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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1898
Page
7
A tablet testimonial describes a fourteen year old girl nearing fainting who recovered after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. Physicians confirmed the remedy boosted strength and health, with the patient now reported fully well and able to resume activities.
Col Willem Jennings Bryan of the Third Nebraska volunteers reached Washington from Jacksonville. He and Governor Holcomb may seek to muster the Third Nebraska out of government service, with a possible resignation if the war department does not comply. An appeal to the paneer is anticipated, and the two leaders plan to pursue the matter today.
Washington reports indicate General Calixto Garcia, second in command of Cuban forces, may visit New York Baltimore and Washington within two weeks. He faces old criminal proceedings from his Cuban busting during the war and had pledged to return voluntarily to face law. Cuban officials doubt General Gomez will visit.
Rob Hawk and Florence McLaughlin wed aboard a northbound Missouri Pacific train to Nelson after securing a license with Justice Hiram Ferrell. The couple fled from Waverly and Payette, amid pursuit by Hawi’s relatives, ending the ceremony miles from Marshall as the train continued.
The Republican central committee released dates for events in several towns. Frank Nelson plans appearances at Delleville on September 24 and Reptember 26 in Axtel and Waterville on September 27, Admire September 20, Overbrook September 24, and W.J. Bailey in Valley Falls September 27 Burlingame September 18 El Dorado September 29 Wellington September 30 Cottonwood Falls October 1. Tom McNeal targets Preyaris October 16 Burlingame October 1. On October 7 all fake candidates will gather at Girard, home of George Cole, auditor candidate Latata.
Notices list county agricultural societies with secretaries and fair dates. Frankfort and Morris County fairs appear with secretaries C W Bras, Grovey Sipiens Wicklg, and HG Eden. Details are fragmentary but indicate September dates and regional fair associations.
A brief note praises a baking powder brand and mentions a phrase about the Gypsy Queen. The text suggests preference and a customary pairing with the ladies, using the name Gypsy Queen repeatedly in a colloquial marketing tone.
In a frontier community, a doctor visits a crowded cabin where a white coffin holds Lizzie McMillan's infant. Bud Wilson, a rough rider, contemplates the scene as the mother mourns and a simple funeral unfolds by the river bluff with a sparse burial and neighbors watching in quiet grief.
A Christmas tale describes Prince William Henry meeting a destitute sailor on London Bridge during a bitter December day. The prince funds the man’s clothes and meals, buys him an outfit, and later settles a debt with a shopkeeper, revealing the prince’s humane character and endearing him to the public.
A garbled multifold newspaper item shows FOR RENT notices for furnished rooms upper east side and 10 room houses with bath, plus FOR SALE notices including a chestnut sorrel mare a cook stove and a piano. Also references J Thomas Lumber Co GM Van Buren, and Clay street addresses.
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