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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1903
Page
2
Royal Baking Powder claims to keep family food wholesome by preventing yeast fermentation and warns that alum baking powders are injurious. The advertisement assertsRoyal Baking Powder saves health and credits ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO. of New York.
Kansas City reports the annual inter state football showdown between Kansas and Missouri universities set for Thanksgiving at Exposition Park. Kansas, led by coach Weaver and captain Avery, aims to continue a streak against Missouri despite injuries and lineup changes. Missouri, improving but inconsistent, will counter with adjustments at center, guard, and tackle as they face the Jayhawkers’ potent offense and defense.
A garbled discussion describes dyspepsia symptoms such as abdominal pain, fatigue, confusion, and weight loss. It mentions supposed cures like Mi-Na or MU-o-na, warning of deceptive claims and financial scams preying on sufferers. The piece critiques facile remedies and emphasizes cautious evaluation of medical claims.
Denver and Chico dispatch troops to Cripple Creek district after an explosion at the Vindicator mine. Gov Peabody orders rapid deployment from Canon City to prevent further disturbances as arrests of 13 suspects are reported and preparations continue to reach Telluride before nightfall.
A Dodge City reader laments the legislative pay roll scandal, noting clerks who never worked and officials who paid and watched the legislature. He cites Tipton and Menidenhall, recalls numerous pay cases, and urges reducing Doorkeepers and staff while questioning the honesty of lawmakers and the system.
A promotional piece extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the natural solution for weak stomaches. It argues the tablets perform digestion, nourish the body, and restore health, claiming no artificial disturbance. Sold by all druggists at 50 cents a box.
The piece alleges how lawmakers distribute favors to contactees through appointments and clerkships, citing a cash scheme around a Doodle money draft tied to Rep Campbell and allegations involving George A. Clark, J George Wright, and others, with details of indictments and investigations across Oswego and Topeka.
Mrs. Phoebe Gifford, aged 105 years and five months, longtime Quaker minister and missionary figure, died in Providence on November 2. She celebrated her hundredth birthday last June drawing telegrams of congratulation from across the world for her work with the Society of Friends and frontier settlement efforts.
An old advertisement notes that clear skin does not accompany a muddy liver and promotes Ayer's Pills as a remedy. The line emphasizes liver cleansing as a pathway to better complexion and health.
Boston reports the first wave of wage reductions in southern New England cotton mills. About 2200 workers faced an average cut of 10 percent, with Fall River and surrounding mills among the affected. No general strike occurred as schedules shift to a lower base, affecting 7,000 across New England. Fall River tram works will implement the cut next Monday, followed by Rhode Island and Connecticut plants. New Bedford reductions to take effect in two weeks.
Berlin reports Bishop winds and heavy rain over 36 hours disrupting traffic and telegraph lines. A Bohlenmusch switch freight derailment collided with an express train with no serious injuries. A ship broke from mooring at Hamburg and drifted toward Cuxhaven, likely to Kiel or Bremerhaven for repairs.
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