotous actions of so called Negro famine regiments cited as direct cause.
Yale receives two Maxim guns from the cruiser Handsome Dan and EN, voted by Congress as a war memorial. The weapons arrived last night and will be installed on the campus today in New Haven Connecticut.
Travelers bound for Montana and Washington can take weekly through tourist sleepers starting after March 14 from Kansas City or St. Joseph on the Burlington Route, via the Montana Express, to Butte, Spokane, Puget Sound and intermediate Northern Pacific destinations. First class through sleeping cars run daily from these cities to Butte and Anaconda starting March 12. Send for details. Bramhall and L. W. Waseley, St Louis, Mo. Portland, Spokane and Butte $28.85 via Rock Island Route. Peerless Laundry ad reference.
London theater news reports Maurice Grau’s syndicate plans a mortgage to finalize Covent Garden purchase funds and guarantee opera productions. Debentures offer 4 percent interest, with expectations of higher profits as rents and revenues rise. The Daily Chronicle questions new builds while Grau’s lease carries long-term control, and London previews Puccini and other operatic options for the season.
Chicago based case details a dermatone expert Gervaise Graham accused of promising to remove wrinkles from Mrs. Meuchton using a two phase facial treatment in 1910. Alleged terms included free initial work, half fare upfront, six months in a Shaw window, and possible $10 weekly payments for services. Mrs. Meuchton claims partial completion, a refused second site restoration, and pain from treatments four years prior. Case set for Judge Underwood.
Maru August Linke a sweeper for the South Park board found a diamond worth about 400 dollars after a large piece of ice and mud dislodged it from between two paving blocks in the auditorium area. The owner reclaimed the gem and rewarded the finder.
A sweeper discovers a hard diamond among mud near a street, asks a park policeman for guidance, and hands it to a jeweler who values it at $00. Mr Southgate later claims the gem as his property in the Annex, while Lipke’s hopes fade until the claim is satisfied. The story ends with a note about a new collar and cuff edge-smoothing device from The Peerless Steam Laundry.
Washington reports Captain O'Neil chief of the naval ordnance bureau outlines armor plans for battleships Tinos Wisconsin Alabama and others. He cites about 2080 tons of arming per vessel, heavier casemate plates rising to seven inches, Harvey steel, and overall protection claims. A discussion notes cost and distribution, with routes to Butte and Tacoma and laundry ad text appended.
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