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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
8
Witness T. L. Martin of Dixie Kentucky testifies about nightly coughing and throat irritation before praising Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and lung troubles. He notes four years of use and a guarantee with trial bottles at Ewing's drug store. He remarks prosperity is earned by work.
Advertises Dr King’s New Life Pills as improving liver and stomach function for strength, clear thinking, and ambition. A 25 cent box is claimed to renew energy and vitality, sold by J D Ewing, druggist.
Travel specials offer low rates to many territories across the United States and Canada. Selling dates are May 15 June 5 and 19 with details on fares tickets limits stopovers and privileges available from Big Four Route agents Warren J. Lynch and W P Deppe in Cincinnati Ohio.
W E Lake of Happy Creek Virginia praises DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the best pills for removing obstructions of the flyer and bowels. The note asserts quick action and freedom from gripe. J D Ewing, [illegible]
Philadelphia June 19 convention tickets on Big 4 Route go on sale June 14 15 16 17 and 14 for continuous passage good both ways. Return from Philadelphia no later than June 26 with stop overs at Niagara Falls Washington or Baltimore. tickets read through points by deposit at stop over. Chauncy De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve advertised as a cure for piles and skin diseases with counterfeit warnings.
Properties listed include farms of 20 40 60 80 120 160 and up to 300 acres near Carey Adrian New Reigler and Tiffin priced from 35 to 60 dollars per acre. Inquiries directed to W. M. Presler in Adrian Ohio.
An article warns coughs as a symptom of serious diseases and praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for curing them. It also reports Professor Gates of Chevy Chase claiming electricity causes rain and outlines a method for artificial rain. Additionally, Foley's Honey and Tar is endorsed for throat and lung relief. A man jokes about circus plans to avoid a fussy child.
Willseyville resident Henry H. Richards says Banner Salve cured a running sore on his breast after a year of failed remedies. A letter from J D Ewing praises the salve and claims it heals quickly. Also cited is One Minute Cough Cure praised as a safe remedy for coughs colds and lung diseases.
A geography class joke has Johnny Broadhead defining an island as a body of land surrounded by politics. An old advertisement promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers as a quick liver purifying tonic.
W S Tong announces readiness to respond to all calls for crying sales from residence four miles southwest of Carey. The notice invites inquiries and outlines emergency contact for immediate assistance.
Mrs J B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wis faced a grave stomach and yellow jaundice case but found relief using Electric Bitters according to a doctor. The piece also notes college athletic managers skipping Sunday events for Paris expo and General Otis on Filipino schooling with $40 000 in books supplied though demand outstrips supply.
A New York Journal item recounts a witty exchange between a landlady and a mild boarder. He flatly refuses immediate payment, cites poor fare and creaky beds, and proposes staying two more months to settle three months’ bill, while criticizing cold coffee, tough beef, tanned leather chicken, and soggy pastry. The column also notes various brief items on cures, rail proposals, and public notices.
Advert reads Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for laygrippe or heavy cold, claiming it strengthens the lungs and restores soundness. A note by J. D. Ewing endorses the product as unmatched. The text adds a science aside asserting moles and bats are not blind, their eyes are minute to reduce burrowing pain.
J. D. Ewing promotes Banner Salve claiming it guarantees for cuts wounds sores piles and all skin diseases.
A humorous slice reports on a hunting dog that retrieves every hit, turning the hunter into the butt of jokes. The piece hints at health advice and wartime drum imagery, contrasting everyday mischief with broader calls to duty.
Chas Replogle of Atwater Ohio cured of kidney trouble after Foley kidney cure. Chamberlains Pain Balm praised for rheumatism sprains bruises cuts and other injuries, Johnson D. Ewing sells it. Also Chamberlains Colic Cholera Diarrhea remedy endorsed by Hartford pharmacist A W Sawtelle with anecdotal customer praise. Shamrock to be planted for Irish soldiers in South Africa as Duke of York sends seed packets to Irish brigade officers.
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