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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1896
Page
8
A distorted excerpt discusses health, care, and medical remedies, mentioning pain, cures, and references to treatments. It includes garbled phrases about medical advice, preservation, and possible pharmaceuticals, with no clear narrative or identifiable persons.
A group of women in a St Toute neighborhood took to the streets to clean an alley long neglected by city services. They used hoes and tools to remove debris and marred the passage, turning a once dirty lane into a notably cleaner thoroughfare. Local residents praised the effort and chided the street department for prior inaction.
Travel notices from Kansas City outline a Burlington Route excursion to Colorado Montana and the Puget Sound with through sleepers and chair cars. Daily departures at 10:40 am from Kansas City to Bililnes and beyond, with a long service timetable mentioning sleepers Lincoln and Denver and special rates for August. Includes promotional copy for Shoters Cure and laundry services.
A North Topeka sewer row centered on extending a district north of the Union Pacific railroad to Park Street. Delegations urged expansion while opponents cited cost and property devaluation, demanding proportional southern payments. A follow up meeting was planned as residents pressed for relief and fair sewering across wards.
Two daily through trains from Missouri River points to the north via the Burlington Route. Day train offers observation vestibule sleepers free chair car and dining car north of Council Bluffs. Night train provides sleepers to Omaha Council Bluffs and Sioux City with cars to Sioux City north. Consult Ticket Tk LL Wakeley, Gen. Pass. Agent, St Louis, Mo.
The Yall Term department under Miss Caroline Haum announces private metroc sessions starting Tuesday and weekly class work on Saturdays. Pupils will perform monthly recitals at Institute Hall, with the schedule set through the year. An editor at Worthington Ing. Sun endorses Electric Histery for digestion and headaches. Mrs Annie Stehle of Chicago reports recovery after six bottles.
The Kaneas River Baptist association meeting at Dover adopted strong temperance resolutions opposing liquor traffic. They call for prayer and outspoken reform to support enactment and enforcement of prohibitory laws, condemn non enforcement, and oppose repeal of city police reforms. They urge legislators to back sobriety and oppose saloon expansion.
The Catholic parochial school closed the first week of the fall term this afternoon after starting earlier to allow a week of vacation during the Fall Festival. The Sisters of Charity home on Jackson Street was renovated with additions, new gas and water systems, at a total cost of 1290 dollars. Most teachers remained, with Sister Louisa transferring to Montana and Sister Bernadette replacing her. Sister Teontine now leads classes previously taught by Sister Louis, while Sister Mary Boteta remains in charge of the business college.
In Central Park about 700 followers of Abbe Kneipp gathered at dewy dawn for a barefoot walk after a park board permit. Women predominated. a policeman hesitated, but no arrests occurred. The event’s outcome is uncertain. leaders say it may not become a fad. Nearby, German figures and royalty previously joined a barefoot grass walk in 1900s. Travelers are urged to use Burlington Route vestibuled trains to Chicago and St Louis with updated sleepers and cars.
Newport social scene recounts Mrs. Palmer of Chicago hosting a grand ball at the Pratt cottage in Newport in honor of Miss Julia Dent Grant. The event featured elaborate floral and electric decorations, a white and pink color scheme, guest list including New York society figures, and a supper served midnighat with special floral favors from Paris. The affair drew attention as the finest Newport ball in years.
A Victor chamber of commerce meeting reports Battie mountain reservoir holds 300,000 gallons but the Beaver creek pipeline is in poor repair. The dam is also in bad shape, with a plan to build a 500 foot higher dam to hold all water at a labor cost.
The Denver festival plans a grand three day pageant with retired and newer settlers, Indian features, and centennial pride. Prominent guests include veterans from early days and notable figures. the parade will showcase mining, agricultural displays, and 2,000 troops in camp with a strong transportation and animal-display effort.
Charlot Byers stands at the Metropolitan company's union depot on Ninth Street, Kansas City, a busy, unseen figure in the crowd. For five years he collects fares with a steady, imperturbable presence as streams of travelers pass daily through the station, a lone constant amid the rush.
Mrs. Mary Johnson operates a pneumatic farm near Lennox South Dakota where expert drillers struggle to sink a drive well. After reaching 10 to 130 feet the tubing enters the sail, but winds howl and sixteen pound sledge are thrown into the air. The state geologist is asked to investigate the cause of the phenomenon.
The Committee of Fifteen asks for names and brief float descriptions from individuals or firms planning to build a festival parade float. Submissions are confidential and intended to help determine the float to be built. The secretary is Thos F. Doran. A separate ad promotes a photo book of South Missouri views by the Kansas City Fort Scott & Memphis Railroad Co. and the publisher is J. E. Lockwood in Kansas City.
Detroit mayor Peter Pingree launches a campaign urging the common council to adopt a three cent streetcar fare. He cites consolidation of Citizens' and Detroit companies after a two cent tariff, claiming service crippling fines harmed traffic and enriched corporations. The manifesto calls citizens to support lower fares against corrupt influences.
Readers hear testimonials from James L. Francis and Rev. John Bereus praising Dr King s New Discovery as a universal cure for coughs colds and lung complaints Trial bottles are offered free at J K Jones drug store Fifth street and Kansas avenue while deliveries are advertised through G W Stansgeld 632 Kangas avenue
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