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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1897
Page
2
An asthma remedy advertisement touts Munyon's Asthma Cure and Munyon's Asthma Herbs, citing testimonials. It lists a Philadelphia attorney and a local druggist in Pennsylvania and urges readers to write for details or purchase from druggists. The pitch claims complete cures for severe asthma and urges orders through Munyon's office.
The American Doctors from St Louis, renowned for treating chronic diseases including cancers, tumors, rectal issues, kidney diseases, cataracts, and deafness, visit Topeka. They offer free consultations and one month of medical treatment at no charge for those who begin care before December 1. Offices at 119 West Fifth Street.
A German report states the Chinese general of the northern Chinese forces surrendered at Canton Cantonese authorities threaten death for captured officers. Authorities at Canton and nearby ports plan to repair and strengthen coast defenses to deter future incursions. Peerless Steam Laundry offers free mending and button sewing services.
A long letter in The World by Emile Zola praises Scheurer-Kestner who doubted Dreyfus's guilt and urged justice. It recalls his decisive three week silence, then his decision to reveal the truth, urging that truth and justice must prevail despite political pressure.
Special dispatches from Shanghai report German Minister to China Baron von Heyking prevented the Chinese government from agreeing to demands for reparation after the murder of German missionaries and the destruction of mission property. Key issues include discovery and punishment of suspects, reconstruction of the Missing building, indemnities, and costs of the German naval expedition. China demands evacuation of Kai Chou bay before talks. Germany refuses, causing deadlock. The dispatches claim German terms aim to retain Kai Chou bay and push northward.
Washington received a cablegram from Lima announcing a new Peruvian cabinet. The lineup includes Alejandro Lipes de Romane as president of the cabinet and interior minister, Enrique de Luc Riva Aguero as foreign minister, Jose Antone de Lavalle y Pardo as justice minister, Neld Rey as war and navy minister, and Ricardo L'Fiares as public works minister, all from the former cabinet.
Frances E. Willard did not sail for England on the Din as planned. Her passage on the St Louis was canceled by a plane change at Buffalo, keeping her in the United States for the time being. The Chicago Women's club will host a reception in her honor in Orange.
Louisville November 27 The Louisville Driving and Fair Association announces the Kentucky Matron stakes of 10000 to be contested at Jan 1896 with portions split between two and three year old events. Entries promise a strong field for the ensuing season. Also advertised is a California rail schedule via Santa Fe offering Pullman sleepers and free chair cars.
Trade described as dull with low spirits in cotton goods and weak demand for iron. Wheat exports show a drop from last week while wool prices ease. Dunn and Bradstreet report general improvement in parts of the south and Midwest with colder weather boosting interior activity. cotton and wool markets mixed and heavy stocks persist in textiles.
A physician tribute reports dramatic improvement after using Dr Miles New Heart Cure. The testimonial states a wife with heart disease recovered after three bottles and has stayed free of medicine for two years. The ad promises guaranteed benefits or money back and offers a free book on heart and nerves.
In Tappan NY relic hunters strip the old location tied to Major Andre. Owner Charles Pike fences the site to protect the Uhl house and prevent further damage. Residents sell bricks from Andre’s prison for a dollar a brick amid fading hope for preservation.
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Company will be held at the principal office in Topeka Kansas on Thursday December ninth eighteen ninety seven at twelve noon for the election of directors and other business including appointment of independent auditors. Stock transfer books closed Saturday November sixth eighteen hundred seven and reopen after the meeting. L C Deming assistant secretary New York October sixth eighteen ninety seven. The Burlington observation vestibulated trains to St Louis and Chicago region described with wide vestibules and sleepers. Howard Elliott general manager St Joseph Missouri and L W Wareley general passenger agent St Louis Missouri advertise new service.
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