South sees infant industries sprouting in the South
Reports from regions south of the Mason Dixon line show belting broom factories in North Carolina a Georgia canning plant coal mines in Alabama Texas Virginia and West Virginia a Texas coal briquette plant cottonseed mills in Louisiana and North Carolina cotton mills in Georgia Louisiana and Virginia flouring mills in North Carolina and Tennessee a Tennessee foundry a Virginia furniture factory granite quarries in Texas a Tennessee ban die and spoke plant a North Carolina hardware firm a Georgia knitting mill lead and zinc mining in Arkansas cane and limestone quarries in Alabama Florida Mississippi Texas West Virginia lumber mills in multiple states machine shops in Mississippi paper box plant in Virginia rice mills irrigation works in Louisiana and Texas telephone exchanges in North Carolina and West Virginia a $75000 woodworking plant in Georgia and a Virginia woodworking manufactory.
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South
Mason's and
Dixon’s Line
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Louisiana
Tennessee
Arkansas
Florida
Mississipp
Mississippi
Bryan
Advertisements Speak For Hood's Sarsaparilla
A promotional piece urges readers to avoid negative phrases about hunger fatigue pimples and health and to instead claim Hood's Sarsaparilla cures tiredness and pimples. It asserts the product will improve blood and health as a natural result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
E.meone
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Ad Warning
An old advertisement warns against counterfeit salves, urging buyers to use DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for piles and skin diseases and to beware fakes wrapped to imitate the original.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWit
DeWitt
A. N. White
Advertising as a necessity for business success
The passage argues advertising is not a luxury but a necessity for merchants. It urges careful provision of advertising as a strategic business tool, noting the advantages of continuous campaigns and the role of ads in achieving success for enterprising merchants.
Morgan County Court Indicted for Neglect and Corrupt Practices
The Morgan county court at Berkeley Springs faces indictment on neglect of duty and corrupt practices. Members Eli Rice Dr Householder and S D Moses are charged with overpaying themselves more than $2 per day for services rendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morgan County
W. Va
Berkeley Springs
Eli Rice
Dr. Householder
S. D. Moses
Rural Free Delivery to Start in Harrisville West Virginia
Beginning September 1 1900 rural free delivery will be introduced from Harrisville Ritchie county West Virginia. Two carriers will serve a 36 square mile territory with about 1150 people. A Baltimore inventor unveils a cigar shaped train reaching 78 miles per hour and jokes about a cigarette shaped model. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised for quick relief in dyspepsia and diarrhoea cases with testimonial from J H Doak Williams Oregon. For sale by H N White.
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Harrisville
Ritchie County
W. Va
J. H Doak
Williams
Oregon
Chamberlain
H.N. White
Jane
O. P . Galliday
Deming
Ind
Sid
H. N. White
Advertising claims for Electric Bitters and tonics from 1900s issue
Dr D B Cargile touts Electric Bitters as a cure for scrofula with complete recovery and calls it a blood purifier. The ad also promotes Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and Chamberlain’s remedies for bowel and stomach issues, urging purchase through H N White and druggists. It includes testimonials and pricing hints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D.B. Cargile
Washita
I. T
Brewer
Kodul Dys Pepsia Cure Promises Quick Digestion Aid
An advertisement claims Kodul Dys pepsia Cure from H. N. White digests all foods and instantly relieves stomach troubles. It contrasts hunger in India with digestive distress in America and markets the product as a radical cure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
America
Land of Plenty
H. N. White
Fiduciary Notice for J P Heptinetall Trustee
The account of J P Heptinetall trustee for W Foutz and Co is presented for settlement as of July 27 1900. A M Sutton signs the notice dated Jy 28 4t.
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J. P. Heptinetall
W. Foutz & Co
A. M. Sutton
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Bayt
HE Patert
Baltimore
The
Ti-Lo Medical Co
Broadway, New York
Bluefield
Radford
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Ahenandoah
Pullman Buffet
New York
Lynch Dare
Pullman
Washington
Trsina
Patras Paren
Sar
Rein
Columbus
Ohio
Tazewell, Norton
Cinah Valley Division
Pocahontas
Coopers
Bbvill
G. A. Moanore
Bluefield Pharmacy
Hoster
Bluefield Normal and Business Institute
Rover
Princeton Avenue
W. H. Cunninghatl, B. S
Bluefield, W. Va
Jansiel
Seag Area
Flat Top Grocery CO
Edwin Mann
Casnier
First National Bank T
W. V
KENT
United States Navy
Castner
Curran & Bullitt
Chestnut St
Philadelphia, Pa
Terry Building
Heave
Cincinnati
Broadway
Kilby Street
Boston
Mass
Citizens Bank Building
Norfolk, Va
Agencies
Hull
Oia
Carlisle
J. L. Horton
Bland St
Julia Marlow
Carlyle
Julia Marlowe
Philadelphia
John
Harper
Biya
Baltimore, Md
W. B. Ford
Graham
Viginia Development Company
Virginia Development Company
Charles 8. Thorne
John Harper Cigets
Parker
Nature
Johnston
Michigan Drug Company
Detroit
Mich
White’s Pharmacy
R. G. Bryant
Bramwell
Flat-Top Grocery Co
N. O. Hawkins
G.n.speiden & CO
G. N. Speiden & CO
Coal Wharf
G. R. Whitworth
Railroad Avenue
Boons
Iowa
Cardus
Grace Lamphere
Ladies’ Advisory Department
Hattanooga Medicine CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
Frank S. Echols
J. N. Echols & Co
Princeton Ave
West VA
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