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Newspaper
Americus Times Recorder
Location
Americus, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1900
Page
7
A garbled page of ad copy and quotes touches famine in India and overeating in America. It touts Kodol Dispepsia Cure and Foley’s Honey and Tar for lungs, Chamberlain’s Stomach Remedies, and testimonials about baby sickness and a bunko man myth. It also notes a business partnership problem and the fate of successful and unsuccessful men.
Rev A A Power of Emporia Kan praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy noting a neighbor cured after two doses, contrasting with a doctor’s treatment failed to help. The endorsement cites local sale at Dodson’s Pharmacy and J R Hudson with a closing quip about a poor baseball player and a poor match.
O P M Holliday of Deming Ind recalls June and July when a teething baby suffered stomach sickness and frequent bowel movements. A bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy given with water brought immediate relief. Sold by Dodson's Pharmacy and J H Hudson. Some remark on weather ends the piece.
A local report notes a fatal outcome linked to a failed kidney cure procedure. The terse item mentions an individual named Foley of Tright's dine and records a tragic consequence following alleged medical treatment.
Russia occupies New Chiang provoking British and Japanese opposition with troops landed at Shanghai. Britain counters by stationing troops, while Germany, France, and Russia object to Britain’s action. The United States remains neutral as Japan reacts with anger at Russian moves seen as a broader bid for northern China sovereignty.
Aug 16 reports from Smananat Beruix and Swanafal indicate Admiral Sey mour and consuls push for British troops to land at Shanghai or withdraw only with an international agreement. A semi official dispatch says Indian troops should be landed to ensure Shanghai’s safety, while French forces prepare to move and negotiations continue.
News reports fourteen anarchists, eleven Italian and three Austrian, detained by U S officers after arriving on ocean liners. They were part of a Naples circle that allegedly plotted simultaneous attacks on President McKinley, targeting Washington with pistol and knife. Maresca and Weida arrested after disguising arrangements aboard Kaiser Wilhelm II.
An advertisement touts Foley's Honey and Tar for whooping cough relief with Mrs. O. E. Dutton of Danville praising a 60 cent bottle and saving a doctor’s bill. Also endorses Do Witt's Early Risers attributed to W. A. Rembert as a clever remedy adage.
Aug. 18 reports from Suanonar and Tokyo describe the Chinese capital breached by Japanese and allied forces. Japanese troops opened the eastern wall and detonated gates while other units entered via Tong-Quien and Tang Pien approaches. Allied casualties are reported as heavy with hundreds of Chinese killed.
Couriers from the front report that after capturing Ho Si Wa allied forces pressed on Maton. General Tang Foh Siang with a large army was repelled nine miles from Matou as rainstorm after Ho Hsi Wao slowed the march. Chinese lines around Ho Hai Wa flooded the country as the advance surprised them, causing many to abandon their positions and flee. Indian troops led the advance with American troops suffering, and Chinese efforts to hold Peking faced rapid allied pressure. General Chaffee warned Tiange Tsin of supply risks, while British reinforcements moved up and Chinese imperial guards remained inside walls near the forbidden city. The final Chinese force at Peking was about 40,000.
An old time advert lists Allen's Foot-Ease as a cooling powder for tired feet and new shoes, promising relief for corns bunions and sweating feet with testimonials and mail order options. It also includes other cures and moral snippets from various ad lines and reader notices.
An advertisement touts B B B blood balm as a cure for deep seated blood poison with symptoms from mouth sores to skin ulcers. It claims to cleanse the body, rebuild digestion, and offers a free trial bottle while selling bottles at $1 each or six for five dollars, with mail order help from Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta, Ga.
An array of patent medicine pitches and fraud warnings fills the page, urging use of DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Foley’s Kidney Cure while cautioning against counterfeit salves and unsafe remedies. It references W A Rembert, Pepsi and other names in a scattered ad-like collage of health claims and political commentary.
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