Rheumatism Cure Advertisement Fragment
A fragmentary old advertisement touts a claimed rheumatism cure with dubious promises. The text is garbled but suggests price details and attempts at consumer persuasion.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1902
Page
3
A fragmentary old advertisement touts a claimed rheumatism cure with dubious promises. The text is garbled but suggests price details and attempts at consumer persuasion.
Speculation centers on Merris, Cunard and Hermis as top yearling contenders for the crown. Mr Morris praises Hermis while eyeing races at Worth and prospect of Cunard racing in Washington and California.
New owner John T Brush plans Jersey City meeting to elect president and shape next year roster while silently managing relations with players. McGraw hints at possible additions or departures as talks of dividends and stockholder rights loom.
Reported meetings involving McAleer and a New York American League club stir Buffalo sports chatter. Clarke Griffith returns to Chicago amid speculation he could manage the club, while Jenye Comiskey and others connected to the American League deny the tale as it circulates.
Lively football clash at Midway Athletic Park sees Emportit and Serbini teams in a rough game won 6 to 0 by the Serbini, with college backs and Normal boys trading touchdowns and fumbles while police presence sparks town ire over a fractured skull suffered by Manuhan.
Dubuque gears up for a boxing carnival tied to the street fair with two nights October 15 and 16. Renny Younger faces a 20 round bout for 190 dollars, while Art Simms meets Jim Kearns in a 20 round main for 1,500 dollars. Local fighters Kid Able Pathy Hittey Johnny Hogan and Jim Horan divide other matches as Dubuque expects lively bouts and a competitive card.
New York racing notes Hermix wins the frater Mama ronéck handicap at Morris Park carrying 126 pounds, defeating Warranted who had 87 pounds. Advance Guard third, time 2:08. The card also notes other races and jockeys including Lyne riding two winners and a contract for next year. Racing reports from Chicago and St Louis follow with results from several late races and standings. Nebraska football coaching update included.
The Cornhuskers struggle with weak offense and penalties as Grinnell's team shows smooth execution. Three Boothy touchdowns highlight Nebraska's inability to match Grinnell's coordinated play, leaving rooters worried about future clashes with Minnesota and stronger opponents.
Remarks suggest a growing team with evident improvement from Saturday's game. Focus shifts to behind closed doors practice to strengthen weaknesses and showcase new methods before the week ends.
Oct 34 report on the race among Ivy League teams notes Cornell as strong and improving, with Harvard likely top among rivals. Yale shows overconfidence and fumbling, while Brown and Princeton post solid showings. Columbia keeps scores tight, and weather aids ball handling.
Rhythmic and Direct Hal King lead the Grand Circuit as top money winners. The Detroit season opened with a ribbon meeting. Rhythmic, Direct Hal, and Electa head a star list from Beaton and Ed Greer’s stable. Anglia and Major Delma join the strong field, with $10,000-plus earnings shaping the season’s order.
The All-American trio for the week ending October 2 won thirty-one games and lost four, with opponents totaling 37,216 to their 19,941. Individual records list J J Vorhetemb and Voortiels with high marks, 17 spares by Voortiels and 13 by another bowler, amid incomplete lineups and shaky OCR.
Open for bids for a twenty round contest in New York on October 14 pitting Terry McGovern against Benny Yanger of Chicago. The match, to decide the featherweight championship, follows Yanger’s upset win over McGovern in a Hart yard bout and is set for the Metropole with managers Majer Horrie for McGovern and John Metts for Yanger. Ticket prices and terms were discussed amid last minute deals.
Local football buildup in Lawrence Kansas centers on a Saturday showdown at McCook Field between Drake and Kansas. Report notes work on team play, interference, and defense to ready the squad, with emphasis on conditioning for key players and a belief Drake looks to be a challenging opponent.
Wayland Smith, after sixteen years with Senta K and half that as assistant foreman of the air brake repairs gang, resigns to join Bernarding works in California. He plans to leave for the coast tomorrow afternoon, expressing doubt about leaving earlier. He reflects on the value of his services and the transfer's effect on his fellow workers.
The Esquimo and lumbermen are described in a period tone as facing cold and physical strain. The ad promotes Scott's Emulsion as fat rich nourishment for those thin or wasting, claiming physicians prescribe it and naming the New York address Scott & Bower.
In Kanean City Kansas a jury found Hrea Paulkenberg guilty of first degree murder for killing his wife in Argentine on July 31. The defense claimed insanity but the verdict mandates life imprisonment. Paulkenberg, who shot himself after the murder, is described as a mental and physical wreck with a bullet still lodged near the brain. Attorneys will not be paid, and a fortune teller’s words were cited as influencing his actions. The case is unlikely to be appealed.
Geuda Springs sheriff sale drew a large crowd as 100 lots in the Geuda Springs area were auctioned. J J Tutti, operator of the bath house hotel and boating house, purchased a lake lot among the parcels. The sale cleared disputed titles, with parcels appraised at 600 dollars and selling near 400 per law. Robert Mitchell of Geuda Springs town company attended as a notable participant.
In Kansas City Kansas on October 14 burglars reportedly entered several homes around 7 a.m. and stole cash watches a set of gold cuff buttons a dish of dried fruit and one pint of meat. Items from two kitchens were taken and a barber testified that a break in occurred at his home on North Eighty second Street with multiple razors. Investigators identified two suspects tied to the break-ins and officers continue to probe the thefts.
Cure claims for piles with a new ointment that promises relief in six to fourteen days after one application. Mentions a postpaid guarantee no cure no pay and sales through Parks Medicine Co Saint Louis. Also notes a celebrated cold cure and laxative product.
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