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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1899
Page
4
Readers see a collage of debates on taxes and tariffs, prohibition tickets, and price rises across sectors. References span the beef trust, Vanderbilt inheritance, Dewey reception, and breadbasket wheat strategies, with figures like Aguinaldo, Otis, and Shurman noted amid a broad economic snapshot.
A fragment notes we must revise rules to avoid talking long with a drunken man for a five cent drink while expressing hope that the agitation against France will ease. The ciphered tone suggests editorial humor or a satirical stance. The exact context remains unclear from the clipped text.
Four women met at Mrs. Tovander John Appleton house and passed resolutions calling for warships to be sent to France to blow up the country if Dreyfus is not liberated. They offered sympathy to Mrs. Dreyfus, ate Witte cakes, and sang a hymn amid reflections on changing fashions and memories of love letters.
A collection of clipped aphorisms and quips on truth, ignorance, economy, behavior, and science. The piece riffs on social habits, manners, and public notices with playful misprints and satirical observations about men, women, and modern life.
A satirical reflection on life, marriage, and women's views in dating. The piece notes a man rarely tires of life, while a married woman feels she knows all about sin and love. It hints at pity and heartbreak in weddings and unfulfilled understanding between genders.
Clippings reflect partisan claims and business shifts across Kansas papers. Mentions Bush era nonpartisan theology, Lawns press upgrades, boycotts of Paris expo claims, and beer ad crossovers. Marion here cited, Arkansas land schemes and Buffalo Hill sale hints hint at broader frontier commerce.
A historical note lists prominent advertisers and their vast yearly ad spend. Centaur Company leads with about 200000 in annual ads followed by Hood’s and Pierce’s, with many others like Pinkham, Lyman, and Pitta among the giants. The piece highlights global reach, noting campaigns in English papers and across Europe, with roughly 500 advertisers spending from six to six thousand dollars. The tone marks the era’s prominence of patent medicines in mass marketing.
An OCR fragment describes a public exhibition featuring Native American attendees and the audience reacting to displays and performances. It mentions panels, signs, and a crowd in a city area near Canon Cia Biadod, with accounts of a famous clock, instruments, and the crowd's responses including applause and shock. It notes an epidemic during winter and subsequent crowd activity around vendors and entertainers.
A damaged diving bell from Lake Michigan testing collapsed under immense pressure. About six feet across, bronze plates with iron bracing failed at 200 feet depth producing a crushed mass weighing around 2 000 pounds. The bell, towed from Milwaukee, failed during a test after reaching 100 feet.
A distorted wartime notice from the New York Evening Post discusses rising war taxes and mounting military and naval expenditures. The text rails against continued high costs if policy remains unchanged, warning of permanent military spending and calling for action amid global conflict. The fragment includes references to Germany, France, and Britain, and mentions remedies and public concern.
A testimonial from Mrs Deria Bernimmen of Rexssetarn praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for restoring energy, appetite, and easing back and menstrual pains after two to four bottles. The letter urges others to seek her advice and health guidance from Lynn Massachusetts, urging early action.
The general committees appointed by Governor Stanley met in the executive office to arrange a grand reception for returning volunteers. Topeka was chosen as the site with an executive committee from each district, and speakers urged unity and bold plans. Col James Beck highlighted discipline issues as troops return in citizen attire.
A Kansas committee discussion, led by Governor Stanley, addresses returning soldiers from the Twenty-first to Twenty-fifth regiments and plans for a public reception. Debates over funds, memorials, and honoring regiments in the Philippines reflect divisions, with resolutions urging a statewide welcome and recognition of sacrifice. General Funston named as honored guest. committee to chart a guard of honor and allied events.
A long, mixed program outlines the upcoming week at Camp Funston. Events include a city welcome, camp dedications, addresses by veterans leaders, and numerous campfire talks chaired by officers from Topeka to Dodge. The schedule covers Monday through Friday with speeches, worship, and band music, plus parades and entertainment highlights.
United States Department of Agriculture climate and stop report for the week ending September 19 notes a pleasant week with warm days and cool nights, some wind, and scattered frosts. Eastern division reports dry weather hindering plowing and sowing in the extreme southeast, apples dropping, and poor potato and wheat prospects in several counties. Western division notes wheat farming beginning in Ford and progress in several counties, haying active, and frost reported in Trees with large forage crops ahead.
Popular Santa Fe man M Torrence, chief clerk in the Santa Fe service department on Van Haren street, lies gravely ill with fever and paralysis lingering over a week. He previously served as chief clerk to Topeka and to Ian Nickerson in the middle division, with New headquarters.
Paria reports calm as cabinet signs pardon for Dreyfus this morning. Authorities prepare for Rennes departures and possible relocation, with newspaper accounts denying certain villa purchases near Folkestone. Dreyfus reportedly remains in Rennes prior to release.
Gov Sayers says he received intimation that pressure was exerted on many rovestors to skip the conference. He could not confirm the sources or authority for the influence and said opposition to the consensus was strong. He warned that rumors of coercion to keep attendees away were widespread.
No railway in Topeka offers a one cent per mile rate for the Twentieth Kansan regiment reception. Railroads are willing to provide a one fare round trip, the lowest yet, but officials fear it would set a costly precedent for future traveler discounts. Passenger men warn possible trouble at conventions if granted.
Fragmented OCR notes announce the death of Annie Pribbie at 22 and mention Corpral Pribbl Vein Efert heading to her bedside. Also, Judge Hazen voids the Douthit tract sale and orders a new sale. funds returned to mortgage holder after delayed confirmation.
The forecast calls for fair weather with warm daytime highs and frost risk at night as temperatures hover around eight to nine degrees. The section lists G A reunions this summer including Winnitg and Gaylord dates, with G Armistead and Tr Mufield as secretaries, plus Topeke state reunion details and notes on social sentiment about love and society.
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