Peruna touted as cure in lengthy testimonials
A letter from John O Atkinson of Independence Missouri praises Peruna and Man a Lin for curing his wife chronic constipation debility and change of life and says catarrh also vanished after following Dr Hartman s directions other testimonials from J W Draper Knoxville and R A Macaw Springfield support Peruna relief for catarrh with claims of restored health and life saved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Atkinson
Independence
Hartman
A. F. Stern
Marine City
Mich
Delaware
J. A. Basher
Knoxville
Tenn
Peruna
Mr. J. W. Draper
Gainsboro, Tern
J. W. Draper
Rachel A. Macaw
West Jefferson Street
Springfield
Tartman
Columbus
Rambler’s June Mountain Walk and Nature Tour
A narrator recounts a sunny June Sunday hike to a mountain top full of blooming flowers and wildlife. He describes the strenuous climb, the vivid memories, and a promise of ten dollars to be taken again, recalling Ludeking and a rambling report of spring openings.
Pain Balm Provides Quick Relieve For Lame Back And Rheumatism
A flannel bound with Chamberlain's Pain Balm eases pains in the back side and chest. The product promises prompt relief and claims to cure rheumatism. One application gives relief. Sold by W. T. Younger, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Younger
Letters From the County Gossipy Notes from Air Point Area
Letters from the county discuss recent doings in Air Point including E O Tinsley’s residence progress and Mrs George Gregory moving to Bent Mountain. Other items note Mac Boothe moving into a new house built by Don Puckett and Kensiey, Mystic Chain meeting, Square Woodrum finishing a barn, plus a humorous tale of a home paper skew and a chaotic breakfast of cream teeth and shirts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tinsley
George Gregory
Bent Mountain
Mac Boothe
Don Puckett
Kensiey
Mystic Chain
Air Point
Square Woodrum
Hans
Littee
Warning to Delinquent Taxpayers in 1897
The Richmond Dispatch notes that state tax delinquents will soon face collection efforts by land grabbers. It says notices are required by law but many ignore or delay action. If you are not delinquent, inform friends who may be and urge timely payment to avoid loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Dispatch
Ann Wright
Catawba
Roanoke
Commonwealth of Virginia
Local notices urge rural mail route in Falls Mills area
Mrs C M Deverle and sister Grace Alen left for Falls Mills to join C M Deverle, bookkeeper for 8 W Walton & Co railroad contractors, and will reside there while trestles on Clynch Valley last are filled. Also updates on Dunahoo, Leonard, Hesley, Owens, and Moses visits. Citizens urged to sign a petition to secure free rural mail delivery. 1,700,000 dollars appropriated this year for the purpose. JUANITA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Deverle
Grace Alen
Fall's Mills
8. W. Walton & Co
Clynch Valley
N. Dunahoe
Elkhorn
Chas. W. Wilson
Otey
Juanita
Fat as a remedy in diet and medicine
London authority Dr Hughes Bennett links consumption to fat intake and pastry consumption. The piece argues fat is essential and accessible fat must reach the poor, praising Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as easy to digest, pleasant to take, and beneficial for blood purification and fat nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Bennett
London
Scott & Bowne
Riverside gathering and memorials in Elliston notes
Elliston notes describe a Thursday social at Riverside hosted by Mr Wai Kirkwood with Ida Kirkwood decor, a Solo by Ida Kirkwood, and a cake walk led by Ida Eyars. It also reports the death of Mr James Evans, a long time resident, with condolences to his family. The county Sunday school convention met, weather hindered attendance, and hog killing season is noted with Mrs Thomason’s hogs weighing about 375 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miis
Ida Eyars
James Evans
Ivana
Ada
Julia Evans
Lucy K Evans
Mackshirg
Mra Sullivan
Radford
Ned Evans
Tipton Evans
Thomason
Health and Happiness for Women The Female Regulator Claim
In hopeful language the ad promotes Brardfield's Female Regulator as a medicine for women ills including leu cors, womb weakness, nervousness, and backache. It insists health inside yields health outside and asserts the remedy has helped thousands with modesty cited as a factor. It promises cures and offers a dollar bottle with a free brochure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Firadfield
Brardfield
R. V. Pierce
Muffalo
N.Y
Triplets Born to Two West Virginia Couples in One Day
A Huntington telegram reports Mrs Walter J Swanson gave birth to triplets yesterday afternoon at 4 PM and an hour later Mrs Howard E Swanson followed with triplets. The two families, Freeman twins from Breeden, West Virginia, had a village romance ending in marriages and now share a farm with six children between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huntington
W.va
Walter J. Swanson
Howard E. Swanson
Dorothy
Parthenia Freeman
Breeden
West Virginia
Uch Gayery
W. J
E. Swanson
Freeman
Walter Swanton
Howard
Bryan
Willie
Jennie
Bryana
Hanna
McKinley
Teddy
Edwin Cras
Gormer
Michi
Cardus
Remarkable Recovery With Electric Bitters and Cough Cure
John Oliver of Philadelphia recounts a severe illness with jaundiced skin and aching back. After three doctors gave up, Electric Bitters restored his health in three weeks. Also praised is One Minute Cough Cure for coughs and lung trouble, and Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to keep bowels regular. W T Younger's Drug Store offers these remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Oliver
Philadelphia
W.T. Younger
Chamberlain
Royal Cure Promises Relief for Consumption Sufferer
Annie K Springer of 1125 Howard Street Philadelphia reports Dr King's New Discovery cured her year long hacking cough. She praises the relief, saying it removed chest pain and restored sleep. Trial bottles free at W T Younger's drug store with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie K. Springer
Howard Street
Philadelpha
Dr. King
W.T. Younger
South American Nervine Tonle Promises Curb for Invalids
Advertises a universal remedy claiming to cure stomach weakness and indigestion. Promoter pledges relief from first dose and guarantees success, touting a “great health-giving force.” Sold by Dillard & Porsinger, Salem druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillard & Porsinger
Salem
School Girl Spirited Away in Wilkesbarre
Margaret Kelly a sixteen year old school girl vanished yesterday afternoon from Miners Mills after leaving with two men who produced a note under a Rev Father Kiernan name. Her mother, visiting in Minersville, later died and named an administrator for the estate. The aunt in Cleveland held an insurance policy with the girl as beneficiary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
Margaret Kelly
Miners Mills
Kiernan
Cleveland
Minersville
Margaret
Hall's Catarrh Cure Claims Complete Cure
The advertisement asserts Hall's Catarrh Cure medically cures catarrh as a constitutional disease by internal use. It promises to destroy the disease’s foundation, strengthen the patient, and offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure. Includes testimonial list and address in Toledo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Tc. Hall
Bser
Miss Stringer Sues Brower Over Betrothal Promise
Freeport case before Judge Hawkins centers on Anna Stringer who claims Bert Brower promised marriage and delayed the wedding. She tracked Brower from Plainfield to Freeport after a shotgun incident and detained him on his boat during hunting. Trial set for next Wednesday. crowd includes Brower's and Stringers' families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freeport
L.1
Anna Stringer
Bert Brower
William M. Hawkins
Plainfield
N. J
Miss Stringer
Childs
Justice Wallace
Dunbar
Brower
Charles Prost
Frost
Bower
Stringers
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Piles Says Patient
I M Higgins reports years of piles cured by Bucklen's Arnica Salve after two boxes. The advertisement claims the salve is the surest pile cure and the best salve in the world with a cure guaranteed. Sold by W T Younger, druggist. The copy adds a quip about men preferring domestic questions over daily ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Higgins
Seneen
News
Bucklen
W.T. Younger
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Mother in Duchess County
Mrs Giray of Amenia New York reports Chamberlains Cough Remedy as the best medicine she has used for children it prevents and cures croup if given at first hoarseness or once the croupy cough appears W T Younger druggist sells the remedy
Electropoise endorsed by clergy and public figures
A Louisville firm promotes Electropoise as a cure all endorsed by thousands of clergymen and notable individuals nationwide. The ad includes a testimonial from Col. A. I Nunally of the Inter Ocean and offers a book of cured letters, plus Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets at 25 cents with free samples at W.T. Younger's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. A. I Nunally
The
Inter Ocean
Chicago
Electropoise CO
Fourth Avent
Louisville, Ky
Chamberlain
W.T. Younger
Dr David’s Cough Syrup touted as universal cure feature
An old advertisement touts Dr David’s Cough Syrup of Pine Tar Horehound and Cherry for cough cold croup consumption bronchitis and throat and lung troubles sold at Youngers drug store. The Kansas City Journal notes Dr T A Stevens of Independence displayed his long whiskers in a barbershop window and recalls his famous wartime election bet on Bryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. A. Stevens
Independence
Kansas City Journal
Bryan
Death of a Midget in Petersburg Va
Miss Fannie O Kennon daughter of Peter O Kennon died at her father’s home in Matonco after celebrating her twentieth birthday in April. Doctors say she died of old age though she had not grown since age two and remained childlike in speech and behavior. Her 2 ft 2 in height and wrinkled countenance drew medical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersburg
Fannie O'Kennon
Peter O'Kennon
Matonco
Merits of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for Headaches and Grippe
The advertisement claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy eases sick headaches and nervousness, strengthens nerves, and costs 25 cents. Whitfeld & Co of Chicago endorses its use for la grippe to prevent pneumonia, stating prompt recovery and counteraction of pneumonia risk. Sold by W T Younger. The ad ends with a financial proverb about living within means.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. T. Younger
Whitfeld & Co
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
W.T. Younger
Scott's Emulsion Offers Hope Against Rheumatism
The piece explains rheumatism has no universal cure and that Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is used by doctors to address possible digestive causes. It asserts stopping the disease cause and aiding recovery helps health, noting the emulsion cures when effective and never harms.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mrs
J. 0. Atkin
Irc. Brown Jr
Sathm, VA
Ludeking
Eport
Rambler
AIR Point News
Ligon
Main Street
Aijnelyr
Gi. T. Kern
Salem, Va
Chas. L. Pettis & Company
CASH
Duane Street
New York
R. B. Hogan
Virginia
Roanoke County
Thos
Preston
Roanoke Co
Val
Barn
R W. Kime
Attorney AT Law
Commonwealth's Attorney Roanoke Co
Balem
E. Allemony
Atiory Ky-At-Law
Roanokes
FICR
Strouse
House Square College
Elliston
Walleye
Bradfield Regulator CO
Mlanta, Ga
Veter Sherman
North Stratford
W. B. Dillard
Dev
Wall
Druygiet
Philosopher
Long Island
Croup
St. Paul
St. Louis
Kansas City
Omaha
Norfolk and Western Railway
W. B. Bevin
Genas
Apt M
FP. Brown
Tray.las. Agt
DeWitt
B. E. BK
Blood Balm Co
Mitchell Street
Atlanta
Scott
Pearl St
de Witt
Washington
Chattanooga
Bristol
Pullman Sleepers
New Orleans
Memphis
East Radford
Bluefield
Pocahontas
Chicago Express
Kenova
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Pullman Buffet
Pulaski
Wytheville
Bnstol
Pullman
Richmond
Norfolk
Hagerstown
Kman
Harrisburg
Lynchburg
Washington and Chattanooga
Baltimore
Winston-Salem
Roanoke Union Station
Rocky Mount
Martinsville
W. B. Begill
M. F. Bragg
Circuit Court
Lewis L. Greenwood
Margie Webb
Court House
H. ©. Greenwood
Julia Greenwood
Cave Spring
B. I. Boon
W. W. Ballard
Chas. D. Om
Noy
L Say
W. O. Gritz
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