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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1899
Page
4
A wide array of 19th century topics appears from Topeka State Journal columns. It includes commentary on Dewey and McKinley era politics, war in South Africa, debts, bonds, and reflections on government actions. The piece weaves social and political observations with speculative notes on imminent conventions and public sentiment.
A fragmented Atchison Globes item notes social observations about manners and relationships. It mentions life insurance agents, guest visits, a woman keeping trinkets from a pianist table, and a quip about a mean husband who saves for a wife, reflecting the era's domestic concerns and social mores.
An Atchison report recalls a feud from eighteen years ago between two women over a hired girl. The girl vanished from the city zone Leo but has since returned, calling on the women. neither recognizes her, yet the dispute persists.
Fragmentary lines reflect moral maxims and wartime rhetoric from a vintage publication. It mentions canned beef and hard tack, a thornless rose, sowing seeds of kindness, truth versus fiction, patriotism and war, and a vague hint at election prophets and the Weather bureau. The text is garbled with misspellings and stray phrases, offering a snapshot of editorial chatter rather than a clear event.
Fragmented amusing note on marriage and women contrasts intellectual and traditional partners. It mentions that men avoid trouble by not loving many women at once while a train faces real trouble by loving only one woman. The tone is satirical and scattered.
JAYHAWKER JOTS mocks local papers and editors in Barton County. The piece lampoons penmanship, politics, and social quirks across towns like Great Bend Ellinwood and Lebanon. It notes lecture plans and a string of humorous if sharp observations on journalism and society.
Mrs Rozela Matthews of Hutchinson Kansas, after fifty years away, sought her Meade county husband in Terre Haute Indiana. She found a city grown, friends gone, and was advised to return to Hutchinson. On the first train out of Terre Haute she reached St Louis destitute and stranded.
Lawrence November 3 Rural free delivery route approved after review by Special Agent Lynn and Postmaster Caldwell. It will serve about 150 families or near 2,000 people, delivering to all boxes within a mile or more of the route upon request. The 23 mile trip begins at Lawrence at 9 00 each morning and returns about 2 00 P M. The route extends along the old California road west four miles then south two miles east one and a half miles north one mile east two miles and fourteen miles to the Sigel road, then back. Kanwalea postoffice and the related flat route will be discontinued within 90 days.
In Kingman on November 13 a Reno County preacher and his wife with four young children travel to rural schoolhouses holding meetings and seeking food. Neighbors describe the family as poorly clothed and hungry, with the baby reportedly weaned from its mother's breast. The man is portrayed as a laborer who has long avoided steady work.
Leavenworth November 28 Colonel Sidney G. Cooke, member of the board of National Soldiers Home images, arrived from Herington and spent the day in conference with the home officials. He will leave for Washington next week to attend the appropriations meeting and press for funding.
Board of managers to discuss next fiscal year budgets for homes and new construction. Colonel Cooke to request funds for two barracks and a new residence for General D. U. Pearnal as the new quartermaster. Funds already set for one day barracks, an amusement hall, store room, and post office.
Marshal Parsons reports several small boys arrested for riding the Katy freight cars. Watchman Mason of the Katy is pursuing six others for the same offense. The youths, described as wrip pied, are held in Oakwood cemetery area after the activity in the yards. Mason vows to preach against the practice and prosecute every boy caught riding moving trains.
Nov 28 Gus Lowry a negro today sentenced to life in the federal penitentiary for murder in the United States court of the Indian Territory. He killed Nathan Sheffield a wealthy cattleman on November 13 and, with two accomplices, hauled the body to railroad tracks ten miles south of the city where it was found. An accomplice confessed that Lowry killed over a debt motive.
John P. Reese of Albia Ta, national UMW executive board member, found guilty of contempt in federal court here on Monday. Judge Williams sentenced him to three months in federal prison and a $100 fine plus costs for violating an injunction against the Four mining property. Reese remains incarcerated after the ruling as other defendants’ cases are continued.
Atchison reports a Topeka man’s crude letter to the daughter of Colorado Springs benefactor Pomeroy prompts a flood of begging notes. The daughter is married and lives in Boston, while local plans for the Smoky Hill mining project in Denver face changes and delays.
A grateful testimonial from Mrs Goopes describing years of female troubles starting with kidney inflammation and womb issues. After failing doctor treatments, she used Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Samative Wash, reporting rapid improvement and regained health, with others noting she looked much better.
Public subscriptions pour in across New York to aid the widow and child of Marine Anthony of the Maine who died by his own hand in Central Park. His aunt Mrs Kreitsch reports his confession of despair after hunger and isolation and appeals for funeral relief when funds fall short.
Critics claim the sixtieth Kansas report shows four of 22 appeals reversed, but records indicate only one case fully reversed and a few partial reversals among 728 appeals to the Supreme Court from the Court of Appeals. Most petitions to certify were affirmed or dismissed with no error found below.
In Ottawa during a state assembly Governor Branley led a fundraising attempt for a church related association. He donated and urged audience support, prompting a lively but ultimately modest collection as attendees pledged funds. Charles G. Titus of Topeka exclaimed belief in the governor, and the campaign continued with visibility. In Garden City, November 2, Thomas Patterson, who moved from California, plans to open a cheese factory there with arrangements nearly complete.
An early 20th century ad claims Halleck’s Wonderful Electric Pills cure back pain, kidney pain, headaches, and nervous exhaustion. It touts 50 years of study, promises renewed energy and mental clarity, and offers direct purchase from Hallock Drug Co in Boston with mail order options and free medical advice.
Washington reports the War Department is receiving half a million yards of khaki cloth to replace woolen salutes in the Philippines. The new cloth suits climate, with hats belts and underwear samples arriving at the quartermaster. Shoes are of specially tanned leather and soldiers now wear more than the usual two pairs. some men have five. A ventilated helmet hat with cork body and visor improves weather protection.
Henry C Payne will present a resolution at the Republican national committee meeting in Washington on December 12 proposing a new basis of representation for future conventions. The plan would allocate four delegates at large plus one per 10,000 votes, with four delegates from each organized territory and the District of Columbia, and demand divisions among congressional districts to fit the new scheme. States would gain and lose delegates accordingly, reshaping the 1274 total to a smaller number, with Wisconsin allotted seven and Alabama down to nine delegates under the plan.
Douglas Walter Campbell son of the late Lord Walter Campbell and grandson of the Duke of Army mint Ahmes youngest daughter of John Lawrence of New York married today at the town hall of the ith arrondissement in Paris. Witnesses included Ger. Horace Porter US ambassador and Mr. Austin Lev charged affairs of the British embassy. A religious ceremony is planned for tomorrow.
St Louis, Nov 27. A coroner's jury found justifiable homicide in the case of Attorney James T. Huberte, charged with the murder of Prof R. A. Simpson, the dramatic agent killed Friday afternoon. Max Froberts testified Simpson insulted her during his dramatic sermons, and Huberte and his wife, once separated, were reconciled at the inquest.
J C Baxter of Bridwood Illinois reports that a bottle of Hair Vigor bought years earlier stopped his hair loss. After renewed shedding he found the old bottle still effective, suggesting long-lasting or renewed efficacy.
Ayer's Hair Vigor is advertised as an economical, long lasting tonic that stops hair loss, restores color to gray hair, cures dandruff, and keeps hair soft and glossy. Each bottle priced at $1.00, with strong claims of satisfaction and value.
A fragmentary report cites Doctor Adarase Craven of Lowell Massachusetts in connection with an ongoing case. No further specifics are available in the readable text.
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