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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1900
Page
1
The passage notes removing eighty pounds of actual potash from soil per two hundred bushels of potatoes and using one thousand pounds of an eight percent potash fertilizer to supply the needed amount. It warns that potash deficiency causes lower yields and mentions available books on composition use and value of fertilizers for various crops.
Miss Susan Wymar and Mrs. Margaretha Dauben share testimonials praising Pe-ru-na for female complaints and pelvic irregularities. The letters urge others to write Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio for a free book for women.
A 19th century appeal describes India famine devastation with scenes of starving families and emaciated children. Missionaries warn that millions face starvation while relief stations feed six million. private charity must supplement government aid until harvest. Two dollars can save a life.
A Washington Letter from July 3, 1900 discusses Republicans and treasury spending, China policy, and public sentiment. It cites McKinley abroad, remarks on Admiral Seymour at Pekin, Porto Rican aid shifts, and political dynamics including Senator Daniel and Bryan alignment. The piece also notes Postmaster Bristow’s Cuban salary reductions and German voters’ stance on imperialism.
Francis B. Livesey argues against Representative Wise's bill to fund negro industrial schools in the South. He claims farming, not schools, should educate blacks and warns the plan will worsen exploitation, urging instead large farm labor without professors. He cites Maryland and Hampton as failures in such programs.
Widow of General Burnham of Machias Maine owed her life to Dr King’s New Discovery after pneumonia. Mrs Lincoln attended her through a night of fear and credited the remedy with curing her throat chest and lung illness. Three small doses helped her sleep and the medicine’s use completed the cure. Bottles sold by W T Youngers Drug Store.
A London physician links consumption to fat intake and pastry hunger. The piece argues fat must be affordable for the poor and digestible for the rich, praising Scott's Emulsion as easy to digest fat and blood purifier. A philosopher notes failure as a step toward wealth.
An advertisement asserts that Kodol Dyspepsia Cure consists of natural digestants blended with substances that strengthen the digestive organs. It supposedly digests gas, lets dyspeptics eat nourishing foods, and provides rapid relief while medicinal agents work, from Dillard & Persinger.
Copper output across the century rose from 1 000 tons to 3 643 000 tons by 1900 with North America supplying 1 963 000 tons. Mexican railroad expansion opens vast mines, rich ores co producing gold and silver, aided by cheap labor and climate. The Rothschilds start a major mine in Michoacan, in the El Progreso belt, seeking early profits before dividends.
Miss Della Al Strayer of Tully Kansas describes long lasting menstrual pains and loss of appetite, says after using Wine of Cardus with Thedford's Black Draught she is entirely cured and expresses deep gratitude.
Dr Cady's Condition Powders are described as a tonic blood purifier and vermifuge for horses in bad condition. They are medicine rather than food and priced at 25 cents per package, sold by W T Younger.
Baltimore Universalist pastor Rev. Anthony Bilkovsky declares there is no material hell. He argues Christianity seeks the lost, not torturing the saved, and emphasizes consequences and personal responsibility over eternal fire.
Mrs I B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced one hopeless prognosis for stomach trouble and yellow jaundice, but after seven bottles of Electric Bitters she was cured, avoided surgery, and gained health. Congressman J M Quarles of Virginia fractured his left arm at Natural Bridge after slipping on a smooth stone.
The advertisement states deafness cannot be cured by local treatments and must be treated constitutionally. It attributes deafness to inflamed Eustachian mucous lining, often from catarrh, and offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 guarantee. Also promotes De Witt's Little Early Risers and notes Virginia Beach Development Company incorporation with capital stock between $500,000 and $800,000.
A reader discusses what matters in choosing a husband. temper is less decisive than ambition thrift and position, while partners should be equal in education. harmony comes from a balance of likeness and differences, preventing a hidden barrier between two individuals.
Advert says Bucklon’s Arnica Salve stops burning, cuts, bruises and sores. Claims to cure fever sores ulcers boils felons corns and skin eruptions. Marketed by W. T. Younger with a 25 cent box price and a guaranteed cure.
The Hudgins trial in Mathews county occupied the court for over three weeks, delaying Judge Garnett who could not open court at Saluda on Wednesday and told the Clerk that Middlesex court would not open until Friday.
Advertisement for B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm claims to cure ulcers cancers sores boils eczema pimples rashes and rheumatism by purifying the blood. It offers a trial bottle free and lists prices for single and six bottle quantities with address in Atlanta Georgia.
An endorsement lure describes Electropoise as a life changing instrument sold by a reputable company. Col A P Nunally of the Inter Ocean Chicago praises it after three years of use and urges readers to seek the book and cures from Electropoise Electro Poise Co at 513 Fourth Avenue Louisville Kentucky.
An ad invites business for the sale of wine liquors and mineral waters at 107 Salem Avenue Roanoke Virginia. It promises reciprocity in the form of high grade goods for culinary medicinal and exhilarating uses.
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