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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1900
Page
1
A New Orleans Times Democrat reader questions why scientific truck farming often fails in practice. He notes educated growers may bust while nearby illiterate farmers thrive on small plots, and shares anecdotes of losses, mixed with a Burns spoof and a dyspepsia cure advertisement.
A call for trusted medicines like Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound, claimed to have decades of proven cures for female ailments. The piece urges women to rely on established remedies with testimonial support, and warns against experimental treatments from unknown sources.
Winnie Wakefield of Milbridge Maine has spoken only to his mother for 28 years. He talks to everyone else by writing answers on slips of paper. His silence began at age ten after his father died and persisted through schooling dances and daily life, though he can still move about and read.
A traveling showman recounts a West seance where a widow interviewed the spirit of her late husband William Henry. The spirit claimed happiness in the afterlife and indicated being in a difficult location before the conversation cut off, leaving whether the union endured on earth to guess.
Manchester Indiana resident W A Hines reports nearly miraculous recovery from measles related lung trouble and hemorrhages after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He claims it cured throat chest and lung troubles and would pay five dollars a bottle. Trial bottles are advertised free at W T Younger's drug store.
Mrs Misa Jom Sam of Dover Michigan reports relief from severe monthly pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the medicine and guidance with renewed health and happiness. Miss Rosa Heroin of Canton Ohio also endorses the remedy for headaches bearing down pains leucorrhea and dizziness related to monthly cycle.
In Chambersburg on July 20 a baby born to Mr and Mrs Jammer Detrich near Fort London has no nose or mouth, missing three fingers on one hand and one finger on the other. An opening into the palate occupies the nose site.
Washington reports that President and General Wood agreed September 1 as the election date for delegates to a Cuban Constitutional convention. The aim is to draft a constitution for an independent Cuban government, with a convention possible by October 15, and final approval by the President and Congress before operation.
A historical prospectus touts El Progreso as a top copper ore source with 12 percent copper and 12 ounces silver per ton, plus mercury in some mines. It markets a modern 40 ton plant and large treasury stock, claiming high returns and broad ownership opportunities through staged share sales. It urges readers to request the prospectus from Davin B. Russert, president, El Progreso Copper Mining Co., 43 Wall Street, New York.
Two readers report relief from womb tumors and leucorrhea after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. One woman suffered severe monthly flow and tumors, consulted doctors, avoided surgery, and credits the remedy with expelling tumors and restoring health. The other, A B Davips, says leucorrhea treatment via Pinkham's letters cured her and she would recommend the remedies.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Cure as a remedy for deafness caused by inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. Claims nine of ten cases result from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness case not cured by the remedy. Mentions Corney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, and notes Hall's Family Pills are the best.
On warm days women should stay home if not required to go out. Read, sew, and keep a calm mind to protect others as well. Be cool and pleasant in appearance and behavior, avoid violent shopping sprees, and ignore annoyances to lessen the heat’s impact.
Letter from Marsa, Mulvane, Trimble County, Ky, recounts severe postnatal womb, kidney and bladder illness relieved by Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Wash. She details prolonged bed rest, bearing down pain, burning, and a bad discharge, credits the products with enabling domestic work and life recovery.
After many experiments scientists claim to have created a compound called Kodol Dyspepsia Cure that digests food and enables dyspeptics to eat freely while stomach troubles are cured by included medicinal agents. It is described as pleasant to take and offering quick relief. Dillard and Persinger. There is a note on a woman’s deep love as a life principle.
An inspection shows six months of 1922 petitions for divorce totaling 192, with 240 marriage licenses issued, suggesting nearly a quarter of the marriages in that period ended in divorce. Judge Horton notes many come to Chicago to obtain divorces. A Minute Cough Cure ad and stray quotes accompany the clipping.
A Louisville Kentucky notice promotes the weekly Pastime newspaper, listing watches bicycles sewing machines and guns as premiums for securing 20 subscribers at ten cents each. Readers can mail 1 cent for details and a long list of presents, with the paper described as a high class illustrated family periodical.
An old advertisement extols Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for stomach and liver complaints. It claims the pills provide appetite, digestion, and a regular bodily habit, noting a price of 25 cents at any drug store and ends with a Ruskin quote about expression through art and a nod to Dr Miles Nerve Plasters for rheumatism.
A promotional note extols spring as a time of promise for women and touts Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. It cites Miss Emma Lee of Williford Arkansas praising relief from internal diseases bronchitis and calarth and mentions Pleasant Pellets and other remedies as a cure.
Governor Beckham is nominated for Kentucky governor by acclamation at the Democratic State Convention after a roll call reaches 547 votes. Judge Black of Barbourville and Judge Tarvin of Newport were initially named. their nominations were withdrawn and Tarvin moved Beckham be made unanimous, which was approved. Beckham then delivered an acceptance speech.
An old advertisement notes a wallpaper store at 1104 Campbell Avenue Roanoke Va offering latest wallpaper designs and related supplies with painting and estimation services. Also mentions a shop corner Henry Street and Kirk Avenue 8 W and a general wall care line. Additional entries promote Dr Nicholson Ear Drums, DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve, Do its Little Early Risers pills, and a wartime era quote collection.
Dr. D. HK. Cargile of Washita I T reports four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula after years of suffering. The letter claims the remedy purifies blood and treats erythema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils and running sores. It stimulates liver kidneys and bowels and costs 50 cents at W T Younger Druggist with a guarantee.
An observant youth notes the rise of undersleeves among young women, comparing them to oversized phone-like protectors for sleeves. He debates their ugliness and practicality, while attributing the trend to women's love of variety and the bell sleeve's him to broader fashion cycles.
An advertisement urges women with menstrual irregularities and related conditions to try Bradfield's Female Regulator. It claims the formula, developed by a renowned physician, uses nature’s herbs to address menses irregularity leucorrhea womb prolapse nervousness headaches and backaches. A $1 bottle is advertised with a free information book from The Bradfield Regulator Co, Atlanta, Ga.
The piece extols daily deep breathing as improving circulation and blood quality, warming the feet, enhancing complexion, aiding digestion, promoting sleep, and quieting the nervous system. It claims benefits for the throat, lungs, and overall chest capacity, citing George Eliot on truth in delivery.
A Kansas girl graduate recalls her theme Beyond the Alps Lies Italy and declares she seeks a practical future. She says education helps correct grammar and solve everyday tasks, aims to find a husband who can farm and cook, and dismisses grand ambitions. Advertisement for One Minute Cough Cure by Dillard & Persinger.
A Harper's Bazar excerpt urges parents to place their young daughter among peers of her social station to forge lasting friendships and prepare for future competition. It contends happiness, not snobbery, guides good schooling, and advises returning home if homesickness endures.
A vintage ad text promotes DeWitt’s Little Early Risers pills for liver and bowel troubles with claims never gripe. The copy credits Dillard & Persinger and includes a quoted remark on egotists and heroism attributed to J C Hare.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered months from a rectal fistula and was told death without costly surgery. He reportedly cured himself with five boxes of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, marketed as a sure pile cure. 25 cents a box sold by W. T. Younger, Druggist.
The note references two proverbs about patience in helpless times and seeking safety through many counsellors. It presents a reflective compilation rather than a newsworthy event or person.
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