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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1901
Page
4
A neighbor plagued by noisy hens used a crafty trap. She threaded corn with small cards reading Please keep your chickens at home and scattered them for the birds to swallow. The fowls could not swallow the corn or shed the cards, sending many home to their owner who then kept them cooped up.
Mrs Nannie Gallerges of Orange Ga used Bucklen's Arnica Salve on severe head and face sores and claimed a rapid cure beyond her hopes It treats sores bruises skin eruptions cuts burns scalds and piles Druggist W T Younger vend. Seventy five million peaches claimed by St Louis Post Dispatch as Ozark fruit belt output for 1901.
In Sadieville Kentucky Mrs S P Whitaker's long bronchial illness supposedly cured by Dr King's New Discovery and praised by her husband who notes a granddaughter's bout with whooping cough was relieved. The ad promotes the product as a cure for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles with bottles 50 cents and 1.00 and a free trial at W T Younger's drug store. A separate note from Norfolk Virginia mentions a steel strike and Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment praised by M B Rows of Richmond Virginia. A St Louis man dies after playing golf.
Mrs Rosa Anderson returns from ranklip county to visit sister as she lies dying later burial Thursday in old burying plat excursion planned to Richmond and Norfolk leaving Salem 145 p m fare 250 to Norfolk 350 return trains return times and seating notes. Numerous names and events including Rev Jones Va B S S convention dedication of church and planned Lynchburg Roanoke excursion choir performance and Sunday school events with many local residents and churches referenced.
Mrs. H Allport of Johnstown Pennsylvania reports her daughter barely surviving croup but improving instantly after One Minute Cough Cure. W B Dillard cites general demand for mild remedies and praises Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets as easy to take. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for eruptions burns and sores with caution about counterfeits.
An old remedy claims relief from kidney and bladder issues within six hours. It promises rapid results in removing urinary retention by addressing the pubic bladder, kidneys, and back, suitable for both male and female. Sold by W B Dillard, Druggist, Salem, Virginia.
An advertisement declares that irregular bowel action leads to serious complications and promotes DeWitt's Little Early Risers as safe pleasant and effective remedy. The message is attributed to W. B. Dillard.
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