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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1904
Page
5
The dispatches reflect editorials on Port Arthur strategic moves, Parker’s presidential prospects, and reactions from Albany and Chicago. Mentions Belmont funding a campaign, Hearst support, and varied editorial stances on party machines and leadership, with attention to labor and social reform themes.
Mayer described the Nugar Trust as allocating campaign contributions to parties judged to offer the best return. No party unlikely to win received funds. In New York, Havemeyer noted they backed the Democratic party when it controlled the state government, to deliver favorable results.
Weedy gardens shield tramps in Anthony. Butchinson plans best half track area in Kansas. McPherson basin hosts nesting ducks, aiding a fall sportsman’s paradise. Atchison church restoration slated before election. lightning clears eyesore barn in Bi Dorrido. Wellington cleans duck pond, mind reader entertains Wellington amid Woods libel delay. An Atchison man fined forty dollars at street carnival. McPherson mag kills three rattled shakes during survey. Fort Riley–Topeka excursions scarce. Union Pacific stock busy with World’s Fair traffic. Newton to host Sinus Indian team. peanut mill in Atchison yields neighbor’s cat and peanuts. Two notorious Hutchinsons chased away. town relief noted by News.
The text presents social quips on marriage gender roles and behavior, noting talkative people know when to stop and contrasting financial independence with spousal expectations. It discusses women’s finances and readiness for marriage, as well as civil versus uncivil conduct after marriage.
A satirical essay contemplates male finances and romance. It jokes that a man cannot afford to comfort a partner with a tailor made gift and that widows must be blunt about money. The piece notes women value steady support more than occasional gifts and muses on marital expectations.
Des Moines reports a May tornado cut telegraph lines between Cherokee and Marcus, Iowa. The item notes chaotic conditions and mentions dubious letters sent to the czar in a sensational, poorly translated context from the London News.
The notice lists symptoms such as nausea between meals belching vomiting and nervous headaches as signs of dyspepsia and urges Hood s Sarsaparilla as a remedy noting that neglect makes cure harder.
Mrs Worthy G Bantry of Providence reports twenty five years of dyspepsia relieved after four bottles of Hood's Sarsaparilla. She claims the medicine restored appetite, eliminated cramps and distress, and improved sleep and digestion. The ad urges readers to accept Hood's remedy as a cure.
Topeka news recalls M N Butler who used the alias Tim Burke in a long career of anti crime crusades in Kansas. He died alone of stomach cancer at 1201 Kansas Avenue, leaving few known relatives. Butler published widely and once faced arrest over town topics.
Washington May 5 The Court of Claims today held that duties collected on goods shipped from the United States to the Philippines after the Spain peace treaty and before a formal government were rightly collected, though under military authority not law. The decision affects Warner Baran Co and other claims, with about 70 000 at issue.
The Washburn College literary societies called off a mock trial and the two intercollegiate debates. A deficit of about sixty dollars was to be covered by the trial proceeds. President Plass opposed the mock event, deeming it inappropriate amid campus tensions over a theft and agitation.
The Kansas State Homeopathic Society convened with papers read on materia medica and surgical topics. Key sessions covered anaesthesia, prescribing basics, obstetrics, and the inclusion of speakers from Topeka Kansas City Emporia and Bonner Springs, detailing fracture treatment and various medical topics.
The 12 099 dollar Topeka Board of Education bond, recently taken by the state school fund, will not be registered by the state auditor until attached coupons are provided. Edward Wilder wrote the bond, registered by local authorities, but held up at registration due to missing coupons. The state treasurer will handle the bonds and coupons in January, checking registrations. if missing, the bonds will not be registered.
Attorney General Coleman weighs in as Nation argues for coupon removal and new hand printed bonds. Officials say the twenty year bond requires a $36,100 yearly sinking fund and yields $207,600 in total interest, sparking criticism over structure and refunding limits. An Oklahoma Indian robbed in Topeka on Kansas Avenue, details follow as police pursue two suspects. incident linked to a larger local crime report and a note on the Berwyns.
Reported unrest among machinists led by Powell in Emporia and other towns with limited trouble. workers along coast lines show mixed support. White House announces former Gov Frank Black to nominate Roosevelt at Chicago, with uncertain other speakers. B. C. MacLennan returns from California.
A chaotic public notice recounts Preston leaving amid accusations and a disrupted estate. Ed Burnett is described fleeing toward a river after an arrest with a yard fence incident sparking fear, while creditors seek assignees and property actions unfold.
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