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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1900
Page
3
A health ad claims Petuna relieves burdens facing women of all ages and convincingly meets its promises. It asserts consistent, lasting results with a free copy of Health and Beauty available from Dr. Hartman, president of the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
A garbled draft lists Kansas fairs for 1900 with dates and secretaries from various counties. It references secretary names such as Burnington Newton and Carnell Grave, and mentions Septembers for county agricultural society events. The text also notes a coal miners strike at Coal Creek, Tennessee, with 4000 miners voting against the year’s contract.
The Santa Pe system posts increased business and declares preferred stock dividends at five percent with common stock near one percent less due to crop strength and good rates. President E P Toiey and director chairman Aldace Walker note a general upturn with planned roadbed and equipment improvements.
Chicago heads toward forming a continental center as executives prepare to launch the organization. Obstacles to military and immigrant business realization are to be removed, paving the way for an organic union at the forthcoming meeting.
The International Railway congress began its session in Paris last Thursday with leading railway officials from around the world in attendance. Major American railways are represented as the American Railway Association pushes for better cooperation and standardization. Notables include General Manager L. F. once Pennsylvania and Loren, president of the American Railway association, who will address the gathering and invite a future meeting location.
Fragmented text lists cities and railroad names such as New Haven Hartford Denver and Western Ontario and Western. Mentions roads and towns like Wilmington and Pittsburgh and Richmond and Potomac. References credentials and free transportation on roads and admission to an unspecified event.
The Engineers of Locomotive Grand International Auxiliary Division 234 of San Son es announce a big meeting in Topeka on October 1. Leaders H G Hust James Thomas and J McNiel will speak, with public invited to attend the open exercises at the auditorium.
A year ago Frenk Andrews was seriously injured by a water crane incident near a station as his train neared the platform. He sued for damages claiming negligence. The court, after a railroad company demurrer, directed the jury to verdict for the company, noting the accident involved a cocked rail and that the evidence did not support liability.
Santa Fe lowers fares on homeseek excursions starting from the listed territory east of the Mississippi, including Chicago and contiguous areas. The new rates apply to travelers to Kansas, Missouri, and nearby Indian territories, though some figures appear garbled in this report.
An Illinois official will accompany the presidential party in private car No 20 from Rock Island to Pueblo to join Roosevelt on a tour through Kansas. The official plans to travel with other private cars, aiding the journey across the state later this month.
New York based executive J P Morgan denies involvement with the Kansas Expressbook and Orient railroad proposal. A. E. Stillwell of Pittsburg is named as former president of the firm. Morgan says he cannot recall knowledge of the matter while noting his fires were directed elsewhere. Firemen plan a Chattanooga meeting. Santa Fe surgeons head west for the society’s gathering in Colorado, with papers planned and Dr C A McGuire set to lead a discussion on explanations of the subject.
Fragmentary notes mention normal saline solution dose and a condition about two million more deposits. The readable text is incomplete and does not provide a coherent event, date, or identifiable entities to summarize into a full news item.
Roosevelts party arrived by special train at 6 45 pm Excursion trains from many parts of the state brought visitors Two crowded evening meetings were held at Turmer Hall and the opera house Gov Expansion militariam and imperialism were the themes speaker spoke of a thousand troops idleness and urged forward movement amid allied delays He praised the courage of a boy who sprang on the walls with the flag seeking liberty The article ends with a stray ad about a diet product and the State Journal page shows.
Governor Stanley spoke to about 200 at Cottonwood Falls while Chase county braces for a heated race in the Fourth district. Thomas H. Grisham seeks the congressional nomination amid Democratic Populist fusion support, drawing large meetings and party confidence on the eve of election day.
Governor Stanley traveled from Emporia to Americus Kansas and spoke in a large tent amid stormy Sunday weather. Local officials Judge Waterhouse and Judge Huck joined County Attorney Spencer escorting him arriving around 8 PM. The Emporia glee club and Americus brass band performed as about 400 to 500 residents attended amid rough travel conditions.
A fragmented 19th century questionnaire questions whether natural rights such as life liberty and the pursuit of happiness are inherent or granted, contrasts framers of the Declaration with the Philadelphia platform, and probes support for imperial policies and constitutional authority in colonial contexts.
A patient recounts thirty years of chronic diarrhea and relief after trying an herbal remedy. The testimonial credits a camp experience and a long journey to find relief, noting improvement after several bottles and an end to ongoing illness.
An old newspaper snippet touts Dr Thomas' household remedy for wounds and pain. It mentions relief claims and a clock reference, implying a cure or healing effect associated with the product. The fragment emphasizes soothing and curing pain as a selling point.
Physician claims Swamp-Root remedy relieves kidney bladder and liver trouble and offers free sample bottles by mail. Readers urged to mention the paper and send address to Dr. E. C. Hamton in New York for fifty cent orders. sizes sold by druggists.
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