The Storm at McClellansville Strikes Town
Daily Item from McClellansville reports a Tuesday gale bringing heavy rain and flooding. Roads became streams and bridges washed away while the tide covered the low town areas causing school disruption. Farmers lost cotton blown from fields. News mentions healing of Dr Penny after appendicitis operation and sympathy for a critically ill daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Beckman. Communications were cut with trails and telephone wires down.
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Daily Item
McClellansville
Penny
George Beckman
Dr. Bell's Pine Honey Cure Promoted in Adlier Note
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Bell's Pine Honey as a universal cough remedy. It urges readers to look for the bell mark on the bottle to verify authenticity.
Man Demands Safe School for Son After Head Injury
A Michigan parent writes to the schools superintendent demanding protection after his son Johnnie returned home with a head injury from a larger pupil. He asserts education should build brains not bruise them and asks for immediate action to prevent further harm.
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Michigan
Johnnie
How to Tell if Your Hair is Diseased
A health check for hair argues a white shrinking bulb signals disease and need for treatment. Rexall 93 Hair Tonic promises to cure dandruff scalp irritation stimulate roots and help baldness with risk free trial at 50c or 1.00. The Georgetown Drug Co. sells it.
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Rexall
Georgetown Drug Co
To Be or Mot to Be Constantly Coughing
Advertisement copy promotes Dr Bell pine tar honey claiming a few doses stop a cough and depend on usage. It uses playful spelling and a rustic tone typical of old health ads. The text suggests a remedy for coughing without medical consultation.
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Dr. Bell
Crippen Takes Stand To Tell His Story In Crippen Trial
Crippen, pale but calm, testifies about his wife Belle Elmore’s disappearance and his past. He explains purchases of hyoscin as for nervous cases and admits a scar from a twelve year old operation. He claims the body buried in Crippen’s cellar is not Belle Elmore’s and recounts his flight with Miss Le Neve.
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London
Hawley H.crippen
Belle Elmore
Crippen
Arthur Newton
Ndt
Alfred Aspinall Tobin
William H. Wilcox
Home Office
Tobin
Ethel Clare Leneve
Miss le Neve
England
Eye cure price query sparks medical marketing concerns
A fragmented notice asks readers how much they would pay to have their eyes cured, hinting at medical advertising practices and potential misrepresentations in eye care promotion.
The Saturday Evening Post and liberal constitutional interpretation
The Post is criticized for upholding a liberal reading of the constitution, seen as dangerous and antithetical to the original meaning. It argues that changing the law via interpretation undermines the framers’ intent and suggests amendment only through proper processes.
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Saturday Evening Post
Iist
Bell Pine Tar Honey praised for cough relief
Advert says one bottle removes doubt on merits of Dr Bell’s Pine Tar Honey and cough. Encourages looking for the bell on the bottle to ensure genuineness. Mention notes Georgetown Drug and crate papers.
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Dr. Bell
Doan's Kidney Pills Backed By Georgetown Testimony
Georgetown resident Mrs. Jasper Martin praises Doan's Kidney Pills for curing her weak back and urinary troubles after using a box from Whetsman Drug Co. The ad claims a single box relieved her discomfort and urges readers to buy from FosterMilburn Co. Buffalo New York, sole US agents, price 50 cents.
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Jasper Martin
Wood St
Georgetown
S.C
Dean
Iseman Drug Co
The Need For Better Tools For Farmers
Thomas Bell of Raleigh argues that better labor saving tools require larger teams and practical use. He warns against expecting free improvements and suggests matching plows to team size or increasing draft with more oxen or horses. He urges adjusting teams rather than the tool to fit work.
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Thomas Bell
Raleigh
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Cure for All Stages
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only known cure for catarrh arguing it is constitutional and must be taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. It promises a $100 reward for any case not cured and urges readers to send for testimonials while endorsing Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
J. Cheney &O
Todruggists
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