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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1899
Page
3
A garbled OCR page lists diverse medical claims, cures, and device remedies. It mentions eminent physicians, clinics, and institutes offering treatments for fevers, cancrr, and other ailments with guarantees and demonstrations.
Ren Hann presents Two Married Dren a dramatic farce at Crawford Theater with a large cast led by Ray Southard Deanaid a Hark Jack Elliott and Henry Walter Menaingsr. Special acts and a four piece minstrel company accompany the performance with plans for a profitable Topeka engagement. A Wash Sheep visit and an elaborately staged set by Arthur Vorie enhance the show.
McCormick defeats Goddard in a brisk boxing match with a decisive right hand to the jaw. The Philadelphia fighter pressed the attack from the second round, drawing out the Australian and landing a series of blows that finished the contest.
A compilation of real estate transfers including parcels on Evelyn Street Holhian subdivision and Harmett Meadow, Lake Street, Kansas Avenue, and Jefferson Street. Transfers involve multiple grantors and grantees such as Horner, Fe Fraser, Wake, Mpore, Lan Slee, and Stebbers with varying sums, dates, and parcel identifiers in Kansas.
An enigmatic medical notice promises exclusive study and cure for a range of diseases. It touts eye conditions, war and brain ailments, urinary and kidney issues, paralysis, and general cures. The piece advertises rapid treatment and free advice, with prices listed by express delivery and an address for contact.
A temperate column attacks railway pooling bans as unjust and urge government action. It argues rates must be uniform, condemns critics, and calls for three steps to fix the system while defending railroad profits and competition.
A compressed air powered lifting machine is being built at the Ran ts Fe shops in Vasbey Santa Fe to assist coal handling. It combines pulleys and derrick with a compressed air cylinder to gain lifting power. The design uses a standard flatcar with a derrick at one end and a long piston cylinder aligned along the car, connected by piping for operation.
A portable compressed air powered unloading device uses a piston and rope attached bucket to move dirt and wet sand from ground to rail cars. One unit operates in Madison yards with three more to be built for Santa Fe shops and yards in Tulsa and Newton. MINUS EXPRESS SERVICE Adams and United States Express Companies quit Hebron Neb after tax disputes and delivery changes.
Surveyors at work lay out cut off between Boulder and Superior on the Boulder Denver site. A new line will run north from Superior passing north of Marshall then turn west two miles south of Hawker. The plan cuts distance Denver to Boulder by about twenty seven miles, shortening running time.
Salt Lake reports a railroad push toward southern California with a Cedar City to Barstow route via the Western extension. The Colorado Fuel & Iron Co. acquires iron lands near Cedar and a Chicago-backed syndicate buys adjacent coal lands. Officials expect at least 100 tallies to be built next year as the line penetrates the California region.
H Duxbury, general western passenger agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, died Thursday of gastric fever at his Cedar Rapids Iowa home. The funeral was held Sunday at his late home. interments were sent to Washington Do Gy. He was highly regarded in railroad circles and by Grand Army Veterans for his gentlemanly conduct and business skill.
Plastic yellow and red statuettes called a man are being distributed by the Rock Island road to agents and depots. The figures, depicting a man before a Rock Island route map, serve as a durable, portable advertisement seen in offices, hotels, and depots nationwide. The familiar "a man" image has long branded the railroad in timetables and promotional materials.
The annual report from the Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad audited by the railroad commission shows figures for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1889. Gross earnings from operation were 6 08768, operating expenses 14 753 075, income from operation 1. Numerous items include interest on funded debt accrued 1 3 563 and interest on real estate mortgage.
Denver reports a Burlington official praising rising freight earnings last year while noting a shift in cattle supplies. He cites 150000 head carried, a 15 to 20 percent rise from last year, with western ranges depleted. Missouri Pacific switchmen at Atchison celebrate a dog mascot that saved a man in yards as the crew rescues a rider from advancing wheels.
Charles Dyer, head of Santa Fe western division in Pueblo, refuses the Gulf Colorado Santa Fe Federal superintendency offer. He cites Colorado suitability as the reason, marking another refused promotion in his career. A separate note mentions railroad talks in Salt Lake over changing the transcontinental express schedule, facing opposition from western lines.
Passenger agents at Cleveland of the Lake Shore, Baltimore & Old, and Nick Plate settled a transport privilege dispute by flipping a coin. The temporary accord determined which road would enjoy the contested privilege, ending the argument with an agreed outcome.
An 1880s style advertisement extols perfect physical condition for prize fighting, detailing training focus on digestion and stomach health. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the natural aid used by champions like James J. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey to maintain digestion, strength, and stamina.
An antique ad touts Morrow's Kid-ne-vide for kidney and urinary ailments after eighteen years of chemist effort. It claims gentle action on kidneys and nerves, with testimonial from J H Zimmerman of Topeka praising relief. Sold as yellow tablets, 50 cents a box, by John Morrow & Co. Springfield, Ohio.
In the first fall excursion from Cleveland to Chicago three passenger agents chose a colt as odds. The Lake Shore line won the first excursion while Baltimore and Ohio took the second, with the odd man and other participants tallying wins.
A garbled Las Vegas dispatch notes Sperry from Lamy and W H Bourne as actors in a service between Las Vegas and Albuquerque. Mentions Constable duties, a war toll event, and personnel changes including Gilchrist and Irving departing for new posts in Kansas City.
A Rome dispatch says the Vatican fears strains with France over church policy and a looming Kulturkampf style push against religious orders. The Pope may publicly protest new anti religious measures and shift diplomacy, while preparations for French bishop appointments and internal church tensions unfold amid broader Paris Vatican concerns.
A national gathering of satin fan manufacturers at the Imperial hotel led to forming the Americana Association of Electric Fan Manufacturers. H Bard Cassell of Marketta Pa was named chairman. The group aims to secure stable and uniform prices. The electrical fan industry is controlled by about fourteen firms with over 25 million dollars in capital. Funding firms were represented and there is reported unanimity among producers.
Washington dispatch says no truth to Borin report that Hay urged surrender of American rights in Samoa in exchange for Caroline Islands. He notes negotiations among the United States Great Britain and Germany proceed without such proposals.
Famine affects 350,000 square miles and about a million workers in relief projects as India faces widespread distress. Rev J E Abbott reports Curzon’s council findings from Bombay to New York, noting favorable conditions in some regions but severe shortages in central and western areas. Government costs up to March next year run into millions. private philanthropy is urged to aid the future distribution of aid.
A fragmented report notes Ton T and Fisher setting a world mark in a mile paced by a motor cycle, with unclear details and garbled names. It mentions Kansas City events and a later public meeting, plus a New Cable Life opening and a playful dialogue scene. Strong entities include Ton T, Fisher, Kansas City, Chicago, and Cape Cod references.
Representatives of the ranch group rally in Billings to back a united sheep industry plan. They highlight overstocked regions and large herds with 000 head figures and stress the need for profitable grazing lands and interstate cooperation. Lawyers from New York join the effort representing the Consolidated Mythram Steep Land Company with capital of 18 million.
A Topeka group led by Thomas Ryas plans a pleasure trip with Flo and Mrs Theat Hyare Mi and Mee Sucker. Details are unclear in the damaged text but mention private travel and a $9 fee. The schedule lists a visit to a distant location and references to farming or a Friday event.
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