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Newspaper
Pratt City Herald
Location
Pratt City, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1900
Page
5
Blurred vision and pains under the ribs indicate liver distress and call for Herbine to regulate it. The ad notes a price of 50 and sells through R F Lovelady.
A Detroit area ad column endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York praising five years of customer satisfaction and personal use. Additional ads promote Tabler Buckeye Pile Ointment Kodol Dyspepsia Cure AxnerExeon Tablets and DeWitt's Little Early Risers with brief claims of efficacy.
A vivid, humorous account describes waiting for a mysterious Tuskaloosa dummy that may or may not move, its unreliable reliability, and the dream of reaching the University of Alabama as bells clang and curiosity grows. The narrator endures hope, fatigue, and the phantom vehicle around a sandy street.
A fragment describes a perilous ride on a moving railway car or locomotive with a narrator clinging to a rail and enduring a chaotic sequence. The tale contrasts fear and thrill as passengers emerge from side streets, while a mysterious bell and demon power push the journey forward. A Tusksloosa anecdote praises patient endurance and the odd charm of the dummy schedule.
Delegates from across Alabama met in Sears Hall Birmingham for the annual United Mine Workers convention the largest yet in the state. Pratt City led delegates and officers discussed wage scales with expectations to sign by July 1 while avoiding work disruption. The Herald praises labor unity and notes parallel operator talks as both sides prepare for the year ahead. A patronizing note on One Minute Cough Cure follows, touting its quick relief and harmless nature. R F Lovelady sells Chamberlain's Diarrhoea Remedy via local druggist references.
A severe ankle sprain recovers quickly after trying Chamberlain's Pain Balm. The testimonial from George Cary editor of the Guide Washington Virginia notes rapid relief and complete cure after several medicines failed. Sold by R F Lovelady.
A garbled vintage advertisement page touts Dr King’s New Life Pills and One Minute Cough Cures from Lovelady’s Drug Store, claiming cures for stomach and liver ailments, coughs, asthma, rheumatism, and skin conditions. It markets Ballard’s Snow Liniment and Herbine as liver remedies with prices, plus DeWitt’s Witch Hazel for eczema and skin diseases.
Mortgage sale conducted by Lewis I by Aug Lind vere and Martha Linberg to highest bidder for cash on a July date in 1900 at the Jefferson County Court House Front Door Alabama. Property described as one and one half acres along West side of a railroad with specific survey bearings in section 26 township 16 south range 5 west. Default on debt secured by mortgage and minerals and railroad rights excepted. Mortgagee attorney listed.
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