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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1903
Page
1
A meditation urges readers to overlook others faults and praise their virtues. The poem notes people naturally focus on negatives and social sneers, but urges hunting for good traits in others. By recognizing kindness or strength, you encourage reciprocation and cultivate a more positive view among peers.
A sensational-health ad claims despondency precedes suicide and Electric Bitters can prevent self destruction by strengthening nerves and regulating stomach, liver, and kidneys. It promises relief and guarantees satisfaction from W. T. Younger, druggist. Wirr-Oh Ed accused of waking the baby.
An aged, mistranscribed line suggests a bedding item tied to sleep moisture control, promoting relief for both young and old. The fragment mentions W. S. Dillard Drug Co as seller, implying a retail notice or ad. Further readable context is limited.
A mother explains stag as stagger to Mae and an ad promotes Kusumatiam Sciatica pain relief with Dixie Neve and Bone Liniment. It cites V T Younger of Salem Virginia and mentions ribbon arrangements as a contrast to crochet pen dante.
The life of Alice Clifton, once Dinah Shadd’s daughter, rises from a Delhi cantonment girl to Maharanee ruler of Turkestan. She marries Jar Mahomed Rao Khan, leads armies, reforms law and trade, defeats a rival khan, then falls to Russian power and retires to Orenburg with pension. Now she plans to visit the Louisiana Purchase Exposition next year as an exiled queen.
A testimonial from a Texas woman details relief after using Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and related remedies. She describes ulceration, falling of the uterus, back pain, irregular menses, bearing down, and widespread discomfort. After treatment costing far less than prior medical care, she reports complete recovery and renewed health, urging others to avoid substitutes and trust the advertised medicines.
This season highlights tassels as a key gown feature with silk fringes widely worn. The style emphasizes movement and sheen, pairing well with flowing silhouettes and classic fabrics.
Advertises a remedy to cure a cold in one day. Claims a money refund if it fails. Box shows W. Grove’s signature on each unit. Priced at 25 cents. Describes a shade between orange and rose laxative with castor or Gray.
A mother mourns the death of her infant, describing farewell rituals with the crib pillow garments and playthings laid aside. She remembers the baby’s rattle, the headless horse and woolly dog, and contemplates the loss and the bed where the child once slept. The verse contemplates trust in angels and the hope of peace as the home grows quiet.
A Du Pont Georgia man describes a long lung abscess and premature death prognosis until Dr Kings's New Discovery cured his cough cold and throat and lung troubles. The product promises 50 cent price and 100 dollar guarantee with trial bottles free by W T Younger, Druggist.
In our view the race problem requires acknowledging racial difference and pursuing industrious sober law‑abiding progress. Social equality with whites is deemed impossible, and friction persists while the colored man seeks social recognition. The Bristol News endorses property accumulation education and business/political equality only as a result.
An advertising block extols Kodol Dypse nsia Cure as equally effective for children and adults, claiming indigestion causes most stomach disorders in kids and that the product keeps the stomach sweet and aids growth. A Nashville mother lauds its effect after one bottle, while another line advertises Dean’s Ointment for skin relief.
An advertisement urges buyers to seek DeWitt on every box of Witch Hazel Salve made by E. C. DeWitt & Co Chicago. It claims the genuine salve treats burns bruises boils eczema and piles and notes many counterfeits appear in the market. Sold by W. B. Dillard Drug Co.
Chicago Mayor Carter Harrison reveals quirky rituals to ward off bad luck. He notes toes toward the bedroom door when retiring, returning for forgotten items, sitting with legs crossed, and avoiding table seating with twelve others as “survivals of boyhood.” He downplays their importance but maintains they carry weight.
Carrie Nation, hatchet campaigner, demanded to meet Scranton officials and clashed with police and crowds. She was fined 10 dollars for selling hatchets without a license, spoke at Nay Aug Park, and restless in jail before appealing the ruling.
A vivid ad proclaims relief from dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation through Dr King s New Life Pills. The product promises gentle yet thorough effects and guarantees by W T Younger, a local druggist, with a price of 25 cents.
Rein" insurance offered by J. E. Woods & Co of Chicago provides coverage for open air entertainments including summer gardens ball parks and spectacular affairs against losses from bad weather. The plan covers rain lightning and wind at a daily or nightly rate and is presented to H. B. Thearle manager of the Pain Pyrotechnic Company as a proposed safeguard against weather related date cancellations.
An advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by constitutional remedies. It explains deafness as due to inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and offers one hundred dollar rewards for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad notes circulars are free and lists Hall's Family Pills as a superior product.
Advertises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for indigestion. Claims it prepares the stomach for reception and digestion of all wholesome food and helps transform it into healthy blood. Sold by W. B. Dillard Drug Co.
A Salem couple claim Doan's Kidney Pills relieved years of backache and urinary distress. Charles N. Mongole reports his wife regained health after trying the remedy from W. T. Younger's drug store. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY markets Doan's as the sole U.S. agents with a 50 cent price.
The Duke of Aburzzi brings back Eskimo tales including a polar romance. A young lover crosses a fragile ice bridge to abduct his beloved from an enemy, but mistakes the mother for the daughter when he opens the sack.
W S Philpot of Albany Georgia reports a severe bilious attack improved by one De Witts Little Early Risers. He found the pill small yet effective far surpassing calomel blue mass or any other pills and pleasant to take. Sold by W B Dillard Drug Co.
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