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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1905
Page
4
An advertisement notes Kodol Dyapepsin Cure relieves indigestion and stomach trouble by aiding digestion, claiming quick and permanent relief. It cites medical approval and endorsements, plus testimonials about digesting all foods and preventing disease, with prices and vendor HL Miller.
An assorted collage of patent medicine pitches and quips touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and Mall’s Grape Tonic as cures for constipation headaches and liver complaints. Testimonials from users and mock dialogues fill the page alongside miscellaneous notices and a brief joke about Shakespeare.
Text reflects early 20th century ads and notices. It discusses savings habits, expenses, a product called Chamberlain's Colic Cholera Diarrhoea Remedy, Long Island Railroad electric equipment investments, and pitches from Patou Drug Company and Archibald Haynes resigning from Equitable Life.
We report a case of cholera infantum in Agnewville Virginia where the little daughter of EB N Dewey was near death. After using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, the child improved in five hours and recovered after half a bottle was administered. Remedy sold by H G Miller. Also notices for Thomas Electric Oil and Dean's Ointment for diphtheria and hives with claims of rapid relief.
An advertisement extols Dawn's Kidney Pillar for treating kidney secretions and back pain. It claims to regulate secretions, remedy weak kidneys, and improve health. The poster promotes Patton Drug Company in Johnson City and mentions Union Pacific travel rates to Portland with tours to Yellowstone and Glacier National Park.
The Cotton Belt Road offers round trip Homeseekers tickets to West and Southwest points at 32 dollars with 21 days return, stopovers both ways. Daily departures from Memphis include morning and evening services with connections at Texarkana Shreveport Greenville Dallas Fort Worth Corsicana and Waco. Parlor cars on day trains sleepers on night trains and chair cars on all through Texas trains. Write for country literature and time tables.
Fragmentary notes reflect heated talk in Hades and iron industry chatter. Mentions a Pittsburgh advisories drop to 14.75 per ton at the furnace, southern iron drives lowering prices, and forecasts of new blast furnaces in Birmingham amid ongoing declines. Also references personal gossip and a railroad concession bid tied to J. C Morgan.
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