Remarkable Liniment and Remedies Featured in Local Advertisements
An old column features Sister Ann asking Bill about yesterday’s schoolwork with a pun on hidden effort. It then promotes Chamberlain's Liniment for rheumatic pains backache sprains and masses with 25 cents regular and 50 cents large sizes, sold by W. S. Martin & Co. A mum and child exchange bedtime dialogue precedes Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough and cold remedy claimed to ease chest inflammation soothe membranes and promote lung healing, available from W. S. Martin & Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. S. Martin & Co
Alice
De Witt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills Ad
An old notice advertises De Witt’s Kidney and Bladder Pills as antiseptic relief for backache and bladder inflammation. It urges use and notes local sellers C. M. Shuford and W. S. Martin in Martin. It also touts Dewitt’s Little Early Risers as effective liver pills sold by the same merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
DeWitts
C. M. Shuford & Walter
Martin
Dewitt
C. M. Shuford
W. S. Martin
Sale of House and Lot in Oakland Heights Hickory
J A Sherrill and wife defaulted on a 300 loan from First Building Loan Association. Trustee M Sherrill will auction Lot No 8 Block F facing Maple Ave at First National Bank steps Hickory on December 19 1908 at 12 o clock noon. The lot hosts a new residence and is part of Oakland Heights suburb sale follows deed recorded Book 77 page 856.
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J. A. Sherrill
C.M. Sherrill
First Building Loan Association of
Hickory
N.C
Catawba County
Sherrell
First National Bank
Oakland Heights
Blick
Maple Ave
M. Sherrill
Marked for Death and Health Ads in One Page Note
A collection of vintage health remedies and quips includes Mrs. A. C. Williams praising Dr. Kings New Discovery for lung and throat recovery, plus Lloyds and Lydia E. Pinkham advertisements. It also features jokes, religious tidbits, and consumer health claims for Chamberlains Cough Remedy, Foley’s Kidney Remedy, DeWitts Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve, Dr Thomas Electric Oil, and Castoria style laxatives alongside local shop names C M Shuford W S Martin & Co Moser Lutz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Shofard
W. S. Martin & Co
Moser & Lutz
Sayings on marriage and remedies in a 19th century column
A fragmentary dated column offers counsel on marriage questions and personal judgment. It warns against marrying for convenience or money, urges happiness in any future life with a partner, and shifts to health advice promoting Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for children and Foley's Orino Laxative for constipation. It includes mock dialogue about forgiveness and a gag about praying for Casey, plus an advertisement note for the remedy.
Vitality claims for nursing mothers and women health
An excerpt highlights supposed remedies for women's ailments with claims of vitality and sustainment for mothers and teens. It references a form of potion and a free booklet offer, urging readers to contact a physician in New York for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Rvs Pier Ale
N. Yo
Digestion Aid Ad Promises Quick Gut Relief
An advertisement touts Kodol as the cure for weak stomachs urging readers to eat sufficient wholesome food and let Kodol digest it. It guarantees a refund if no benefits are seen after a full bottle, promising the larger dollar bottle contains more than the fifty cent version and applies to one bottle per family.
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Kodol
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Sarah J. Hoskins
Cary, Ky
Cardui
Bill
Foley
The
Santa Claus Club
Gibralter
W.S. Martin & Co
Johnny
Lydia E. Pinkham
Trey
Katharine Taig
Lafayette Bt
Deaver
Gola
Lydia
Pinkhaw
Awell
Fink
Vogt
Mate
Trou
Ellen Me Olson
Ze Scand
Lydia K. Pink
Iam
Democrat
Walter S. Martin
Dean
Doas
Ross
M. Sanford
Carolina & North-Western
Ky. Co
Chester Ly
Yorkville
Gastonia
Lincoln
Fewton
Cory
Kenoir
Lenoir Ly
Chester
Cansten
Southern Ry
L&c
Vormeus
Southern Railway
Taxconxrox
S. A. le Nawrox
Trrckcity
HP. Reid
G. P.A
F.F. Starcher
Riply
W Va
W. & Marin & 2
Casey
Orino
J. C. Biddix
Singer Sewing Machine Parlor
R. W. Wolfe
Hickory, N.C
D. L. Russell
Main St
Russell Bldg
T. F. Stevenson
Walter A. White
Menzies Drug Store
Hickory, N. C
W. B. Ramsay
Dietz
K. A. Price
McCombs Building
Union Square
Kennedy's
Democrat Office
IBGE
Ba Sene
Morrison Bros. Co
Goleon Belt Manufacturing CO
Ninth Avenue
ELC. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Texas
Pot
Arkansas
Louisiana
Oklahor
New Mexico
Cotton Belt
Memphis
Bete Maki
Ans Beit Teais
Soutien Icket
Coton Belt
Renee ‘Hl
H. Sutton
Ninth Street
Ghattancogs
Tenn
Bombe
Vorat
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