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Newspaper
Freeland Tribune
Location
Freeland, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1900
Page
3
A collection of vintage ads and snippets noting patent medicines like Dr Bull’s Pills and Cascarets, plus light human interest lines about a artist son, English passenger growth, beauty lore, tobacco quitting aids, and travel notes on Yarmouth herring workers and Russian royalty bicycling.
Testimonial letters from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound users recount relief from nervous prostration and insomnia. Miss Apple Williams of Atlanta credits the product with dramatic improvement from severe weakness and heart distress after months of fatigue. Mrs Lena Garnes of Visalia reports restored menses and renewed health after using three bottles followed by Blood Purifier.
A Louisville Courier Journal feature cites a supposed $300 million loss of gold from circulation as part of a critique of the gold standard and bimetallism. It argues the public has been misled about gold reserves while warning of crises and political manipulation surrounding McKinley.
The Helena Independent argues voters will remember scandals and rising public costs. It warns against booms, over-capitalization, and militarism in a free country. It calls for awareness of civil service breaches, foreign entanglements, and stock-market manipulation as November nears.
The piece accuses William McKinley of deceit in backing bimetallism to win the 1896 election and now supporting the gold standard. Congressman Champ Clark argues McKinley would not hold power if he had stated such views during the campaign.
A critical tirade contrasts statistics with truth, warning that misused data misleads about trade balances and debt. It critiques silver coinage, gold standard arguments, and political rhetoric, citing Aldrich, silver producers, and imperialist policies while urging clarity in fiscal claims.
Grain-O touted as a coffee substitute made from pure grains with a rich color and claimed safe for children. price ic and bo per package. Australia raises tarantulas for balloon thread lighter than silk. Household hints promote J C Hubinger starches with premiums. Siamese king’s $75,000 gold thimble noted. House reporters earn $5,000 annually plus committee-hearing pay.
A garbled old page advertises cures and elixirs for catarrh kidney issues and digestion. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional treatment with a $100 reward for failed cases. Also promotes Cascarets, Beets-based sugar claim, Winslow's Syrup, and various nostrums with multiple names and addresses scattered through the text.
An English paper argues wars often arise from slighted provocation and minor incidents. It cites William the Conqueror against France, Britain’s 1840 opium clash with China, the 1856 Sino-British conflict over a flag insult, the Indian mutiny sparked by cow fat cartridges, and notes the costly aftermath with minimal causes.
In an 1899 letter J C Banter recalls using a half bottle of Ayers Hair Vigor to stop hair loss. A few days earlier his hair resumed shedding and he found the old bottle unchanged on the shelf as proof of the product’s lasting effect.
A vintage advertisement touts Ayert's Hair Vigor as economical and effective for stopping hair loss restoring color curing dandruff and keeping hair soft and glossy. One dollar per bottle is claimed with use across future needs. Sold by all druggists.
Complete external and internal treatment for every humor includes Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent. A single set often suffices to cure greasy skin, crusts, scales, and hair loss, soothing inflammation and cleansing the blood. Sold worldwide by Pros. Cave à Ciem Cour Sole Props Bouton.
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