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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1903
Page
1
A column presents a message from Congressman White addressing constituents in North Carolina. The letter discusses policy priorities, regional concerns, and advocacy for local projects. It outlines brief legislative stances and calls for continued public engagement.
A youth group jokes about a lifelong Londoner who arrived with a penny and a basket of apples. They estimate fortunes from one and a half million to six million, but a quiet reply reveals he is not worth a farthing and still owes for the basket.
A terse health ad promotes Electric Bitters as a preventive against self harm and a nerve tonic. It claims to strengthen nerves, regulate stomach liver and kidneys, and offers 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by W. T. Younger, Druggist. A piano scene follows with a brief dialogue about nervous strain from practice.
An advertisement claims a product titled Bold by W. B. Dillard Drug Co helps children and adults who soil bedding due to nocturnal continence. It promises immediate relief and mentions a price suggestion of over $100.
A Salem woman writes from Suisun California about travels through San Francisco Napa and Sonoma counties. She describes Cliffs House and Seal Rocks viewings, Chinatown, Golden Gate Park and the Geysers near Calistoga with vivid detail of steam springs and stage routes. She notes Solano County fruit riches including apricots cherries and vineyards and ends with reflection on a memorable weeklong trip homeward.
An era of relief is claimed with Dr King’s New Life Pills. The ad promises end to dizziness backache liver complaint and constipation. Sold for 25e with guarantee by W T Younger, Druggist.
Miss Hatty recalls a marriage proposal she could not accept because she believed the suitor could not live without her. The exchange reveals her lack of heart to refuse, despite the impossibility of a future together.
An advertisement promotes Botanic Blood Balm as a internal remedy that cures eczema itching skin humors pimples carbuncles and ulcers by enriching blood. It claims to rebuild health and offers free samples and medical advice from the Blood Balm Co Atlanta GA with mailed description of trouble.
A 40-year-old Philadelphia widow, Cédela Marie Twibill, married James Ward Gaffney, 23, after eloping from families outraged by their 17-year age gap. The union followed a church chase across cities, ending with an alderman in Chester performing the ceremony and shock killing the bride’s father.
A Nashville woman testifies her child suffered indigestion since birth but improved after one bottle of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. The advertisement claims 99 of 100 diseases in children come from stomach disorders and that Kodol digests what you eat to keep the stomach sweet. Sold by W B Dillard Drug Co.
London Daily Chronicle touts cakewalk, waltz, polka, and barn dance as laxatives for digestion and fevered joints while claiming music and movement beat doctors. It praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure sold by W. B. Dillard Drug Co for aiding digestion and transforming food into healthy blood.
A humorous tale in which Chad explains his son was rejected from the civil service exam for lacking arithmetic, geography, spelling, and grammar. Facing options, Chad says the boy will likely become a teacher. The exchange underscores gaps in schooling and expectations for a Black family in the era.
The ad warns buyers to look for the DeWitt name on every box and touts the salve as the best for burns bruises boils eczema and piles. It notes counterfeits in the market and identifies E C DeWitt & Co Chicago as the genuine brand sold by W B Dillard Drug Co. Also mentions Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment and endorsements from Frederickburg Virginia and W T Younger Salem Virginia.
A fragment notes Harriet and Clara at home as a man borrows half a dollar to pay a hackman before kissing anyone, hinting at a tense social moment and a hurried departure. The terse lines imply a domestic scene shadowed by a brief financial exchange.
Distressing kidney and bladder pain relieved in six hours by New Great South American Kidney Core. Contains claims of universal relief for urinary symptoms and backache. Sold by W. B. Dillard in Salem Virginia. Also mentions accidental policy payout and skin remedies including Dean's Ointment.
A humorous dialogue features Edith and a child named Edith Mamma referencing a missionary and savages. They wonder why a button was placed in a missionary box, highlighting childlike curiosity and family banter.
A compact, eclectic note cites a home remedy for a stubborn cold and playfully comments on laughter, politics, and diet. The author, signing as Pyny Balsam, reflects on daily worth, humor, and fish as brain food only when properly paired with other elements.
Rochester Post Express notes fifteen rulers assassinated in a century, listing dates and figures such as Paul I of Russia Lincoln Garfield Elizabeth of Austria Humbert II McKinley and others. The piece highlights a concentration of killings in recent decades, noting ten of the fifteen occurred in the last twenty years.
An advertising note claims Burdock Blood Bitters give a clear head an active brain and a strong vigorous body making men fit for the battle of life.
An advertisement touts Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil as instant relief for croup. It claims the remedy is perfectly safe and never fails and urges readers to buy it at any drug store.
The piece cites Dr. Hughes Bennett's claim that butter prices and pastry abundance drive consumption issues. It argues both poor and wealthy suffer from fat access or digestion, advocating Scott's Emulsion as a digestible fat source aiding blood purification and nourishment.
A lawyer notes the new bankrupt law lets a man beat his creditors without hiring counsel, as a casual caller asks why business is bad and mentions Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets curing a cold. The dialogue highlights finance and legal irony.
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