Paine's Celery Compound Sharpens Nerves Worn by Toil
A brief notice promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a remedy for nerve strain and exhaustion caused by long hours of work. The ad claims calming effects and renewed energy for stressed workers.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1904
Page
6
A brief notice promotes Paine's Celery Compound as a remedy for nerve strain and exhaustion caused by long hours of work. The ad claims calming effects and renewed energy for stressed workers.
Breond Conversional District opponents allege Allen used his role as chairman of the main board of charities to secure Clara Skinner’s parole and influence her return to a reform school. The dispute moves through attorney general channels as campaigns in Osborn Lincoln Russell and Ellis counties unfold with party delegates and county contests.
An old column touts a cure called Pallia’s Colary, claiming it restores health and strength for women. It mentions discouraged women finding hope in the remedy, with references to healing, blood vitality, and improved vigor through a stated treatment.
In Hutchinson Kansas on February 4 a wave of distress hit creditors of the late Paup Myers alias the hooker who vanished with numerous accounts. Local lines of property were evaluated as furniture was seized to cover debts while a telephone firm faced 360 in unpaid bills. Small claims spread across courts and markets as victims across the west confront losses from a wave of bucket shop activity.
In Emporia Kansas on February 4 a machine became stuck after a mishap with a cable and screw mechanism. The upper portion of the tem tore free and a lever stuck in the base hindered recovery. News reached Chanute for the necessary machinery to free the apparatus.
An advertisement fragment lists "Muddy complexions" and "despondent" men urged to seek energy and health through "Weeve ores" Celery Compound. Cited as from Prof ER Phelps MD with a university background. Likely promotional medical claim without verifiable evidence.
Chronology shows James Cronin providing testimony in a House of Delegates inquiry. Four witnesses for the defense testified that Ward Butler was not in the residence on the night in question. Prosecution seeks attendance of additional witnesses to challenge the alibi and support the accused.
Jeffereman City Mo Peb 1 The Missouri board of railroad commissioners today adopted maximum freight rate schedules for the state reducing charges across several categories. Grain from 0 to 5 percent. live stock 5 to 10 percent. soft coal about 8 percent. hard coal about 25 percent. lumber about 45 percent. merchandise 8 to 59 percent. other lines from 6 to 9 percent per year.
Real estate transfer items include multiple buyer seller pairs with lot numbers and street names. Transactions cover properties in various additions such as Adams street Orkne's, Quinton and Stoce, Taylor street Goulds, Throop's, Kingshe Street and Liecaty street with prices varying from 2000 to 3000 and parcels like quarter sections and parts of lots.
A Los Angeles physician touts Grape-Nuts as superior digestible brain and nerve food. He cites decades of use aiding patients and claims it steadies digestion while supporting mental effort. The advertisement promotes Costum and Grape-Nuts as scientifically balanced and portable nourishment.
Towns and events around Topeka are covered with notes on a forthcoming Indoor circus and a midwinter exposition. Local figures Bert Green recovers from pneumonia, Washburn teams schedule a basketball game at Lawrence, and the city repairs roads and cables on Kansas avenue while weather and traffic share space. The railway right of way, bridge work, and tax collection remain ongoing concerns along with university, church, and civic events.
In Cleveland on February 4 prominent colored Republicans denounce the Tippecanoe club led by Senator Hanna for excluding colored members from a McKinley day banquet. George A. Myers and others say the club will not admit colored participants, highlighting long Republican involvement. Also reported, census bureau announces a cotton ginning report to be released February 9.
Moung Mya the Burmese performer at the Midwinter Exposition fell ill Tuesday with pneumonia. His physician Dr G J Aulvane said prospects are cheerful and that he may recover. The show features Steiner brothers triple bar acts and a Rolland wire acrobatics, drawing large crowds as attendance climbs from 3400 to about 4900. Saturday is set as a children’s day with themed concessions.
Des Moines February 4 Senator Young introduced a bill to the legislature to punish boycotting and blacklisting with fines up to 500 dollars and up to six months in jail. It bars picketing at employer premises during strikes and bans printing of unfair cards. Labor groups say penalties apply equally to blacklisting as to boycotting. Also discussed were two state hospital bills for consumptives and a proposal to reopen Knoxville's industrial home for the blind, with plans to convert it into a reform school or a home for inebriates, abandoned years ago.
The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that an interurban trolley line must compensate property owners along its street route. The case involved Waukesha property owners seeking payment from Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company, which operates two lines through Waukesha. The company had argued that a line through a city is not interurban and need not pay. The initial decision favored the company, but the higher court reversed.
Cripple Creek Colorado February 4 Jude Lewis lowers bond amounts for tipper union leaders held during martial law and they are released. Trial on conspiracy to wreck a train slated February 16. Judge Lewis directs attention to Vindicator mine explosion case to proceed after train wrecking trials.
A Grigsby Virginia man, Parker Triplett, reports daily relief from rheumatism after using Chamberlain Pain Balm. The testimonial claims permanent cure in the back and states he would not be without it, with availability noted at local druggists.
London report recounts a 2 penny Mauritius stamp once misprinted with post offices on the left border. Once owned by James Bonar, the stamp sold at auction for 7200 dollars to an anonymous buyer believed connected to the Prince of Wales. The record price follows earlier sales of similar items in Europe.
Governor Harrick and Colonel W B Orr spoke with an executive in Columbus on Fab 4. They discussed pursuing a second place on the national ticket this year. Harrick denied the plan, saying he would not honor such an effort and distrusted it.
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