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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1900
Page
4
Ex notes debate sparked by Dr Chrisman Kansas claim that men cannot love as a woman loves. The piece praises maternal constancy, cites wives remaining with deserting husbands, and argues emancipation should not deprive women of steadfast devotion. It ends urging use of One Minute Cough Cure by Dillard 4 Persinger.
An Omaha woman quotes a World editorial arguing that bearing girls brings lifelong security for mothers, while boys later wear out a mother’s nerves as a source of anxiety. The piece contrasts the sentimental value of daughters with the practical benefits daughters provide in old age and marriage. The ad promotes De Wantis by Early Risers pills.
The district conference sits at the A M E church with large attendance. Rev Watson has built a choir stand and a sturdy front fence. Visits from Misses Alice and at the Booze of the Bluefield Institute, West Virginia. Excursion to Glade Springs via Salem Friday at 10. Fare 140. Tickets by J H Dockwilder. Several notices on church events, members, and local arrivals.
A speaker cites John H. Duckwilder as a colored writer whose work aims to persuade rather than impress. He has a remarkable literary gift used as a tool toward broader ends.
A Salem note extols John H. Duckwilder for twenty five years of sober temperate and truthful service as a teacher. The writer lauds his discipline and faithfulness to duties, praising both white and Black citizens for their pride in him and noting repeated election to teaching positions.
The ad touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy for poor digestion and weak health. It claims the pills awaken brain and body power with indomitable will and tremendous energy, selling for 25 cents at W T Younger's drug store.
An Atlanta Journal tale recalls a comical Georgia incident with Jack Baldwin and an old blind horse as a man lowers into a dry well while a wag rings a bell nearby. A minister’s backwoods visit and local reactions follow, ending with a pitch for One Minute Cough Cure by Willard & Versinger.
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