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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1900
Page
8
A household note urges calculating daily weekly or monthly soap use and costs. It promotes Ivory Soap as the purest and most affordable option, claiming its purity requires no chemistry knowledge and noting that it floats.
Fragmentary report from Topeka on a fall festival opening, local arrests and court actions, church gatherings and temperance events, visits by officials, and city utilities matters. Mentions Miss Emma Kelly, Dr Stephien A Northrup, John F. Fritts prize, and Wollett hydraulic work billing.
The Fortnightly club meets tonight at Garver & Larimer law office in the Columbian building, starting the fourth year of its history. Officers preside as sixteen members attend, each preparing a paper for discussion. AM Hyde of Washburn reads "Observations About Prices" and N Loomis plans the next topic, "Shall United States Senators be Elected by Direct Vote of the People."
The city council met briefly with business limited to an ordinance appropriating 36061.16 from the general revenue and several funds to cover claims, payroll, and city expenses. Mr Roundtree moved adjournment so members could attend Buffalo Bill’s show. next meeting set for Wednesday night to address overlooked matters.
Tepeks high school football prepares for its first game next Saturday against Holton with nine games set this season. The squad, led by coach Bennie Owens, plans multiple home and away contests as it builds toward the season. Further games are in the works as the manager negotiates with other schools.
London election coverage centers on Battersa where R Garton challenges Labour Leader John Burns amid tense campus violence and large police deployments. Galbay City sees conservative gains with Sir Matthew White Richy Victor Cavendish and others elected. Manchester features A J Balfour as a candidate amid nationwide war debate and political rearrangements.
A Wild West stage production recreates the Spanish American War battle of San Juan with cavalry, Cuban scouts, and fort defenses. The show features period uniforms, live battlefield cues, and a patriotic finale as soldiers march to the national air amid staged gunfire and lighting effects.
A letter by E J Wilson of Allegheny Pa recounts a seven month old plagued by weakness and digestion issues. He credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength, improving appetite, and reviving his wife’s energy after a diet shift. The note touts the food as concentrated and nerve boosting.
Miss Cecile Payen recounted her Pekin siege experience in San Francisco detailing three horrific nights. She described mauling crowds, Chinese mobs demanding blood, a violent mid siege thunderstorm, and the frantic August 1% night before relief arrived as shells and fires raged around the foreign compounds.
As daylight fades a Lowell based bill offers Ayer's Pills amid a lineup including Anne Oakley Col Cody and Arab acrobats. The program features a danevnz dervish on a pedestal a pyramid by Leste a long arena trot and crowd pleasing Indian dances bucking bronchos cowboys and more. Palace Mammatt elements highlight the daring plains show with a finale by Poundape and a wide array of equestrian acts drawing many smiles.
The Conservatives win at the T A A voting with the old crowd securing most directors. Directors named include W Thurston J W F Hughes W A Morton HF Guthrie Fred K Brown W D Goodwin B FL Absnever W G Dickin. Secretary reports receipts 5688.07 and expenditures 5514.05 leaving a balance. active members September 16 numbered 256.
Mrs. Dora Lundrost told how her son Louis Rettemeyer killed her husband after jealousy over land, claiming she arranged the deed of thirty acres. She says Rettemeyer threatened her and others if not hanged, and warned that others would see he is removed.
Miss Rebecca Greenspan returned from Leavenworth where she attended her brother Simon Greenspan whose death led to questions about funeral expenses. She disputed her brother’s wife paying costs, saying she covered them herself. The funeral was held at Bedremworth with burial in Leavenworth cemetery.
The boy, named Farne, died five hours after being admitted to Christ Hospital following an accident. Doctors reportedly did not attempt further operations as he went into shock. The funeral will be held at his parents' home, 1921 West Sixth Street, at 10 am tomorrow.
Oct 2 report notes Sidney Webster once private secretary to Seward and Hamilton Fish’s son in law as a conspicuous Democratic convert. A respected international lawyer, he has been linked to major international litigation. He fears McKinley’s foreign policy could ruin the country and urges voting for Bryan.
Congressman Sulzer receives telegram from William Jennings Bryan requesting to accompany on a western tour. Sulzer plans to leave New York on Wednesday and will join Bryan for the trip across western spaces.
Fragmentary notice from New Haven Connecticut notes Thinginghast daughter of ex-justice Joseph Sheldon, silver actor in city, planning a tour of New York State and events at the West. Mentioned are Mrs Tillinghast and E Mantetair Tillinghast, described as a radical figure in business.
Four brick buildings belonging to the Shamokin Milling Company were destroyed by a fire today. The stores were valued at about $20,000 and the total property loss was estimated around $40,000. Firefighters battled the flames but the structures were consumed. No injuries were reported.
A seven year old child from Bower Street Sot Fae rive Ferci died after being struck on a rural rail line near the city. Local farmer who owns nearby land is questioned as a factor in the accident. Officials say the farmer’s door was at fault and a September night event is under scrutiny.
Cripple Creek reports September gold production totaling 27.98 million dollars with potential to reach 30 million dollars this year. The year to date output shows continued gains over August, aided by wage growth and preparations for crowding development in the creek area. Local officials note ongoing mining activity and early gains in the 1900s economy, highlighting notable increases over prior months.
At the last night meeting the school board praised County Superintendent Stout for guiding the county school system. The new high school wing under Superintendent Davileon was completed and will be occupied today. Folly school work is progressing well.
Mrs Jessie Kerr of Manilla sued the Modern Woodmen of America to recover $1,000 on her late husband James Kerr's policy. A United States court jury ruled in favor of the order claiming suicide. Kerr had been arrested years earlier on a burglary charge.
A man named John Gleason shot Rev. Laurency P. Metturthy, rector of the Most Holy Redeemer church, at the parsonage in Hust Box tom. The priest is severely wounded but expected to recover. The incident is described amid garbled accompanying text and unrelated ads.
Great Rock Island Route leaves Topeka at 8 10 p m and arrives Colorado Springs 10 35 p m and Denver 11 00 a m next day. Also notes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve claimed to heal wounds and stop pain but cure for piles is uncertain. Advert suggests to seek the original DeVites Witch salve at drug stores.
Fragmentary OCR lists fair associations in Kansas for 1900 with locations such as Greeley County and Frankfurt, noting secretaries and dates. The readable bits show references to county fairs, regional meetings, and organizers like Trickett and others, but many words are garbled.
A fragmented reflective piece extols a well woman as happy and healthy, praising mature kindness and wholesome appeal. The prose repeatedly emphasizes affection and popularity among admirers, ending with an incomplete thought about all women who would have.
An advertisement touts Fealth as a direct remedy for the body’s delicate mucous membranes and claims Perucu cures many forms of “womanly weakness.” It urges readers to take Pem ba and trust a total body cure, asserting rapid wellness regardless of trouble location.
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