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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1897
Page
2
An 19th century health claim underscores Paine's celery compound as essential for strong blood nerves and digestion. It asserts permanent cure of nervous debility headaches dyspepsia and heart palpitations by nourishing and regulating bodily functions. Parents urged to give it to children as a spring tonic and purifier for overall health.
New York May 2 H Dun and Co notes a marked gain in business across the country with loans rising and receipts from the interior exceeding shipments by 1,500,001. Exports of gold are steady and steel and iron demand grows. Improved Western activity, lower Southern freight and rising wool and copper sales indicate broader recovery, while cotton and textile sectors face higher costs and uneven demand.
Last week figures reference the third week of May and a series of dated weeks from 1895. The text notes 11 business railires reports from Canada with comparisons to last week $1, the Week year ago 5, and two years ago 26.
Miss Helena Dudley head of Denison House in Boston arrives in Denver to discuss settlement work across classes and races. She outlines methods: employer employee forums, mothers and women sessions, and six week summer school teaching labor ethics, sewing, science, country visits, and child care to uplift urban families.
An advertisement claims a surgical alternative for piles is dangerous and outdated, promoting the Pyramid Pile Cure as safe, effective, and free of minerals and opiates. A Pittsburgh reader, William Handsche, credits the treatment after months of pain, urging readers to request a booklet and buy the Pyramid at drugstores for 60 cents per package.
A Spanish senate session in Madrid sparked a clash when the Duke of Tetuan struck Senor Comas, knocking him down after a heated exchange. The altercation led to a general disruption, with the Duke resigning and seconds arranging a duel that was ultimately deemed unnecessary.
B. B. Smalley of Vermont argues in Arlington that free silver is not necessarily the worst option for national prosperity. He predicts the Democratic Party would win if it reunites, regardless of splits, and says the party will carry the country if fortunes improve. He rejects free silver but doubts the gold standard guarantees prosperity.
May 22 a meeting by Englewood district Bureau of Associated Charities at Normal Park Presbyterian, Chicago. Jane Addams of Hull House keynoted on The Relation of Churches to the Poor advocating collaboration across classes to aid the needy. Speakers urged churches of all denominations to join in charitable work. The Santa Fe Route advertises excursion tickets to Nashville for the exposition.
Rumors report big sash and door manufacturers contemplating a trust to centralize control and force small shops out. Secret meetings discuss organizing all firms into one body, freezing rivals, and offering salaries to lure workers and factories in. Projections claim substantial savings in salaries and higher prices with many plants closed.
A silver star was embedded on the stone Mooring at the spot Jefferson Davis stood during his inaugurations in Montgomery Alabama on May 22. The Daughters of the Southern Confederacy led the ceremony with a procession from Court Street to the capitol. General John W A Sanford presided as Miss Tompkins presented the star to Governor Johnson, with Father Ryan’s poem Purl that Banner recited by Miss Robinson.
Editor of the Baltimore Sun reports General Felix Agahhs of Baltimore in New York predicts the Democrats will regain control of Maryland's Legislature next fall, likely returning Senator Arthur F. Gorman to the United States Senate. He adds the Republican party has not been improved by its elected leaders and offers cautious praise for the party's future.
Ex President Cleveland invited by President Crespo to act as senior counsel for Venezuela before the arbitration tribunal on the boundary dispute with British Guiana. Cleveland has not yet decided, with a decision still pending. Notes from Princeton last week by William L Sertumes discuss the Venezuelan boundary case and local advisers. An old resident Frank McAvoy praises Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Lillian Russell plans divorce suit against Six Perugini, born John Chatterton, after years apart. State National Bank in Logansport closed by National Bank Examiner with deposits around 300000.
An old time advertisement touts Baco-Curo as a guaranteed cure for tobacco habit. It claims the product is vegetable and non-harmful, uses promises of a written guarantee, and offers one box for $1.00 or three boxes for $2.50 with refunds and a free booklet from Eureka Chemical & Mtg Co in La.
An old advertisement for Humphreys No 10 tonic highlights benefits for digestion appetite nerves and relief of smoker’s heartburn. It promotes the remedy as a general homeopathic cure and lists Humphreys Medical Co based at the corner of Willam and John Streets in New York.
New York May 22 Congressmen John Murray Mitchell and John R Dos Passos debated charges by Col J E Bloom that Mitchell breached confidence and Dos Passos plagiarized. Bloom claimed a German land credit debenture currency base. Dos Passos said the idea exists in Europe since 1852 and aims to adapt it for the United States.
New York reports a remarkable limited volume titled Preston's Pen Pictures by Lieutenant Colonel Noble D. Preston. Each page is hand made with pen and ink, resembling copper plate engraving, illustrated with illuminated chapters and ornate margins. The work, created over years for his children by request, is not copyrighted and exists in a single edition.
The first national convention of park improvement advocates opened at the Galt House with about 40 delegates from Levee cities nationwide. Col John B Custhe Man of Shiselty was elected temporary chairman. Speakers included John O Olmatend Brookline James Gurney St Louis Harry W Javurs Minneapolis Col Andrew Cowan and HS Edgerton. Delegates will attend two more days of sessions before visiting the Nashville exposition.
Akron officials consider a city ordinance by the Ohio Liquor League branch barring girls under 18 and boys under 21 from entering saloons except on business, with the rule extending to habitual drunkards, while dealers say they oppose the trade but fear deception. Canton notes report Major McKinney’s campaign eagles released. Ohio law bars keeping eagles in captivity.
Tosy Fook Sing and Mary Young wed in Washington with Boston business ties noted. The piece mentions a scene of mingled language and a groom’s homebound plans. The ad highlights DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve for skin ailments and public health products with a Mineral Water label and a local vendor listing.
New York May 2 The Herald reports Joan Ginzberg asks the secretary of state to recover $51,000 from Russia as compensation for two and a half years of imprisonment and ill treatment by czarist officials. Born in Loheshin Poland he came to America at 14 and sought redress after a turbulent detention, confiscation of passport, and mistreatment while in Russian custody. He finally returned to the United States and seeks relief through the state department.
Private advices from South Carolina say the dispensary scandals have reached a critical stage with sensational revelations expected. Senator Tillman, head of the dispensary, claims state officers are charged with fraud and that insiders may have profited from the liquor system. A letter to the governor requesting an investigation was not published.
Distressing kidney and bladder disease relieved in six hours by the Now Great South American Kidney Cure. It relieves pain in the bladder kidneys back and urinary passages in men and women and aids retention of water. Sold by Geo W Stansfield and Sim Drug Co in Topeka Kansas. W B Johnson of Newark Ohio praises One Minute Cough Cure for saving his child from croup.
A band concert is planned at Grisels Park tomorrow afternoon by Marshall's Band. Hall's Mair Renewer is advertised for promoting hair and scalp health and restoring natural color and beauty.
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