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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1900
Page
8
The ad warns against wasting a large three quarter cake and contrasts Ivory Soap with tinted toilet soap. It argues tinted soap costs twice as much and lasts half as long, urging Ivory as purer and better value. It mentions a small scented version could sell for fifteen cents.
Chairman James EB Larimer of the Republican central committee urges residents in newly annexed territory to register so they can vote in November. He notes the Bucwle Pinte district, The Strip, as key, stressing that eligibility hinges on registration and that city ordinance questions may be decided after the primary election. He frames registration as consent to city authority and seeks voter turnout for county and city offices.
The Democratic state committee based in Kansas City uses pasteboard coin cards to reach voters across the state. The devices include four coin-holding receptacles and a printed message urging support for both national and state tickets.
Pastor J. Ley of First My says a yellow fever visit forced his family to seek interior retreat. He credits Grape-Nuts and milk-based diets for restoring strength, nerves, and health after months of strain, noting the product aided a steady recovery and aided the baby after years of use.
Fragmentary reader instruction notes urge sending a remittance by returning a price card enclosed in an envelope to the address above. The text hints at filling a blank at the top and mailing the card, emphasizing prompt return and placement for payment. The passage lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
London Sept 7 at Newmarket first October meeting today the 5 Jockey Club stakes of 10 000 sovereigns for four year olds and up, one mile and 200 won by J Gee Dingle II ridden by McAnnon. Land William Bareator a bay gelding Jolly Tar, with J Relffe in the saddle, came in second in A Brice's colt ran. A selling plate of 200 sovereigns for 3 year olds and upwards, two miles two furlongs and 30 yards was won by Reecruft guided by Tod Stoan. The Double Trial plate of 200 sov for 1 year olds, winner to be sold by auction for 200 sovereigns, was won Lord's brown colt En-
The City Health Board in Topeka urges strict adherence to reporting all contagious diseases this winter. Physicians are urged to cooperate and enforce Ordinance No. 1687 section 1, with rigid enforcement to stamp out the dread illness.
Grand Forks North Dakota September 27 at a meeting of the central committee a letter was received that invalidated the ticket due to bad health. Frank White of Valley City was advanced to first nomination for lieutenant governor and David Bartlett of Cooperstown was named for another post. In New York, a man was found dead on the sidewalk near West Seventeenth Street with signs of foul play and valuables including a watch and chain missing.
James Burchfield, a white man, was sentenced to hang November 1 for the murder of his wife. The case follows his return from the state penitentiary as he allegedly killed after the prior arson fire near Rogersville that burned Amenda Kerr and her two children. The testimony of J. St. Phipps, a respected citizen, supported the tragedy and connection to the earlier cabin blaze.
The Greek warship Navarebos Missfls arrived in York from Philadelphia and will stay in Boston for ten days before returning to the Mediterranean. The report mentions a voyage involving Australian gold aboard ships near Sydney, with reference to pounds of gold aboard.
A roundup of town events includes the Edoct board meeting Monday night, a riverfront washout in Ruapoka Street, and waterlogged streets. Reports cover a Topeka concert, political talks by David Overmyer and Senator Tillman, and a smallpox death count rise.
Washington reports the question of New York’s political fate. Democrats claim a possible state majority while Republicans caution against overconfidence. Polls show conflicting results with Manhattan districts resembling 1896 trends and Gold Democrats leaning toward Bryan in the latest canvases.
A vintage ad touts a stomach remedy claiming it treats indigestion constipation dyspepsia nervousness malaria fever and ague. It promotes a “private revenue” plan and claims the salve is without equal amid various testimonials and notable quality notes.
Charles F. Parham, pastor, leases the Stone Mansion on Ravine Avenue west of Washburn College for a Bible and missionary training school. The fourfold gospel will be taught. A divine healing week proceeds at the Stone mansion with ongoing Bible school activities until a suitable building is secured.
In St Louis on September 27 Judge Zimmerman refused to hear John W. Hutton testify for Fred Broegg, citing the rule that no one without a coat may give testimony. Hutton appeared in a blue checked shirt with suspenders, a shirt waist plea rejected, and the defendant fined as a result.
Mrs Eva Suydam, who won a Chicago divorce from William H M Suydam last year, attempted suicide by chloral hydrate in San Francisco. She blames the husband for the separation, alleging desertion to fund his rare stamp collection worth about £20. She had earlier tried to kill herself in New York at her sister’s home. She planned to marry Mary G Dickson, but the engagement failed amid their shared interests and the couple’s quarrels.
The Fire Underwriters Association of the Northwest held its annual meeting in Chicago with papers read on new conditions and hazards of manufacturing facilities by A. McCotter of Ann Arbor Mitc. Discussion followed. Other papers included National supervision and optional insurance corporations by Frederick W. Brown of Minneapolis and The present trend of cooperation fire insurance by J. B Hubble of Chicago.
Robert Heslip, a resident of Burnin game, was killed when struck by a train on Wednesday.
Swift and Holliday Drug Co. at 523 Kansas Avenue. A S Kane and Co. Family Drug Store at 832 North Kansas Avenue. R W Squires at 732 Kansas Avenue. A O Rosser at corner 10th and Topeka Avenue. A C Klingaman at 120 East Sixth Street.
Debris from blasting at Fifty second street and Fifth avenue shattered a heavy plate glass window in the drawing room of George W Vanderblit at 640 Fifth avenue. Two rocks wrecked a bronze cabinet and a valuable vase, overturning a table with rare art treasures.
Lexington Kentucky September 27 Congress man Joe Bailey of Texas and Mr Asher of this place make a wager on the presidential race wagering almost entire fortune of Asher and a large portion of Bailey's. Gailey bets 15000 against trotting stock on Asher's farm that Bryan wins. Asher's stock includes two stallions and a band of brood mares and 216 horses total. Gailey moved his trotting horses to the Asher farm for access to the trotting track. The Asher estate was formerly owned by W C France of New York and is a well appointed establishment.
Real estate transfers list numerous parcels, owners, and prices across multiple additions. Transactions include Alvert Copley and wife to Hi Barnes for $100 on several Dillon Street lots, Barnes to E R Barnes for $100, and Barnes to Ida R Twaddle for $200. Also transfers involve Elizabeth Pierce to Robert Pierce for $3,509 on Topeka Avenue, and numerous other deeds on Clay Street, Dillon Street, Lincoln Street, and related additions. Tax deeds and notes reference Lin coln Street, Quinton Heights, Western Avenue, and Lenox Place along with the Continental Trust Company and Scottish American Investment Co transactions.
A resident of French Camp Mississippi recounts thirty years of illness from diarrhea and a failed laboring life until a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy brought relief. The testimony urges others to seek the remedy widely.
The United States training ship Hawk ran ashore as it left the Lachine canal nine miles above Montreal while en route to Cleveland. Authorities anticipate considerable effort to refloat the vessel.
In Chicago on September 7 mainslip reads that three hundred society women at the Youre Wienen's Chris lun association home at 255 Michigan Avenue now enjoy relaxed chaperon rules. Gossip notes that past strict supervision has eased, allowing broader social calls and freer interaction, signaling a shift in the home’s social conduct and routines.
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