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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1900
Page
8
The nursery scientist Orothy notes Ivory Soap costs more upfront but lasts longer, saves on labor and fabric life, and despite complexity shows ivory as the cheapest soap overall. It also floats, highlighting its value.
A 1702 Alamo bell, named for San Antonio de Valero, arrived via Moses Oppenheimer of Victoria to Miss de Zavala on Wednesday. The bell, weighing about two pounds, bears inscriptions and a cross, with a cracked rim and clapper missing. Miss de Zavala and the Daughters of the Republic of Texas secured the relic, planning to place it at the Alamo as a silent reminder of Texas history.
The census bureau reports Delaware’s Ur suite population at 4730 in 1900, up 16,502 or 6 percent from earlier. The District of Columbia rises to 290,907, an increase of 484 percent or 20.8 percent over prior years.
A winter day feature describes a woman visiting a drug store seeking a remedy. The clerk recalls offering the medicine with a refund if it failed, and notes the exchange centered on customer satisfaction and refund policy in the state journal context.
The piece reports local happenings from Topeka including club meetings, court cases, and city business. It notes membership efforts, a Santa Fe business visit, telephone system agitation, church harvest plans, and police activity. Several names and places are mentioned with various civic and social items.
The Puls-Veronce Stock company opened its second engagement at Crawfort's Opera House with Lost Paradise for the Mi. The house was packed. New cast changes include Gee Mitchell as Reuben Warner and Miss Lil Uno Mortimer as Margaret Knowlton. Jenny Kaliff and Andy Waldron provided comedy. The Live Magnets entertained with songs and dances. Stolen Diamonds and a joke on Dr. Thomas' Fiedric Citr were teased for upcoming performances.
A 1898 Brown University meeting chaired by Wilfred Munro and a committee of seven from major universities examined the impact of intercollegiate athletics on academics. The report urges guidance over abolition, calls for academic eligibility, limits on summer practice, reduced gate money, and stricter amateur rules to curb athlete recruitment and financial inducements.
Real estate transfer notices show multiple grantees including B Miller and wife to Sh and WH on Taylor and W H Johnson, plus Mabel K Wilson to Anna J Wilson for 2975.70. Other entries record Geo. Thacher to Louis Potson, Geo. Youngreen to Trace Gerberick, Neugelwoer to Rudelitz, and Moon to Nancy Moon, with various lot and quarter descriptions and street references in 19-11-14 and 16-17-12-14 blocks.
A late night door crash at room No 48 of a Phoenix hotel leads to a standoff with a man claiming a past murder. Dandy Jim, the road agent, confronts a sheriff in a tense exchange over tobacco, then a chase across a trackless prairie ends in a dramatic street duel as two gunmen exchange shots.
General Gobin, one of the best known military figures in Pennsylvania, is highlighted for his service and prominence. The article surveys his career, influence, and standing within the state’s defense history.
An obscured narrative fragment describes two men engaged in a deadly exchange with many shots. A sleeping man in a distant saloon awakens, approaches, and separates the fighters by grabbing them by the ear and delivering a boot. The scene references a local ordinance against shooting firecrackers.
Washington reports from General MacArthur list deaths from dysentery and typhoid fever among U S forces in Luzon in September and October. Names cover numerous infantry units, volunteers and engineers with dates from September 12 to October 6, including Walter Morgan, Julius Hilets, Courtland MacLean, James E Clark and others.
The City Suburban Omnibus Company displayed a new design by W. Berg at Marylebone featuring crosswise seating and a wide 17 inch gangway to ease fare collection and passenger flow. Rubber lined windings reduce rattling in hot weather, and the vehicle weighs 3400 pounds versus 4900 pounds for the old style omnibus, promising better comfort and seating efficiency for travellers.
A fragmentary note discusses tanning and a distant sphere of travel, mentioning Atlantic City and Philadelphia with bemused tone. The text implies limited transport means and a casual basking in beams of the surrounding atmosphere as a metaphor for distant places.
A jumbled Winslington Star excerpt laments winter burdens and poor health, while a local arrest report notes Mrs Ida Williams and husband Jump Williams charged with selling liquor in Tennesseetown and awaiting trial. An advertisement touts Dyspepsia Cure promising digestion aid and stomach relief.
An old advertisement touts Gavite's Pain Extractor as saving time and expense for cramps and colic. It claims the product makes people happy and lists a price of 50 cents a bottle, noting it would be worth ten dollars to some. It also references Dewite Lite Esry Risers as a preferred method and claims no griping.
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