Paine's Celery Compound Promises Cure for Women's Ailments
Fragmented advert claims Thousends of Women suffer and Many Die due to false treatment. It touts Paine's Celery Compound as a remedy, describing quackish medical rhetoric, alleged testimonials, and implied cures for a range of female ailments, with references to universities, surgeons, and medical failures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elok
Ieee
Milken
Betta Bees
Marloita Chin
Iherstrom
Okarlan
Creity
Fogels
Peice Bank
Weriek
Yuku Ener
Henly Chine
Fontes
Binlyes
Dynamite on the Track in Territory Wreck Attempt
In the territory an attempted dynamite attack aimed to wreck the Santa Fe train. The incident caused damage and the perpetrators fled. Officials and investigators pursue leads as the event raises security concerns and disrupts rail service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santa Fe
Ardiire
Nevih
Matslin
Zante Fe
Seth
Pall Velfey
Crushed by Falling Tree Incident Leaves Multiple Victims
A fragmentary report recounts a deadly incident when a tree collapsed during a climb. Names, ages, and locations are garbled, but several individuals are listed alongside monetary sums and scattered notes about injuries and a pharmacy remedy. The damaged text indicates a violent accident with at least one fatality and treatment details.
Railroad News Answer of Westerners to the Pennsylvaums Advance
A brief dispatch notes Western rivals respond to Pennsylvania’s advance in railroad circles. Key figures and companies unnamed in the fragment appear to weigh strategic moves amid evolving routes and schedules. The item signals ongoing competition and potential alliances.
Santa Fe's Schedule and Western Railroads Wage War
The piece reports railroads boosting wages across major lines, with Pennsylvania leading in 20 percent raises for all employees. Western roads resist, citing different business models, while unions and shop workers gain boosts. The Wabash, Chicago, Milwaukee, and others align to similar increases, affecting freight handlers, clerks, and maintenance crews. Santa Fe implements a mechanic’s pay rise, and national rail labor tends toward higher overall earnings.
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Pennsylvania Railway
Western Railroad
Ek Flarris
Suez
Wester
Mn Western Railroad
Inels
Hinale
Perham
Kiet
Newton
Kan
Albuquerque
N. M
Adienne
Hurlington
Stuart's Catarrh Tablets Promoted As Cure
An old advertisement extols Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a best and safe internal remedy for catarrh. It cites a Albany trader praising quick relief and notes tablets are sold by druggists in full-sized packs for 30 cents. The copy emphasizes blood action and a non surgical cure.
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Artyone
Stuart
Albany
Atuart
Stush
Weil
President Ripley Details Citrus Scheme Amid Rail Rumors
In an interview at Tum A, President Ripley of the Santa Fe outlines a citrus storage experiment to balance supply and demand. He denies any agreement with Senator Clark and rejects plans for a Los Angeles street railway tied to the Santa Fe. He explains storage and transit terms, pricing on lemons, and anticipated car usage to boost citrus traffic this year.
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Harriman
Salt Lake
Clark
Los Angeles
Henwtor Clark
Ripley
Tum A
Santa Fe
Rim
California
Merced
Leon Iver
Eagan Must Be Dead Mysterious End of a Railway Superintendent
Obscure reports from Telton near Helena Mont recount the disappearance of Benjamin F. Eagan, superintendent of the Great Northern Kallapel Division. The article notes his birth in Amboy and prior work with Chicago Milwaukee St Paul, later with Great Northern. Family ties are listed with brothers A. Eagan and John M. Eagan and a brother Rogee in Denver.
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Nuthitur
Tanjamin F. Eagan
Kallapel
Great Northern Railroad
Telton
Mont
Theoden
Benjamin F. Ragan
Amboy
Chicago
Mallwaukes
Aled
Great Northern
Anne’ Star
On. A. Eagan
Hilneie Central
Chicomo
John M. Eagan
Central and
Georgiailroad
Savannah
Peter J. Ea
Hitwork
Hugo
Denver
Kasalec
Rogee
Caterade
Bouthern
Chitago
Senate
Capitalists Headed West for Hig Bug District Mines
A private car party of capitalists from Toronto will depart Chicago for Los Angeles and San Francisco with a stop at Prescott Arizona to inspect the rich Hig Bug district mines. The Arizona mines are being developed. March foreign capitals show satisfactory dividends in many cases as investors plan larger tours of the mineral districts.
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Toronto
Canada
Chicago
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Prescott
Arizona
Arinooa
Route Change Alters Oklahoma Rail Route Plans
Guthrie Oklahoma November 18 19XX chief of surveyors on the Oklahoma Central and Southwestern railroad states the charter will be amended to route toward Peru but will instead connect directly with the Missouri Pacific. The southwest terminus is Kirkland Texas and projectors claim the line will serve new trade links.
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Guthrie
Grorce
Hill
Oklahoma Central & Southwestern
Ameni
Peru
Missouri Pacific
Mertorvaly
Kan
Kirkland
Tex
Goubia
May Rate Hike Prompts Tour Leaders Remarks
Sut Peancick and Novembers visit by President Wayant VI and Morten of Bonta address rate increases. They foresee potential trouble with company employees but deny plans for immediate contraction. In California, work shifts to potential expansion of refineries, with energetic spending aimed at terminal improvements and energy projects.
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Peancick Cal
Wayant
Morten
Morton Alt
Californie
California
Tts
Anti pass renewal likely halted by eastern railroads
Reports from New York describe a Friday meeting of the Trunk Lines association president signaling that the anti pass agreement will not be renewed for 1900. W J Truesdale, long a supporter of pass exchanges, led reformers opposing issuing passes to affiliates and employees, a move touching freight and passenger traffic west of Buffalo and impacting several lines including the Lackawanna and Baltimore & Ohio.
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St. Louis
New York
Jines’ Association
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western
W. J. ‘Truesdale
Buffalo
Lackawanna
F. Loree
Hawlaimore & Ohio
Mr. Truesdale
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Rail pass scandal involves western railroads in exchange deals
Reports from Chicago detail friction over complimentary annual passes issued to east and west leaders. A western committee plans talks with eastern presidents on pass exchanges, with a possible November deadline. Separate talks suggest a Santa Fe and Rock Island joint line could alter routes through New Mexico impacting Pacific access and southwest timing.
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Chicago
Santa Fe
Hork Island
New Mexico
Rock Istaria
New Murph y Box Cars and Union Pacific Changes
Two traveling salesmen from Murphy Car Co met George R. Henderson in Topeka as Santa Fe plans to begin receiving 3,000 new box cars next month built with a steel underframing design by Henderson. In Omaha, Edward Dickinson's successor David Lincoln will lead car service duties after Dickinson’s departure, with changes under way in the Union Pacific system and St Paul officials pushing for adjusted work schedules and wage increases.
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Murphy Car Company
Topeks
George R. Henderson
Motive Power
Santa Fe
Henderson
Edward Dickinson
Omaha
Nev
Edward Dickinean
Union Pacific Railway
David Lincoln
Fe. Huvkingenin
Sr. Thekinwor
al Chorne
Bottle Babies and Scott's Emulsion Promises Fat, Strong Life
A vintage notice advises using condensed milk, watered milk, and household mixtures, then introduces Scott's Emulsion as a booster for bottle fed babies. It claims the emulsion builds firm flesh and vitality with only a little added to milk, noting positive effects for infants.
Fragments From a Local Railroad Shop Incident Report
A muddled report details multiple workers at a Santa Fe shop: Palmer and Deen in Wusth, Cooper and Pred Anderson among others. It mentions a rabbit and a duck, a few injuries, and a man returning to work after illness or sickness. Several named workers are referenced with various alignments to the shop or nearby sites.
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Ae Palmer
Cooper
Pred Anderson
Buntiar
Ust
Robert Mears
Santa Fe
Joves
Seine Boulers
Seber
Rowadbiase
Txer
Santa Fe Teta
Shermin Baughman
Bras
Deine
Independence
Cherryvale
Joplin
Galfivat
Joseph Cowdry
Water Service Department
Merleo
C.H. Starne
Guthrie
Oke
Sharpe
Joseph Philins
MD Int
Edward Me
Lee
Macehter
John Norton
Jonephs McMuen
Union & Bother
Laning Mill Power House
Udt
Jay Dim
Auite Ie
MatSt Saanbomb
Huppital
Supreme Court Reverses Postmaster Fraud Ruling in Nevada Case
Washington November 18 Justice Peckham delivered a ruling in the American School of Magnetic Healing case against J M McAnulty postmaster at Nevada Missouri. The court held the postal order prohibiting delivery of school mail was not void but misapplied, allowing relief without ruling on broader constitutional objections. The decision notes the school’s claims on magnetic healing and mind power, and outlines trials and subsequent fines for Wettmer and partner for mail fraud.
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Washington, D. C
Justice Peckham
U. S. Supreme Court
May
American School of Magnetic Healing
Ve. J
Western District of
Missouri
Eckbas
White
McKenna
Iustice Peckham
Widhergeach
Peckham Con
Kareas City
Nov
Prof
Wettmerst
Nevada
Phillips
Kansan
Weltmer
Joseph H. Kells
Swamp Root Advertises Kidney Health Remedy
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a cure for uric acid rheumatism backache and bladder trouble. It claims Bright s disease as a danger and offers free sample bottles by mail with testimonials and instructions to buy regular bottles at drug stores.
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Nature
Bright
Binghamton
Sweimpoor
Kilmer
Howpstein
Student Trios death by own action in Kansas City
William Henry, a pharmacy student, was found unconscious in his room at 1853 Holly Street with a half filled morphine glass beside him. A letter signed Your loving wife hinted at possible resistance to hardship. Early reports say he faced financial and personal pressures. officials at the Drug Co in El N. Kaneha Avenue will investigate.
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Kansas City
William Henry
Holly Street
Neavital
Pecktt
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