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Newspaper
Elyria Reporter
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1904
Page
4
In house and io¢ on corner of Bank and Weet 14th street, one street south of where the new bridge will be built. Six rooms, good well and istern, and some fruit. Price $1,960, QO. A. Cox, Room 180 Ely Power Blk, Both phones. BU
Question Answered Yes August Flower claims the largest sale among civilizen world medicines. Mothers and grandmothers used it for indigestion biliousness and general malaise. Doctors were scarce and people used August Flower to cleanse the system regulate liver action and stimulate nerves. A few doses in liquid form supposedly prove nothing serious is wrong, price 36a and 150 at druggists.
The advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a safe, genuine remedy for burns, rashes, sores, eczema, tetter, and various skin ailments, warning against cheap counterfeits and stressing its harmless, curative properties. Also promotes Bosches German Syrup as effective for severe throat and long troubles, claiming it heals tissues, reduces inflammation, and aids night rest.
A newspaper item extols Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a means to keep mothers healthy and strong, easing childbirth and aiding nursing mothers. It cites a testimonial from Mrs W G Stephens of Northumberland County and urges expectant mothers to use the remedy, noting substitutes reduce profit for dealers. The ad also promotes Dr Pierce s Common Sense Medical Adviser and provides ordering details.
Public transport timetable lists hourly Elyria to Cleveland operations from 6 30 am to 10 30 pm with direct links to Point Springs Linndsle Berea Medina Chippawa Lake Saville Oreston Wooster and southern division. Limited services to Cleveland depart Elyria at 8 01 am and public square departures from Cleveland to Elyria run hourly 1 am to 10 30 pm with North Amherst Lorain and Gratton connections. Additional services connect Oberlin Wellington Birmingham Florence Berlin Heights Norwalk and N Amherst Lorain with varied departures and half hour waits at Oberlin.
An old advertisement argues dyspepsia is common among both millionaires and laborers, claiming Green's August Flower cures stomach troubles by stimulating the liver and improving digestion. It touts a trial bottle and a regular size available at druggists.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are touted as a tonic for the liver and bowels aiding relief from headache biliousness and fatigue with a claim of rebuilding the system. One Minute Cough Cure offers immediate relief for cough croup and lagrippe by acting at the source, not the stomach, and is marketed as safe for all ages through H A Dykeman.
In Hoop-Pole Flat the villagers recall Doctor Murchison as a hard but effective remedy for Wayne Satterlee. Wayne’s chronic weakness, then a pneumonic scare, led the physician to impose a strict regime of dieting and hard exercise, aided by Wayne’s wife and hired help. Wayne endures a week of wood chopping and forced walking before his appetite returns and he regains health.
Dyspepsia latest remedy claim urges relief for sufferers. The advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure as a cure for dyspepsia indigestion and sour stomach and claims it strengthens the digestive system and improves overall well being. It notes H A Dykeman supplies the product.
Professor Munyon touts Paw Paw as a universal remedy for nervousness digestion and stomach troubles claiming the fruit has long hidden medicinal value. He urges moderate use and notes the product is sold in large bottles and laxative pills at 25 cents a bottle with strong endorsements and life extension claims.
The piece notes the eighth International Geographic Congress will meet in Washington in September but warns, per the Sioux City Journal, that Japan and Russia may not approve a Asia map revision by then. It also mentions other light items on marriage and genius musings from era newspapers.
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