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Newspaper
Lockhart Courier
Location
Lockhart, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1893
Page
4
The page blends quotes and anecdotes about love and loss with advertising for Chamberlains Pain Balm. It promotes the balm as a versatile liniment for pain and rheumatism, featuring testimonials from various readers and claims of quick relief.
A recounting of John Randolph's clash with a station official who demanded silence during a long wait in Washington. The line ends with a sharp exchange when Randolph asks who the Roanoke man is, followed by a brisk quip. Also notes favoring Chamberlain's Pain Balm with local testimonial from Vinings Minnesota and Ft Madison Iowa.
A humorous fragment from a National Druggist item recalls Pat’s mishap after stealing a potato bug and attempting to kill it with parrus green, leading to a comical in-house alarm as the pest begins to stir within.
After eight months trial in Standing Pine Mississippi S P Scribling requests two dozen Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and two dozen St Patrick’s Pills from Chamberlain Company Des Moines Iowa. He reports three bottles sold to one family with best results and praises the medicines as valuable.
The piece contrasts the tender sex with men noting the man is locomotive strong yet noisy, while the tender sex quietly follows in the rear carrying coal and water. It frames women as the quiet force behind industrial work.
Db Stevart of New Pros per Rankin Co Mississippi testifies Chamberlain’s Pain Balm relieves tooth ache in five minutes and Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhea Remedy is highly regarded. The note also reflects on canine fidelity and human self interest with a reflection on the bonds between dogs and their masters.
Letters from Holliston residents report partial relief from lameness knee joints rheumatism and other ailments after using Chamberlain’s Pain Balm and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. Testimonials emphasize ongoing chronic conditions and general satisfaction with the products.
A self important Patent Office official boasted to his chief about his value. He warned that if he died that night the department would be flooded with fifty applications to fill his position within a day.
From Key West Florida Dr J K De Agwowa expresses high satisfaction with Cham berlain medicines noting good customer satisfaction and plans to place larger orders in the future seeking continued supply for his drugstore.
Belcher Texas couple Mr John Holcomb and wife share a 55 year marriage and strong health. A 1899 letter to Chamberlain & Co describes how Chamberlain's Cough Remedy cured a winter cough and Pinn Balm eased headaches. They praise St Patrick's Pills as gentle aids keeping their system orderly.
A NY Mail report warns people to avoid raising a fainting person to upright position. It cites an eminent English statesman who died after this error and urges keeping the person prone with restoratives until consciousness returns.
Mr T A Deroven of Deroven Louisiana says St Patrick's Pills went like hot cakes. He notes that users who try them are never satisfied with other cathartics due to their gentle action and reliability.
In a brief rural vignette a fish peddler quarrels with a stubborn mackerel as an old lady asks for mercy from the scene. The second item is a physician endorsing St Patrick’s Pills as a laxative, noting satisfaction in his practice and recommending use before confinement.
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows a St. Louis man in his room at a Caica go hotel complaining about a sign reading Dont blow out the gas Rules of the house state gas burned after twelve oclock p m will be charged for He grumbles that he must not blow out the flame yet must pay if it burns after midnight ending with a defiant remark about Chicago bulldozers
A clipped dialogue contrasts a young Indy and a St Louis man debating vast realms beyond time with a quip about St Patrick's Pills. interwoven are musings on farming, production halts at mills and refineries, and a call to farmers to till and sow to sustain cities and wealth.
Advertised as the best remedy for liver disorders, St Patrick's Pills are claimed to be especially effective in malarious districts. Testimonials from M H Prouproot Druggist Granada Colorado Berry Bros Morchanta Carroll Nebraska and Frank Cornelius Parcell Indian Territory praise their efficacy and satisfaction.
The ad claims Cham Taine AGH and Skin Ointment cures sore nipples itch and other skin troubles, noting relief is almost immediate. It asserts many cases cured after other medicines failed and promotes two box sizes at 25 and 5 cents.
A testimonial reports a fever sore on the leg cured after forty years using Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment. Three 25 cent boxes were used and the affected skin is now clear. Additional notes praise the ointment for sore eyes and for other ailments.
Letters from readers in Missouri Alabama and Kansas extol Chamberlain's Eye and Skin Ointment for sore eyes and sore nipples. Testimonials claim dramatic relief after trying many remedies and request more boxes.
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