15 Nov 1901
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Newspaper
Decatur Weekly News
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1901
Page
1
Local notice and mixed content describe printer delays, a sheriff’s posse captured by convicts, and various medical ads including Gooch's Mexican Syrup and Mother's Worm Syrup. The items reflect mid 19th century publishing quirks, public notices, and advertised remedies.
The article blends medical advertisement for Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound addressing menopausal symptoms with a note on George Peabody's donation of $21,000 in New York to the Young Men's Christian Association and gift of a residence plus $5,000 toward a home. It also recounts F Hopkinson Smith's chilly lecture trip and a temperance hostess’s whisky remedy in a Northwestern city.
Royal Baking Powder Company of New York with address at 100 William Street.
Articles from South Carolina Georgia and Alabama press urge strict deer protection laws. Vermont’s model shows open seasons and strict limits can rebuild populations, though deer become pests. Alabama readers urged to adopt Vermont style measures to restore deer and support hunters and diners.
A New York Herald note says President Roosevelt will have horses with long tails. The Portsmouth Times mocks bob tailed horses and lauds long tails. A Tennessee man killed a black man on Tuscombia rails. the trial produced a 5 cent fine and one year in prison, with a Colbert petition to release the killer.
Guidance on using the emulsion in small doses for babies and larger children, detailing amounts per feeding and noting quick benefits for both mother and child. Mentions price and manufacturer Scott & Bowen in New York.
The note to the editor marks William Anderson Raney as 75, born November 12 1826 in Southern Virginia. He moved to North Alabama in 1850 and has lived through presidents from John Quincy Adams to Theodore Roosevelt. He remains active as chief bookkeeper for Brok and Spright and hopes to rest in Alabama soil upon life’s end.
An 19th century style advertisement extols S S S as a safe blood purifier and tonic improving circulation digestion and nerves. It claims to cleanse blood of impurities renew the system and cure blood and skin troubles without minerals suitable for old people and children.
Urbana Ohio man credits 8 8 8 with clearing years of eczema after failed doctors and salves. Cape May New Jersey resident says twenty one bottles cured breast cancer. Florence South Carolina man reports boils gone after two bottles. Free book offered by The Swift Specific Co Atlanta GA. No trust controls Clifton flour, advertised as purest in the South.
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promise a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee. Each box bears I. W. Grove's signature and a 2% novl lyr note.
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