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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1901
Page
9
Advertised as a universal remedy, Hood's Sarsaparilla is claimed to cleanse the blood and improve digestion, curing dyspepsia, eruptions, and skin blemishes. Read testimonials from users in New York, Ohio, Missouri, and Kansas about recovery from impure blood and carbuncles, with promises of lasting health.
Review notes Wall Street disruption and sluggish mercantile activity widespread across the country. Demand for finished steel shows two months’ backlogs. orders remain general though delivery promised on forward contracts. Steel and iron output remains high with rising unrest in cereal markets. exports and inland shipments fluctuate amid price signals and seasonal terms.
Fating 103,428 cases for the week and 68,151 in the year headline a trend of high total movement but below last year. Cotton prices recovered briefly yet liquidation pressed options as uplands fell to year lows. Domestic and foreign spin dispositions remain weak with large year end receipts. Wool and wool products show abundance. producers anticipate a large clip with unsatisfactory mill conditions. Stocks face downward pressure as feedstock remains ample and demand uncertain across regions.
The article notes Senator Elkins of West Virginia urging pardon for the Younger brothers. He cites Cole Faungar saving his life during Quantrell’s raid in Missouri. The piece recounts reunion with Confederate aid, references Governor Lane, and mentions a Niagara Falls stopover for Lehigh Valley passengers with potential extra charges.
Levi Dorton of Cumberland Maryland recalls a dawn ordeal when rattling snakes guarding his door warned of a spreading forest fire that endangered his home two miles west of Grafton. Dorton, awakened by the snakes, helped calm them and fought the flames, later filing a complaint against Edward Hart for alleged arson in lighting dry brush that endangered Dorton’s hut and animal collection.
WAGONLOADS OF COIN. Philadelphia Mint men convey silver from the old mint at Chestnut and Juniper to the new building at Sixteenth and Spring Garden. Muay 11 wagon loads, closely packed and guarded by armed government servants and the United States Express Company, are moved daily. The transfer began this morning and will take about a week. The Express Company handles the work and is responsible for safe delivery to the destination. Mint attendants accompany many loads as an extra safeguard. The remaining coin will be moved later.
Central Villa Connecticut May 11 a Brooklyn man Stephen Griggs presents a cancer treatment claimed to cure. A Hartford traveling man and Brooklyn woman Mrs Anta Surrette report cures using boiled yellow corn water only for at least thirty days. Kingsley of Pininewe has been treated with near cure. A windfall of $15000 comes to James Shults of McPherson County from a German legacy.
A historical advertisement claims Radway's remedy cures colds and sore throats, preventing coughs and easing chest pains. It touts marination like relief, noting quick action and strong effects for chest and back pains, with claims of broad efficacy.
New York reports Kid McCoy and Charlie Mitchell head to Surelage next week with Jeffries possibly defending his title if Ingishiwan performs well Mitchell says he will not choose a specific opponent Sharkey may face a bout but prefers a bout against Con belt to settle matters Mitchell plans two week boxing exhibitions touring the country six months remain in the plan McCoy still seeks a fight with Sharkey and contends he could beat him, Cripple Creek setback noted.
Major Taylor, American cycling champion, remains in the spotlight in Paris after winning at Bordeaux and Nantes. Crowds in Cirlexis greet his triumph as he plans two or three continental engagements. He faces French champion and English best in coming events while continuing to ride atop the continent.
In a tense match the Morant inning saw Poria score six decisive runs, sealing the victory for Bat terice-Emporia. Umpires Roberta and Cole oversaw a chaotic scene as players from Warrensburg and Cleveland moved through the lineups with multiple substitutions and contested calls. Attendance figures were modest, amid a busy day of American League and Western League action across Cleveland Milwaukee and Colorado, with other games noted and players switching clubs.
The supreme court morning ruling reverses the lower court judgment in favor of Marion Aspell of Labette county, convict in a hang murder case from five years ago. The appeal, brought by Aspell's father BF Aspell, requests a new trial. New testimony from Dr. Liggett, who aided the postmortem, may challenge Maria Rabell's role, arguing she shot herself.
Leavenworth May 11 Kansas State Dental association closed its three days convention with papers read and discussed in the morning session Hutchinson was chosen for next year’s meet and officers were elected and installed C H Simpson Dody first vice president E Abilene second vice president T Haifeld Beretresuer, board of civisors G Johnston Taavenworth Archibald State Kansas City Kan and George Losh Lyndon named as officers and directors
Althiso Kansas May 11 1861 Adams of Springfield Missouri visiting relatives in this city claims to have printed in the state He went to a tree shade and began a paper named the Union around December 15 1864 He started the Union and published it as Fort Sumter was fired upon the news sparked the Union paper’s early days and he bought it centered on the era’s events
The memoir notes a man who lived a year and a half in Atchison then moved to Leavenworth to start the Daily Enquirer. He recalls earning $200 a month before being mobbed while publishing the Union. Fellow printer Brebins, a longtime figure in early Missouri printing, is mentioned as a carrier. The account includes travel to St. Joseph district politics and visits to Springfield, with family ties keeping him there since the mid 1850s.
A remedy claims to cure itching bleeding and protruding piles with no cure no pay. It promises six days for ordinary cases and fourteen days for worst cases, with one application allegedly relieving symptoms. Sold by druggists or mailed on request, from Boris Medumeren, Et Leste.
Police in Kansas reported four men arrested after a disturbance Wednesday night where Italian workers were forcibly removed from their jobs and packed into a vehicle. The matter is under prosecution.
An account blends a historical remedy claim with a circuit court note from Springfield. The piece references a “remarkable remedy” for diarrhoea and pains, a teller’s tale of healing, and then moves to a San gamon circuit court morning session where Jaureit M. Graham seeks action regarding a board of equalization and property assessments.
A brief note discusses bonds and refunds likely up to $100,000, referencing actions by the supreme court and a law enacted by the legislature last winter. It mentions authorities in counties to refund bonds including matured interest.
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