A Wife Describes Labor Pain and Use of Mother's Friend
A wife recounts four childbirths noting extreme pain from 12 to 14 hours with the first, needing chloroform, and using three bottles of Mother's Friend before the last delivery.
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15 Feb 1900
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Newspaper
Mount Airy News
Location
Mount Airy, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1900
Page
1
Mother's Friend Proclaimed to Ease Pregnancy Labor
An advertisement claims Mother's Friend improves pregnancy outcomes by relaxing muscles and boosting energy, reducing morning sickness and nervousness, and shortening labor. It asserts safe use, avoids breast complications, and promises quick recovery, with price listed as $1 per bottle from The Bradfield Regulator Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Debate Over North Carolina Franchise Amendment
A Wilmington Star letter argues that limiting black voting rights would ease race friction and boost education, noting up to 50 000 colored men could vote if the amendment passes and urging supporters among the black community to back the change for long term improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Wilmington Star
Cotton mill labor in North Carolina improves since 1896
Labor Statistician Faison reports data compiled for the Labor Commissioner's office show a substantial improvement in cotton mill labor in North Carolina. Men outnumber women in employment, child workers decline by 45 percent, wages rise for men while women’s pay falls, and adult illiteracy drops over three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ausin
Faison
Labor Commissioner's Office
North Carolina
Labor Commissioner
Housekeeping in the Philippines Reveals Primitive Methods
A New York Tribune report details a European observer in the Philippines noting low-cost living, bamboo furniture, and simple kitchens. She describes Filipino labor patterns, cooking on ground fires, and communal dining with bamboo utensils and clay stoves, while lamenting sanitary conditions and curfews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dioner
Islands
New York Tribune
Tobacco Men's Benevolent Association Proposed for Tobacco Workers
A proposal from Co G of the Benevolent Association suggests forming the Tobacco Men's Benevolent Association for North and South Carolina and Virginia. Members would pay a small annual fee and upon a member's death a small sum would be given to the family, creating inexpensive support for bereaved families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Webb
Southern Tobacco Journal
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Tobacco Men's Benevolent Association
Eietric Bitters Cures Scrofula and Boosts Health
Dr. D B Cargile reports Mrs Brower cured of scrofula after four bottles of Eietric Bitters. The tonic is praised as a blood purifier and remedy for eczema, boils, ulcers, and skin sores, with claims of liver and kidney support and improved digestion. 50 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Pike
Broadway
South
Boston
J W Loving
Colgate Ga
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
D. B. Cargile
Washita
I. T
WS. Taylor
A Barber Shop Daydream and a Wife’s Anger
A man waiting his turn in a barber shop reads a newspaper item urging daily declarations of love to a wife. He resolves to change but returns home to find his wife drunk and accusatory, leading to a domestic clash and a restless night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Love
Simon Henry
Ram’s Horn Brown
Indianapolis News
The Exhaustion of Coal and Its Long-Term Impact
A Boston Herald piece argues that rising coal output will soon collide with finite supply. It warns that within fifty years the world may face higher fuel prices and industrial strain unless future energy sources emerge. The piece stresses the danger of rapid consumption and parallels with ancient Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thenion
Boston Herald
August Flower Praised By Professor For Digestive Ailments
Prof. Monton recalls traveling worldwide where he met many people using Greens August Flower to ease dyspepsia liver stalls and constipation. He warns against excess use noting it does not harm the system and helps sour stomachs and upset digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Monton
Green
Sim
Senators by popular vote gain momentum amid bribery claims
The Atlanta Journal notes rising support for electing U.S. senators by direct popular vote as legislatures in four states fail to elect. It highlights allegations of bribery in Montana involving Clark and argues for constitutional reform once proposed by Andrew Johnson and John M. Palmer, predicting eventual adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Utah
California
Clark
Montana
Andrew Johnson
John M. Palmer
Illinois
Atlanta Journal
Thorn Loses $1000 in Clerical Marriage Swindle
A. L. Thorn of Point Pleasant, Va., a Mason County Court member, was duped by a couple posing for a marriage, aided by a con artist minister. Thorn signed a bearer check for $1000 on the certificate, later cashed at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Thorn
Point Pleasant
Mason County Court
Thorn
Man Heals Self After Alleged Pile Cure Claim
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 16 months from a rectal fistula. Doctors warned death without a costly operation, but he alleges a full cure using five boxes of Backson's Arnica Salve billed as the surest pile cure on earth. Prices cited as cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Renick Hamilton
Weat Jefferson, O
Backson
Paylor
Deuggitt
Mount Airy
Negro suffrage debate highlights education and voting laws
A Washington Dispatch reports Senator Money and Senator Pritchard clashed over Negro suffrage in North Carolina. Money argued literacy and constitutional reading requirements justify voting while noting 50,000 literate Black residents. Pritchard pressed for stricter standards. Money warned educational qualification alone fails to ensure self government. The piece also touches poll taxes and racial assumptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oh Tgs
Ieee
Sonhok
North Carolina
Priteh
Jn — Italanl
Meenaie
Thanets
Ie Daenaaal
Money
Mississippi
Pritchard
Washington Dispatch
Free Blood Cure Claims to Heal Ulcers and Cancers
Advertises B B B Botanic Blood Balm as a permanent cure for skin ulcers eruptions and deep seated blood diseases. Claims a thirty year test period and offers trial bottles free with mail response from Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. B.B
Hydra
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