Little Wilbur Robinson cured by pink pills
In Iron Station Lincoln County North Carolina a mother testifies her son Wilbur Lee Robinson once unable to bear weight on his legs after grippe in infancy recovered fully after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She, her mother and relatives vouch for the treatment and urge others to try the remedy. The article notes the pills are blood builders and nerve restorers sold by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY at 50 cents a box or six boxes for 2.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Station
Lincoln County
Wilbur Robinson
North Carolina
Robert O. Robinson
Carrie L. Robinson
Sarah A. Bandy
Wilbur
Dr. Williams
Grippe
Robinson
Lincolnton
Charlotte Observer
C. L. Robinson
Saran A. Banpy
R. O. Robertson
Hi. A. Banks
Remembering James M Whatley Confederate Hero of Barnesville Blues
On July 31 1896 a reunion of Confederate Veterans at Orchard Hill Pike County was followed by Whatleys death from a lightning strike. The Barnesville Blues later formed into Company C Fourth Ga Battalion Sharp Shooters with Whatley a respected non commissioned officer famed for cheer and leadership in battles from Murfreesboro to Nashville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchard Hill
Pike
James M. Whatley
Fort Sumpter
Saul
Barnesville
Barnesville Blues
Army of Tennessee
Ledbetter
East Tennessee
Raines
Cumberland Gap
Bates
Hoovers Gap
Bragg
Murfreesboro
Chicamauga
Chattanooga
Tunnel Hill
Johnston
Dalton
Resacca
New Hope Church
Kennesaw
Hood
Georgia
Whatley
Fourth Ga
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Pledge of Satisfaction Guarantee
Vintage advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts sores ulcers fever sores tetter and skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles with a money back guarantee and offers the 25 cent box for sale by S. B. Burr Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. B. Burr Jr
In Memoriam Oscar Harper 16 Dies at Geary Liberty Hill
In Geary Liberty Hill Georgia on July 23 1896 Oscar Harper died at sixteen after a four week fever. The only son and beloved family idol he bore death with Christian fortitude, praying nightly and morning to comfort his parents. His memory is honored as a tie to the celestial city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Harper
Oscar
Mt. Zion
Geary
Gallantry of a Southern Editor
A Salt Lake City belle visiting Washington met dignitaries including Senator Bates of Tennessee. The 65 year old senator bowed, offered roses, and charmed the woman, who praised his gallantry in a note. Also an ad for De Witt’s Colic and Cholera Cure by Dr. W. A. Wright.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Washington, D. C
Ysaye
Senator Brown
Utah
Nome
Senator Bates
Tennessee
de Witt
W. A. Wright
Pat and the Bull and the Shaker Digestive Cordial
A New York Mercury item about Pat in a meadow avoiding a savage bull by singing Erin Go Bragh, ending with the bull struggling over a fence and Pat noting the poet may be a liar. The Shakers of Mount Lebanon advertise Shaker Digestive Cordial as a trusted, simple medicine with the formula printed on every bottle and sold by druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Fellows
Ireland
New York Mercury
Mount Lebanon
Insulting Letter Carrier Returns Empty Doorstep Tale
A Texas Sifter item recounts a letter carrier knocking for fifteen minutes at a Ross Avenue mansion. The lady greets him calmly noting they expected disturbances, joking it might be a tramp or her husband. The carrier leaves muttering that the pay is too small.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross Avenue
Texas Sifter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Little Wilbur Robinson
the Observer
Charlotte, N
Mallary Bros. & GO
Magon GA
Scientific American Agency For
Information and
Freeunn & CO
Munn & On
New York City
Capway
New York
America
Hires Rootbeer
Charles F. Hires Co
Philadelphia
Lang John N
Cnet
Atterington
Virginia College
Adies
Rondake, Val
Valeo Cf Va
Attie P. Harris
Roanoke
Chicheater
Drageist
Chichesters
Drageists
Kelief
Mall
Whichester Clinical Co
Madteon Square
Philuda
Arker
Bucklen
Liberty Hill, Ga
Pat and
the Bull
Johnson
Johnson & Johnson
Fac Simile Signature of
Castoria
The
Fac
Brewers Lung Restorer
Henry J. Lamar & Sons
Macon, GA
Heart
Turner & Prout
Barnesville, GA
Gordon
Institute
E. G. Branson
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