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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1902
Page
9
An advertisement touts Warners Safe Cure as a universal remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It cites a testimonial from Fat McDonough of F145 Patriax claiming past kidney issues were cured by the product. The copy warns of kidney failure and Bright's disease if untreated and promotes the cure as a safe, plant based remedy available from retailers and hospitals.
A pamphlet promises a free trial bottle of Werner's Safe Cure targeting kidney ailments and divers remedies. It claims the medicine heals the kidneys and promotes vitality, urging readers to write for the free trial and to mention the State Journal in Rochester. The notice frames the cure as a valuable treatment available without cost.
Fredrick Voeth of 116 West Currin is missing after allegedly threatening self harm and claiming others are after him. A clerk at Exchange Fur company until four months ago, he suffered mental trouble and is believed to have drowned in the Kaes River. police search continues for the 50s man with one child.
Prof A D Wilcox, noted lecturer, will speak Sunday night in North Topeka on the present crisis and how to meet it. He recently addressed audiences and urged action toward prohibitory law renewal as a key issue.
A Boston dispatch reports the effort to incorporate labor unions in the city. Authorities indicate a meeting next week to discuss the incorporation process and related organizational steps.
Harold Shafter faced a half day detention after an examination and was later released. The incident occurred in New York in October 1971 with Shafter described as not crazy by family and officials.
Special royal train bound for Santa Fe passes through Topeka Sunday November 9 at 2 10 PM on the Rock Island as part of a lengthy itinerary. The prince will visit Grand Canyon Coronado Beach Riverside and Los Angeles on the Santa Fe line from November 12 to 20 and will be hosted with royal pomp at various sites including New York City West Point and Niagara Falls.
An athletic enthusiast in Chicago praises Grape-Nuts and Postum as key to strength and speed. He describes pre event dieting, noting a 28 second 300 yard run and a 9 second 7 yard dash as records. He asserts better mental focus and power from the foods during training and competition.
The official itinerary traces a royal tour from Topeka through Kansas toward Colorado Springs with a red line map on onion skin showing the prince’s exact route. The train includes Pullman cars dining compartments and a private car named Columbia. Thirteen people accompany the party, and whether towns along the way will be named on the map remains undecided.
The Globe reports a west record family reunion twelve miles south of Atchison Kansas with eighty nine Pennington descendants gathered at James E Pennington’s Round Prairie home. Eleven siblings and spouses traveled from multiple states for a last large reunion as elders age and families grow.
A long church yard reunion follows a Rev W Thorp sermon to united Pennington relatives from distant places. The event includes processions, visits to Potter and Stranger creek and plans for barbecues and trips to Leavenworth Fort. James installed Northwestern University president Edmund James delivers inaugural address with many university peers attending.
The New Crawford tonight presents On the Suwanee River with a plot of southern drama including Croc the miser who mortgages the Clayton home to ruin the family. Colonel Clayton is murdered, Dora Clayton goes blind, Frank is mentally unsettled, and all is resolved by final acts. Comedians Mason and Mason boost Rudolph and Adolph tomorrow night, while Richards and Pringle’s minstrels return Thursday. The Hostonians’ Robin Hood arrives Monday with premier scenic company. Advance sale opened with 25 35 and 50 cent prices. Brown’s in Town is billed next with a summer-day comedy about a secret marriage. Upcoming: Andrew Hopson in Richard Carvel and Amelia Bingham’s A Modern Magdalene next week.
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