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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1902
Page
15
Doan's Kidney Pills are advertised as a cure for sick kidneys and back problems. The copy emphasizes backache as a warning sign of kidney trouble and urges prompt action to avoid serious health issues. The ad targets readers with persistent back pain and kidney concerns.
Mr dr A Brown of Lot Morriy employed at Star Grocery describes persistent back pain improving after taking Kidney Pills from Howley Snow's drug store. He notes pain lessened soon after treatment and has not recurred since finishing the medicine.
Mrs M Barnett of 411 West Second Street says eight to ten years of back pain and poor sleep were relieved after taking Dean's Kidney Pills bought at Hunter Snow's drug store. She reports pain vanished within days and she slept well again, feeling better than in years.
An advertisement urges buyers to demand the genuine Doan's Kidney Pills, warning that some druggists may substitute cheaper imitations. It emphasizes insistent purchase of the authentic product, price 50 cents, manufactured by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo, New York.
A jumbled Topeka page itemset notes church meetings at First BM church next Monday and various city concerns. It mentions Shakespeare additions to H G Larner's collection, state office discussions, a marble stairway project, and proceedings on county contracts, political chatter, and religious assembly plans with multiple local names, places, and events.
An advertisement argues that paying a few pennies more for Scott's Emulsion yields far better results. It claims quicker flesh gain and stronger health, urging readers to choose Scott's Emulsion over cheaper alternatives. The ad is placed by Sent ter Wree Semple, Poste & Down E Chante, Peel St, M.
Executors of William Less sue the New York Central and Hudson River Railway Company in New York for 250000. The claim cites an alleged earnings figure and damages linked to a tunnel incident near Pare Avenue. Details are unclear in the damaged text.
Sample mailed free advertisement claims Humphreys Witch Hazel Ointment permanently cures piles hemorrhoids internal or external. Mentions Skeunie mailed free and malted to seen Mea Ge., a Wea.
April sales of internal revenue stamps show Kanens buyers driving totals above $60,000 with oleomargarine and other stamps forming the bulk. Major purchasers, including Kapton, appear among the leading patrons as Kansas City houses supply the Kansas department with required stamps and related fiscal items.
The Independent Order of Foresters closed its Los Angeles session on May 3 and announced an upcoming tour. The closing address noted no salary increases for grand officers and Boston was chosen as the next meeting site in the schedule.
San Francisco reports a swindler using fictitious checks drawn by the Bart Fruit & Produce Co. to defraud hotelkeepers in midwestern and eastern cities. Checks, ranging from 1 to 500 dollars, were presented at local banks and dishonored when the drawee failed. Authorities link the scheme to a purported dry goods house and a person identified as Husbert Hessel-Fross, with banks noting similar dishonors across several institutions.
A New York Central fast mail eastbound collided with a fast freight west of Clyde New York at 5 PM yesterday. The engineer John Grant of Syracuse and fireman William Knoxson were killed. Several clerks and passengers were injured but names and home cities are listed for many.
Ar H Smith of MUS East 8th Street, a Santa Fe shops carpenter, describes years of poor health and sleepless nights. After his wife bought Deans Kidner Pile at Rowteyd Snow's drug store, a few doses relieved symptoms and he calls it a complete cure.
New York May 3 A tragic notice details the death of Marta Hoffman seven years old who ended her life with morphine in Steepy Hot 168 Cemetery near graves of her father and sister. Family poverty and pride are cited as factors as her mourning relatives read statements from local officials and clergy at a service in Racard Markham Dallas Texas. Return fare and society tickets are referenced with dates for events in New York and California connecting to a charitable society meeting.
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