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Newspaper
Belmont Weekly Dispatch
Location
Belmont, New York, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1892
Page
3
Mills and Greens informs Belmont Union School pupils and families that a full line of school books and supplies is available for all grades from primary to graduating class. The firm invites students to visit and purchase items, with a note about affordability.
The Cuba area paper notes a Cuba camp meeting with a large attendance and a Prohibition convention at Hank’s Opera House in Wellsville on August 22. It reports county court starting the 12th of next month, labor on river bank projects, and a Republican meeting with a high raised pylons and a river-subduing contract dispute set for discussion at the next session.
Community items include visits by Miss Oliver of Perry and Mrs. Ford, a temperance entertainment at Cline school, and a Band of Hope pledge. Obituaries and marriages are noted in Wellsville and Perry areas, with election caucus results, campus news, and local travel to Cuba lake and Belfast.
The W N Y P R R promotes a Sunday excursion to Portage Falls labeled Americas Switzerland. The special train departs Olean at 9 00 a m and returns from Portage at 5 00 p m with a 1 00 round trip fare. Arrive Portage 10 50 a m for a full day at the Falls.
Friday marks the closing day of the State Fireman's Convention at Niagara Falls and the Odd Fellows encampment in Buffalo with a grand parade. The Erie railroad offers a low rate excursion under Baldwin Hose Co Wellsville with return tickets valid August 19 on special or regular trains from Buffalo no later than 2 30 pm August 9th 1902. Belmont departure 6 45 am. Round trip two dollars.
Read by many who report benefits from Hood's Sarsaparilla. Cures claimed for indigestion and dyspepsia and relief from sick headaches. People cite improvements in scrofula, salt rheum and other blood diseases. Induces energy and combats fatigue. Endorsements form strong word of mouth advertising.
A column urges businessmen to advertise in the local paper. It argues ads reach customers and yield good returns, encouraging careful, well funded placements rather than stinginess.
The Hammondsport Herald reports the coming grape crop in the region promises to be the largest in years. Clusters are well advanced and, with fruit scarce elsewhere, this news is seen as welcome and favorable.
The paper states no objection to any reader stopping their subscription but condemns items returned as refused after six months or more. It advises paying arrears in person at the office and requesting discontinuation, promising polite handling. A final warning invites readers to heed the suggestion.
A dense page of mixed items notes fashion changes with suspenders, tobacco use, a “war in Morrcco,” and mid summer subscriber offers. It lists retail promotions at Wm Richardson & Co, auctions, real estate bonds, and farm machinery ads. The paper promotes subscriptions and rail excursions, plus horse and livery updates, and medicinal cures marketed to readers.
At a meeting of the Allegany County Publishers Association in Bolivar on April 20 1892 rules were adopted to take effect May 9 1892. Rates listed include resolutions of respect and local notices of entertainment at no less than 5 cents per line for obituaries and wedding present lists, with a $1 per line rule for cards of thanks.
The North Western Line announces two Harvest Excursions leaving Chicago on August 30 and September 27. Tickets are one fare for round trips to Iowa Minnesota the Dakotas Nebraska Wyoming Colorado Utah Idaho and Montana. Excursions are first class and valid for return within 20 days. For rates and arrangements contact any coupon ticket agent or W A Thrall Chicago.
A historic dentifrice recipe blends two ounces of pulverized borax four ounces of precipitated chalk and two ounces of pulverized castile soap to create a cleansing paste for teeth.
An elderly physician states a vegetable cure for consumption bronchitis and nervous disorders and offers to mail the recipe free in English French or German to any requester. The note ends with a tagline about friendship.
The passage asserts cumulative advertising amplifies future impact, calling advertising an investment whose effect grows tenfold when paired with solid business methods. It emphasizes that there is no secret and that proper ad effort backed by sound practices ensures steady sales and profit growth.
The Burlington Route cites two harvest excursions with half rates from Chicago Peoria and St. Louis to Nebraska Colorado and Northern Kansas. Tickets good twenty days on August 80 and September 27. Nebraska yields cited as three hundred bushels of corn per year plus other crops and livestock. Write P. L. Eustis G P A Burlington Route Chicago for pamphlets and maps.
Caution against mercury based catarrh remedies and urging use of Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. D. Cheney Co. of Toledo Ohio. Claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Advertises genuine product and testimonials, sold by druggists at 5 cents per bottle.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as the surest remedy for stomach disorders and blood issues. It targets readers feeling languid in spring with digestive and liver discomfort and promises reviving effects.
A recipe describes a refreshing beverage made by placing ice in a pail with oatmeal and water, then adding lemon juice and a touch of sugar. The decoction yields a drink praised as gratefully received on hot days.
An old advertisement asserts HOOD'S Sarsaparilla has effected cures for scrofula salt rheum and other blood diseases highlighting its therapeutic power and remedies.
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