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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1899
Page
2
A garbled humorous fragment cites lines about a bird, laughter, and characters like Clara and Auntie. It references Auntie, Nella, Pim, Tom, and Jack in a joking, indiscernible exchange with playful misprints and scattered phrases from a newspaper page.
Jumbled historic newspaper text contains numerous garbled phrases and partial quotes. Names like Philadelphia, Chicago, Lincoln, and others appear amid stray sentences about doctors, a balloon, and public figures, forming a fractured archival fragment.
Fragmented ad-like text claims a new South American cure relieves bladder pain and back pains within hours. Mentions a quick relief remedy sold by Sim We Bramsfeld at two addresses in Topeka Kansas. The legible parts indicate a medical miracle claim and patent medicine tonality.
Columbus Ohio Oct 3 ex soldier Washington G Marshall chairman of the prudential committee issued an address to Ohio veterans protesting Pension Commissioner Evans and McKinley policy. The group urges Republicans to vote for Nash for governor to rebuke the administration and aims to open a bureau in Columbus for veteran communications.
Fragmentary political broadside urges readers to back McLean for governor and Teun for envernar, criticizing pension officials and Washington policy. Mentions Hanna, McKinsey, Judge Nash, and veterans groups. cites debates over pension administration and reform.
The article describes a novel fountain design by Charles Tright for the Queensland exhibition at Earl's Court. It features a mercury display with a tall iron tower and a mercury head feeding a generator, using an elevator system of buckets to transport mercury to a upper reservoir.
The notice warns a slight cough may become serious and urges Scott's Emulsion as cod liver oil with hypophosphites to treat coughs. It claims the product has saved thousands by warming soothing and strengthening, and cautions against neglecting a cough that could drift toward consumption.
Chicago October 3. Low scores prevailed in Saturday football games as major colleges posted few touchdowns. Wisconsin, Notre Dame showed better late, while Chicago and Northwestern faced weaknesses. Yale and Penn fared poorly against Amherst and Lehigh, with Harvard posted strong form. Indiana and Cornell also disappointed.
Lexington Ky Oct 3 Ten cars of trotting horses arrive for the Transylvania meeting.Favorites include Peter the Great and Idolita in the Futurity. Other major races include the $16,000 Futurity and the $4,000 Tennessee pace with top contenders such as Hal B Phe Maid Bally Taber Wilt Tranby and Little Thorn. Betting hints place Peter the Great at 2100 Meld 30 with a strong following for Lord Vincent and Charney Herr. The purse this year totals $20,000, up from 75,000 in the past.
In St Louis Oct 3 the Cleveland baseball club faces a salary dispute as players demand six weeks of wages and clarity on arrears. They question why payments have been delayed and why owners like Hobison have kept salaries pending. The players, lodging at the Southern hotel, hint at a potential strike amid growing dissatisfaction.
The management remains silent on salaries as Dick Harley and other members decline to speak. Players complain of unpaid wages while avoiding statements that might offend employers, with some insisting the Tribsons hold the funds and will eventually release them.
Boston pennant hopes fade as hitters slump for four weeks while St Louis falters. managers misjudge early form and infield woes loom. Meanwhile Mike Conley trains with Tom Carey ahead of a twenty round bout with Sere O'Donnell, testing material and sparring plans in Lexington.
William A Brady plans to pull out of the Coney Island Sporting Club citing mismanagement and clashes with officials. He may shift the Jeffries Sharkey bout to the Lenox Athletic Club run by his ally O Rourke. Brady has offered concessions to Coney Island directors, but stockholders Julian and Brown clash with him over management.
A fragment hints at a champion facing a personal or public challenge with determination. Names, dates, or places are not specified, leaving the core idea of a tested victor and a looming hurdle. The tone remains concise and newsy, preserving the period voice.
Spike Sullivan to meet Jimmy Murray of Cincinnati in a twenty round fight at Hercules Athletic Club Brooklyn on October 1. Hawkins reverses retirement, aiming for a second free swing after a sensational bout with Sullivan.
Jons Burkett has reached a .400 batting mark as the season nears its close. He and Delahanty are contenders for the league batting title while Buetow continues to show solid plate discipline and power. Donlin has improved recently and the team plans to press for early leads.
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