28 Dec 1900
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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1900
Page
1
The Sisters of St Francis at St Vincent's Orphan Asylum praised Dr Hartman and his Peruna remedy for la grippe influenza catarrh coughs colds bronchitis after early positive results.
London expert Dr Hughes Bennett links consumption to fat intake, urging affordable fat for the poor and digestible fat for the rich. He promotes Scott’s Emulsion as easy to digest and beneficial for blood, with testimonials from Peter Sbernjav of Northlord and W B Dillard.
A Louisville company markets Electropoise as a trusted medical instrument endorsed nationwide. The Inter Ocean of Chicago notes nearly three years of experience supporting claims of cures, urging readers to request a testimonial book with letters from cured users.
A campaign for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound invites women to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for confidential advice on female weakness. Letters from readers like Miss Linin M Cotter and Miss Lin M Contin praise relief and urge others to seek guidance from a women-only staff.
Letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments with cures and testimonials from women in New York Iowa and Kansas City. The ad notes the physician endorsements and that fifty thousand such letters exist. A church committee asks a pastor to take a vacation, suggesting the need for rest.
An advertisement claims a universal cure for stomach weakness and indigestion using South American Nervine Tonio. It promises relief from the first dose and asserts a complete cure regardless of duration, sold by Dillard & Persinger in Salem.
The census indicates that roughly twelve percent of the U S population is colored. This demographic measure highlights a notable segment within the national population and may influence policy and social discussions going forward.
A government estimate places the United States with almost 6,000,000 individual farms, highlighting the breadth of land use and agricultural activity across the nation.
A nostalgic Christmas Eve scene recalls a carrier’s diligence braving seasons to deliver papers while a malformed sales pitch touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy with a money back promise. Also includes a quip about a seafaring old salt and distant travels.
Homeseekers and settlers advertise rail routes via Columbus Chicago and St Paul to the West and Northwest with brief service lines via Norfolk and Western Hallway. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve is warned against counterfeits while the original is promoted as a cure for piles eczema cuts burns and skin diseases. Chamberlain's Cough Remedies are praised for treating la grippe with no pneumonia cases reported by Thos Whitfield & Co. and W T Younger sells it.
Mrs. I. B. Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a severe stomach trouble and yellow jaundice as gall stones worsened. After vain attempts at cure Electric Bitters restored her health, described as a wonderful stomach liver and kidney remedy. Also Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets offered for appetite and digestion with 25 cent price and free samples at W. T. Younger's drug store.
A reader from Hillsborough Illinois reports severe pain from a coma like injury, but Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured them. The ad claims it treats sprains, bruises, cuts, sores, scalds, burns, boils, ulcers and piles. W. T. Younger guarantees the cure at 25 cents.
A rich Deafness patient endowed Nicholson Institute with 610000 to provide free artificial ear drums for deaf people unable to pay. Advertising urges readers to contact 12415 No 750 Eighth Avenue New York and promote Dr David's Cough Syrup as a cure for coughs and lung ailments.
Putrefying food in the intestines produces effects like those of arsenic, but Dr Kings New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bowels, gently, easily but surely, curing constipation biliousness sick headache fevers all liver kidney and bowel troubles. Only 25c at W. T. Younger's drug.
Kingston New York December 26 Mrs Betsey A Kilmer died in Oneonta and left a family monument in Prospect Hill cemetery. She bequeathed three linen trunks to Mr and Mrs Potter. A bustle found in Kilmer's room revealed a hidden stash: a $20 gold piece two tens four fives and $110 in bank bills.
Advertises Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for syphilitic poisoning with claims of 30 years of testing and over 3,000 testimonials. Promotes free trial by mail from Atlanta and sells at drug stores for 1 dollar including directions. Also touts Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as a bowel regulator sold by W. T. Younger.
A cradle to grave sketch follows a man from a noisy ten year old to a 56 year old corpse. He rises as a devout printer, leads a country newspaper, and heads town improvement efforts. In old age his pockets empty, he leaves two cases of type and a Washington hand press as 500 delinquent subscribers pass by with a rueful dare.
An exconvict seeking a pardon from Missouri Governor Robert Stewart faces a moral test. The governor recalls a brutal riverboat incident involving a feverish boy forced to work, warning the man that future mercy depends on his reformation. He grants clemency with a stark demand. The boatman departs in silence.
Quaker Valley Mra Co of Chicago renews a brief promotion in Salem offering a free elegant silverplated sugar shell to any married lady upon request. The shells sell regularly for 40 cents, jewelers price up to 75 cents, and applicants must mail cutout with stamps to Morgan and Harrison Streets.
The letter notes local happenings including Long's saw mill shutdown, Bain recovering his house, new barns by S. B. Trent and A. Martin, and repairs at John's Hill church. Mentioned are births birthdays sickness visits, and a Christmas wish for 1000 new Times-Reoister subscribers in 1901.
A Duchess county resident recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best medicine for children with croup. She says it prevents attacks if given early and urges keeping a bottle ready for instant use. Sold by W T Younger. A girl with a good figure holds $100000 in her own right.
An advertisement for The Pastime, a Louisville Ky periodical, promises watches bicycles sewing machines guns Xe and more for 50c of work and 20 subscribers at 10c each. Send 1c stamps for full details and a six month sample. includes a courtroom gag about a deaf and dumb wife suing for divorce and a hearing reference.
That Cough Hangs On touts a nourishing food medicine said to strengthen the body and fortify against further attack. It claims to aid those run down or emaciated by building up the system and helping throw off a hard cough.
U A Berry, the leading house painter, advertises a Roanoke Virginia shop at 1104 Campbell Ave NW offering the latest wallpaper designs, floor powdering wax, stains, varnishes, paints and bronzes. He promises estimates and guaranteed satisfaction, with service beyond city limits from the Henry Street and Kirk Avenue location.
Rumors say Republicans plan fielding top leaders in all districts with a chance to win. General James A. Walker is named as a Wythe candidate and strong in the Southwest. Democrats seek delegates everywhere, while opposition may unite against Democratic nominees. contest expected to be lively.
Dr Cady’s Condition powder is described as a tonic and medicine to restore a horse in bad condition. It’s a blood purifier and energizer, not food, priced at 25 cents per package and sold by W T Younger.
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