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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1895
Page
3
Topeka cap itol office distributed free Munyon's Rheumatism Cure samples from 9 am to 6 pm as crowds from Topeka and nearby towns sought relief. Munyon's representative claimed high cure rates in tests across major cities and predicted thousands more in Topeka would be converted to the remedy school.
Notice describes a dubious medicine priced at 25 cents a bottle sold by various retailers. It condemns a Westward advertising system’s plagiarism and urges caution against a no soap concern duplicating printed matter verbatim. The piece then shifts to biographical notes on James H. Canfield and university leadership history.
Ex Governor Lewelling testified on the butter contract, stating shipments were halted when the board found dissatisfaction. He described private, nonpolitical actions with two stewards, noting Topeka shipments failed while Ossawatomie went smoothly. He emphasized no personal political motive.
Chauncey M. Depew, returning from Detroit, warns that if silver is demonetized the country could face financial chaos. He notes western bankers fear tariff disputes and money-system instability, predicting gold would rise and securities shrink if silver were set at a 16 to 1 ratio.
Performances of Robin Hood directed by Georgia Browne at the Bowersock opera house drew applause and were planned for a repeat Thursday evening to aid the Associated Charities of Lawrence. Browne authored the libretto and the music matched that used by the Bostonians.
The third biennial convention of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union opens in London June 16 with 250 speakers and audiences. A 1,028 yard polyglot petition with 2,000,000 signatures will be displayed at Albert Hall on June 18 to demand prohibition. Delegates then tour Europe and the Mediterranean, with plans to visit Christiana, Stockholm, Copenhagen, St. Petersburg, Naples, Rome, Athens, Constantinople, the Holy Land, and Egypt. Earl McNary’s statement notes the petition's New York origin and presentation to Sir William Vernon Harcourt. Also reported is the death of Earl McNary’s young son at 20 from appendicitis. Walter Baker & Co announces cocoa exhibitions at several stores with attendants offering free samples.
Wheat opened weak on cables and rain prospects. July prices fell to 63 American grain trends show large northwestern receipts and a smaller visible decrease. Corn and oats steady with cash demand. July futures mixed. Hogs and pork futures steady to higher. carries and receipts noted. Kansas City and Topeka market updates with bids and receipts. wheat and corn futures in retreat or restraint amid shipping demand.
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