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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
3
In a London Tit-Bits snippet, a boarding house notes the craze for hot water as a cure all. The cook jokes about adding more hot water to oyster soup while a keeper asks what the remedy truly cures.
Advertisement notes Horehound Syrup by W Long treats throat and lung troubles including coughs and bronchitis. Priced 25 and 50 cents. Decl-Im warnings imply reliability claims and urge purchase.
The piece extols Col. Jaffarson M. Falkner praising his energy precision and character. It lauds his devotion to Birmingham's material well being and forecasts broad public trust in his leadership.
Disease and danger threaten vital organs as the stomach and liver fail to function. Merbine is advertised to tonify the stomach and regulate the liver, claimed to improve general health. Price, 50c, W. Long. decl-1m
Washington correspondence notes Gen Joe Wheeler aboard a streetcar when a woman left her umbrella behind. He seized the umbrella believing it belonged to a passing woman, leading to a confrontation as another passenger accused him of taking the wrong umbrella. Wheeler apologized and recovered the umbrella, insisting the act was a mistake.
A comical ad style snippet touts Ballard’s Soow Liniment as a useful remedy priced 25 and 50 cents. It contrasts a mild lamb with a rougher figure and mentions a pistol incident tied to Printz and a coded tale of a dark alley kiss.
The Journal notes the South as a growing lumber consumer with about one third of regional production used locally. Census data show the South’s spindles rising from 1.7 million in 1890 to 4.3 million in 1900, boosting mill investments and related industries, while home use reduces market pressure.
W R Smith of Latham Illinois says he tried many remedies for piles and found no relief until Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He reports no further trouble and calls it the best salve in the world, 25 cents a box, guaranteed by O B Cartwright druggist.
The note muses on knowledge and rumors about a woman who supposedly refused a proposal. It promotes Dewitt's Little Marry Risers as liver cleansers, and also advertises Dr. Tichenor's Antiseptic with a baby colic claim, including prices and distributors.
The ad argues chronic sores stem from bad blood and that only Swift’s Specific blood purifier can heal by cleansing the blood. It cites a Winona Mississippi case, promises relief even after long illness, and invites readers to request a free book and consult physicians in Atlanta Georgia.
Congressman Richards or Richardson attends to Highth District interests with a set of relief bills. On December 5 he introduced a war claim for Jas M Gullatt and on Saturday the 8th for W C Tipton. Other bills seek relief for TI C Armstead, Lovston L Bell, the estates of A D Logan and Temperance Moseley, and to refer J M Houston’s claims to the Court of Claims. Also measures authorize War Dept investigations and payments for the North Alabama College destruction and church property damages. All bills referred to the War Claims Committee.
Classified notice inviting purchases of a handsome lamp Onyx tab Bisque figures and vases offered by J. A. Nelson with a dated December 7 five times.
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