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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1899
Page
2
A letter from Mrs. Vaughn describes severe postpartum illness including fever, womb trouble, back pain, and digestive distress. She credits Pickham's Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and wash for recovery enabling housework and longevity. She urges other suffering women to seek the same noncharge advice.
An old text discusses Egypt's geopolitical importance, the Sultans consent, and future salvation with British help. It envisions Egypt preserving heritage amid rail expansion and Nile power, with Shepheard’s and Cairo framed by a blend of Europe and Asia. Also cites a six day relief claim for kidney issues and local druggists in Topeka.
Long article by W. E. Curtis discusses irrigation in the Arkansas Valley near Garden City Kansas and nearby towns. It details The Great Plains Water Company holdings, land sales, and irrigation infrastructure. It notes profits from alfalfa fruit and truck crops, and praises intensified farming with irrigation for reliable summer yields.
In Garden City a quarrel over railway side tracks exposes rival plans for rapid growth. Jones blocks the rail line while proponents tout a modern town with university, conservatory, art hall, and opera house. Charts show early hopes dissolving as irrigation and farming fade, with investors citing failed schemes and changing fortunes. William Be Curtis reports.
President McKinley and Mrs McKinley depart Washington for a week or ten days at Hot Springs Virginia aboard a special Chesapake and Ohio train. The private Cleopatra car is at the rear with Patagonia and Atlantic cars forming the rest of the train. The party includes Assistant Secretary George FR Corthgus and others. they will stay at The Homestead during their visit and will be attended by staff at the White House. Secretaries Alger Wilson and Adjutant General Corbin plus five friends see them off.
In New York on May 9 officials stated a compromise over the gas dispute was near. Russell Sage may receive a price for Standard gas stock close to his asking. One conference occurred between contending interests and a mediator friendly to both Sage and Willan Rocketeer, with talks suggesting a settlement within a week.
Tickets go on sale May 16 and 17 for a Pueblo and Return trip via the Santa Fe Route with return by June 1. Also an advertisement notes DeWitt's Little Early Risers promise prompt, pleasant relief for digestive issues and congestion. The text lists agents Geo W Stansfeld W H Wilson A J Armbid & Son A J Kane & Co.
Ohio May 3 Attorney General Monnett filed in the state supreme court to designate persons referenced in an indictment that alleged bribe offers to drop Standard Oil suits. Names include Charles B Squires now in New York, with others alleged as principals and intermediaries. The case seeks court orders to compel testimony and identify who communicated with whom. The motion requests an immediate hearing and a commissioner to take testimony. The matter involves Dewitt C Jones Virgil P Kline and others tied to Standard Oil. Lincoln Banks Unite. Lincoln Nebraska May 4 consolidation of First National and American Exchange National banks in Lincoln to be named First National. Succeeded by Burnham and Freeman. Morocco May 9 US cruiser Chicago arrives to back US claims against Moroccan sultanate. Admiral Blovison and Mr Ro Gunners visit foreign minister Musa. Made in Topeka onl equal to the best Gypsy Queen Bak Powder.
A columnist surveys mourning practices from crepe bands to violet rosettes, noting Europe and Turkey differ in color symbols. The piece recalls historic funeral feasts, then recounts a Washington incident where a Chinese minister misread white handbills as a death warning, prompting three days of business shutdown.
Witnesses before the Senatorial pure food commission say America is used as a dumping ground for adulterated foods and drinks by foreign countries. Graeme Stuart of W M Hoyt company testifies that inferior grades reach U S consumers, with some products deemed unfit for consumption and used as coffers and other items improperly shipped home.
New York prosecutors move against Mrs. Marla Miller a faith cure healer blamed for the near death of 12 year old Laie Kraes and a later amputation. The article also profiles J H Bond a veteran nurse famed for service in the Egyptian and Zulu campaigns and her brave field nursing achievements including five medals.
The Nueva Gerona region hosts the Ceballos marble chain, rising to 2,001 feet with sheer, scrubby sides. A Spanish architect’s widow owns old quarries, where convicts once mined rock without blasting. A geologist preserves white marble fragments likened to alabaster, noting remarkable quality and color variety.
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