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Newspaper
Lexington Gazette
Location
Lexington, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1901
Page
1
Very low excursion rates offered by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to many destinations. Dates include June 13 27 July 11 25 35 Aug 8 22 Sept 5 with sixteen day tickets. Conventions listed include Chicago July 6 10 25 28 and other cities. Details cover round trips time limits deposits and small adjustments.
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway promotes summer excursions to mountain views and seaside resorts along its route. The offer includes illustrated brochures with locations, capacity, rates, and terms, with service through the Chesapeake Bay region and Ohio connections. Potential travelers are urged to contact any C and O agent or Jno D Potts in Richmond for full details.
An old time ad touts Allen's Foot-Kase as the cure for stinging pain from coins and onions and foot discomfort. It promises instant comfort, relief from sweating and tired feet, and easy nails. Sold widely in druggists and stores, or by mail for 25 cents with a trial package available.
For Centennial Celebration of the CUACH OF UNILED BRETHREN IN CHRIST in Frederick Maryland May 10-15, the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad sells round trip tickets from all points east of the Ohio River excluding Philadelphia at a low rate good on trains May 10-12 and 18-14, return valid to May 15, 1901. Tickets available from Baltimore and others as directed.
Swept by mountain breezes at 2800 feet, the Deer Park Hotel in Garrett County Maryland offers malaria and mosquito free air with easy Baltimore and Ohio Rail access. Rooms have private baths electric lights and many leisure amenities with cottages sold out for the season open June 22 to September 30. Information from manager W E Burwell via Queen City Hotel Cumberland MD.
An old advertisement claims B B B clears trouble and restores health by mailing for free treatment. It touts skin color changes, blood nourishment, and pain relief with over five thousand cures cited. It also referenced a 1910 era line about Japanese and Chinese relations in a dramatic context.
A quick remedy claim promotes Boschee's German Syrup as a universal cure for severe throat and lung troubles, claiming it heals tissue, fights germs, reduces inflammation, aids expectoration, and brings rest. It urges trying a sample at Gortell's drug store and notes wine as a comforting option to give an invalid with doctor approval.
The Baltimore & Ohio plans a series of popular seaside excursions from Philadelphia and Washington to Islip City Cape May Sea Isle City Ocean City New Jersey and Rehoboth Beach Delaware. Tickets include return trips and stop overs at Jersey resorts with specific dates in July August and September.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers excursion tickets from Chicago July 6 to 13 1901 for Epworth League attendees in San Francisco July 18 to 21. Return by August 31 1901 via direct route costs 50 dollars or via Portland 59 dollars or via Los Angeles Shasta route 63.50. For reservations inquire W S Howell G E P A Broadway New York or Edmund Janeway Traveling Passenger Agent Philadelphia Pa.
An advertisement promoting a South American kidney remedy by B. H. Gorrell, an aggist from Lexington, Virginia, promises rapid relief of distressing kidney and bladder issues within six hours and urges readers to try the product for quick and certain cure.
Ely's Liquid Creable offers the medicinal properties of the solid Cream Balm. The spray tube brings 73 cents with mailing available. It is quickly absorbed by the nasal membrane and does not dry secretions but alters them toward a natural healthy character. Ely Brothers, 56 Warren St., New York.
A woman from Alexandria Indiana describes near nonstop coughing and blood spitting during illness. After other medicines failed, three bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery at one dollar each cured her and restored sleep. The ad touts cough cold la grippe broncho throat relief and features drugstore contact B H Gorrell.
An old advertisement claims a product by Dr E Devenon may be worth over $100 to parents of children who soil bedding due to nocturnal incontinence. It asserts the remedy arrests the trouble at once and is sold for $1 by B H Gorrell, a druggist.
Burlington Iowa locomotive fireman C W Bellamy relays a near fatal illness followed by recovery after using Electric Bitters. He reports renewed strength and health, urging others to try the remedy with a satisfaction guarantee.
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