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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1897
Page
5
An 19th century style ad extols Doctor Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as the best remedy for women, promising to improve motherhood, relieve menstrual pain, and stabilize nerves. It touts baby readiness, reduced risks of childbirth, and supports wifehood with sugar coated granules and Pleasant Pellets for digestion and bowel function.
A nostalgic community page notes numerous visitors and hosts in North Topera and nearby streets. Residents welcome Mrs Willem Faunders, Mr and Mrs Bod bir, and diverse guests from Quin cy st ens to Lafayette Cage of Pidasant tidge, with families and friends staying a few weeks and sharing meals and social events.
Carnival night on Kansans avenue in Topeka featured a mask parade with about 2000 dancers and hundreds of masked participants. Notable sights included Queen Lorena and Edna Whitey on a showy float, Marshall's band playing, elaborate carriages, and a street ball that lasted until 2 a.m. Attendees included Miss Edna Whitney and Miss Best, with Whitney planning to attend events in St Louis soon.
Topeka shows a busy snapshot with mentions of a Filison corepany display at Ty One drug store and a 16 gallon ice cream day. Mentions cover a pension office move to Columbian building, local officers elected, police actions, theater news, and community events including church services and camp decorations.
The SH4M battle description details 80 000 rounds fired with heavy cannonade and skirmishing between the Army of the East led by Col Metcalf and the Army of the West. Hospitals and red cross parties aided wounded soldiers as reserves and a flank attempt by the East was repulsed. The East claimed victory as the conflict exhausted troops and the field ended near timber on the east.
John ase mester werkmar of Jedes No. AsO was hurt at midnight near Hick last night by a crowd of drunken youths on Sougat street. He walked masked when a group of about eight men approached. One struck Pawex in the face and another felled him with an iron rod. Passey escaped the assault and was taken to the station for treatment while police later found the assailants who were not arrested.
Mise Oct 2 Dr A J Phelps wealthy planter and later president of the Mississippi levee board died last night at Niuyama Misa He was Grant's surgeon general in the siege of Vicksburg.
Lieutenant Peary speaks amid Arctic tragedy debates denying cannibalism evidence at Cape Sabine. He notes the tragedy stemmed from extreme conditions and questions moral choices under starvation. The interview touches on opinions about the survivors and the feasibility of rescue amid global curiosity about Beges German Trade Druggists.
Church notices list services at fine Presbyterian and Seabrook Congregational churches with sermons by Rev. Countermine and Rev. Kirkpatrick, Sunday school times, and midweek gatherings. Also notes at First Church, Grace Church, and other parishes with timetables, communion dates, and ministerial union discussions.
Woman from Springfeld reports long struggle with dyspepsia and distress after meals. She says Rettie Manyyns Dyspepsia Cure brought relief and praises its specialized cures, adding a note about letters to Professor Manyony for free guidance.
New York Oct 2 Carl Schurz writes a caustic open letter to New Hampshire senator J Ho Gallinger defending his political record while accusing Gallinger of misregard and hypocrisy. Schurz condemns failure to enforce civil service law and questions Gallingers patriotism and integrity amid partisan disputes.
Montreal Oct 2 The Canadian Pacific Railway company plans to extend its lines into Tessland BC without delay. Capital linked to the railway company is arranging for the motion of a large meter on Colard-Hidaver and an aerial tramway to access mines. The Tayadind Pacific also considers similar methods in the Slocan routes. This network will cut transport costs in the Moaslan district by about half and enable more low grade ore to be profitably developed, boosting tonnage for the railway.
Miss Leonora Jackson, an American competitor, wins the esteemed Mende stipendium worth 1,609 marks. The event drew musicians and students from Germany and various counties, marking the first American victory of the stipendium. John B. Garrett resigns as third vice president of Lehigh Valley Railroad. General Orland Smith succeeds him. Ayers Hal y Vigor gains global recognition.
In Martin County area a civil suit seeks damages for defamation of character tied to a tombstone inscription. L B Cate, murdered in December 1906 by Bill Penick, is cited. the suit alleges the epitaph exposed the crime publicly and seeks about $19,000 in damages.
In Dambrowe Poland four thousand two hundred workers strike and provoke troops. On Machier 1st evening soldiers fire on the strikers killing three and wounding four seriously. Government dispatches additional troops to the area.
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and throat chest problems. It urges readers to buy the medicine at Swift-Holldbay Drug Co located at 2 and 14 West 8 St, promising safety reliability and strong relief.
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