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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1900
Page
3
A scrambled reminiscence recounts star route carriers in hotel corridors and a nervous eastern man named Robinson, who faced a dangerous encounter with an unknown traveler. The piece touches on dope culture in the South and ends with a Jewish traveler explaining the timing and meaning of Rash Hashanah and Yom Kippur observances.
Modern discussions on health foods and dietary living abound with theories about meat avoidance and plant based menus. A reader notes restaurants in large cities may serve no meat or coffee and suggests durients. The text also mentions Dyapepsia Tablets as a remedy after meals.
An elderly engineer notes Pred Chick has served on the Santa Fe Railway since 1868 and praises P. Teller as the longest serving engineer on the A. T. & S. F. line. The writer suggests honoring Teller while acknowledging others like Chick encountered in his career.
Kansas wheat crisis outlined as railroads strained by vast shipments. Analysis shows 130125 grain cars needed for over 5000 trains spanning nearly 1000 miles, with Kansas City yards flooded and eastbound lines refusing deliveries. State production totals and county yields illustrate market pressures and shifting farming choices amid high wheat output.
Passenger Agent Heafford of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad opposes a one cent per mile rate for the national encampment in Denver this year. He cites demoralizing effects and notes opposition within the GAR ranks while suggesting the old soldiers would support such a rate if legally permissible. Heafford mentions GAR members and reads like a carrier policy stance amid broader discussions of railroad support.
Shipping ticket notes first and Jackson streets at Eastern Grain Pool. Vanderbilt interests push to secure a larger slice of New York business, proposing 16 percent for Lehigh Valley and 4 percent for Lackawanna. Rival lines Lackawanna and Lehigh Valley seek better terms, with Vanderbilts identified as initiators of the plan.
A Santa Fe bulletin instructs foremen and employees to prevent children from playing on the right of way. It notes accidents arise from this issue and urges efforts to safeguard youngsters, stating the company is addressing thousands affected.
The Rock Island railroad will place a disinfectant in waiting rooms and buildings visited by patrons to protect health. The disinfectant comes in a helmet shaped container and acts as a deodorizer. it is designed to be long lasting and easy to use at stations.
A Topeka and Vinewood Hallway company shop builds a restaurant car for autumn leaf parties at the park near the ice arena. Santa Fe plans to route all through freight over a revised Emporia to Kansas City cutoff to gain a shorter, straighter line and move the through division point. Enginemen will soon be required to clean their own fires in Topeka.
Reconstruction of a Mexican Central line shows Mrs J P Lathrop joining her husband in Las Vegas and plans to move to Albuquerque. Hager resigns as freight and express agent at Enid Park after twelve years of service. Duncan joins carpenters camp on the project banks along the treacherous Galleteo river with crews to work through washouts and riprap. Engineer Al Lane and wife are packing personal effects as preparations continue.
A detailed guide explains homemade pickle preparation, salt brine use, vinegar choices, and safe storage. It discusses why home pickling can be preferable when commercial options are unsafe, warns against copper sulfate use, and provides step by step methods for cucumber pickles and general vegetable pickling.
A fragmented cooking passage describes layering tins, Temon Sauce, cornstarch, and batter. notes on thickening, adding grated citrus, and a sizzling steak. It mentions pepper salt flour and a bake with water for a covered pan, plus basting guidance and oven timing.
A detailed programme for a major road parade was floated by Ada Marin, director of public safety, with events set at the senate chamber and Washburn College. Governor We eeanher is to attend, with speakers including James Stout and Jerry min Savaar. Attendees include local officials from Oskaloosa, Marion, Rome and Topeka, and a parade route along Kansas Avenue toward Topeka and Washburn College. The schedule notes a breakfast at 9:00 am and a reception at the senate chamber later in the day.
Railroad observers say Santa Fe may win speed edge over Southern Pacific with fast mail trains, improving service between Ogden and California. Officials expect Santa Fe to push faster schedules and expand competitive routes as government recognition suggests better service.
In New York on September 18 Richard Croker placed 80 000 on Bryan and 225 000 on McKinley in a heated political bet. Croker predicts Bryan will win the election. The wager followed his visit to Democratic state headquarters in the St James building with information from various sources.
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