Creed Revision Marks End of Westminster Confession Debate
The General Assembly approved the revision report with two dissenters, sending the changes to presbyteries for two thirds approval. The old text on infant salvation and papal authority is replaced with statements affirming infants in grace, sin as the ground of condemnation, and unregenerate works failing to meet God’s standard, followed by a reminiscent hymn verse about West Virginia hills.
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General Assembly
Committee On Revision
Women urged to seek free summer treatment by Dr Hartman
Advertises free correspondence treatment for female diseases by D B Hartman of Startman Sanitarium Columbus Ohio. Recommends Peruna and asks women to send age life history and symptoms. Reads testimonials and cites a cured Baldwinville Georgia case. promises confidentiality and no public cures.
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Artman
Hartman
Startman Sanitarium
Columbus
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad In Drug Store
An old advertisement promotes Dr Kings New Life Pills to cleanse the system and improve digestion with lively bowels and appetite. The copy claims disapproval of temple defilement and offers the product for sale at two cents at W T Younger's drug store.
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Dr. King
W.T. Younger
Botanic Blood Balm offer for skin and blood diseases
An advert invites readers to obtain a free sample of Botanic Blood Balm B B B claiming it cures ulcers eczema scrofula blood poisoning cancer feeding sores itching skin pimples and rheumatic conditions. It promises medical guidance and asserts 20 years of testing with a large bottle priced at 1 dollar, mailed prepaid from Atlanta.
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Blood Balm Co
Atlanta Ga
West Virginia Hills Inspire A Homely Ode By A Devoted Reader
A reader echoes the charm of the song West Virginia hills and recalls familiar scenes from hill country life. Nostalgia floods memories of fishing streams, hunting grounds, meadows, and woodland paths that define the spirit of home. The piece likens nature to a heavenly analogue and speaks of longing and reverence for the past.
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West Virginia
Heaven
T. Alr
Better smoke one good cigar than three inferior ones
It isn’t the pure tobacco that does the injury you sometimes here advanced against the use of tobacco. Better smoke one good cigar than three inferior ones. There is more satisfaction and it saves your health. Our J M cigars are made from selected stock, they are free from scents and flavors set to disguise cheap worthless leaf.
Combine to Wreck Roosevelt in Kansas
Topeka report states Senators Burton Deitrich and Allison have formed a combine to damage President Roosevelt. Burton plans to return home for the Kansas Republican State Convention at Wichita to attack the administration, citing dissatisfaction with the President’s rejection of Kansas selections. The group aims to influence policy on Cuba reciprocity and Treasury matters if Burton is vindicated.
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Topeka
Kan
J. R. Burton
Deitreh
Nebraska
Allison
Iowa
Roosevelt
Burton
Kansas
Wichita
Buuton
Startling medical advance with Electric Bitters and Arnica Salve
In Elizabeth West Virginia an elderly man cured of incurable cancer by Electric Bitters and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is cited as proof of a medical advance. The tonic is said to purge bilious and kidney poisons while the salve heals blood diseases skin ulcers and sores. Cited price 50 cents for Bitters and a salve at W T Younger's Drug Store. The second paragraph contains a disjointed quotation about a conversation with a person named Smith and a Philippines reference.
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G. W. Roberts
Elizabeth
W. Va
Bucklen
W. T. Younger
Customer testimonial touts Kodol relief for indigestion
W T Sturdevant of Merry Oaks NC says fifteen year dyspepsia eased after trying Kodol. He reports immediate relief allowing normal meals and urges others not to diet to cure stomach trouble. W B Dillard Drug Co (SHE SON) features appears in the ad copy.
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W. T. Sturdevant
Merry Oaks
N. C
W. B. Dillard Drug Company
Sarcastic Judge in Alabama Echoes of Old Court Stories
A tale from Alabama describes a judge famed for sarcasm in Montgomery court. A thief was convicted while a murderer was acquitted. The judge warned the youth not to touch pocketbooks, and later echoed the adage that ninety nine guilty may escape, stressing the dangers of wrongful punishment.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Jude
New Discovery for Consumption Praised by Chambersburg Woman
Mrs. A. M. Shields of Chambersburg Pennsylvania credits Dr King s New Discovery with curing her six months of severe sickness from Hay Fever and Asthma praising its safety for throat and lung diseases Coughs Colds bronchial affections and offering guaranteed 50c to 1 00 bottles with a trial bottle free at W T Younger s drug Also note Virginia Military Institute band buys a giant English tuba weighing forty six pounds at 25 in cost
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A. M. Shields
Chambersburg
W. T. Younger
Virginia Military Institute
England
George Wirkle
Roanoke County
L. H. Brough
Roanoke City
W. T. Trevillian
Salema
Ganst & Warkina
Salem
General Myra
Virginia
States
Fat as a Diet Solution Promoted by Scott's Emulsion
Dr Hughes Bennett cites butter prices and pastry abundance as causes of consumption and links fat intake to health. The ad promotes Scott’s Emulsion as easy to digest fat and blood purifier, claiming it suits both poor and wealthy digestion. It warns against insincere tact and illogical argument.
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Hughes Bennett
London
Scott & Bowne
Spring Fever and Liver Health Claims for DeWitt’s Early Risers
An old remedy advertisement argues spring illness stems from a torpid liver and sluggish bowels. It claims DeWitt’s Little Early Risers cleanse the liver and bowels to prevent disease, with testimonials praising its effectiveness and urging spring use.
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DeWitt
Stielees
M ‘We.ly
W. Ve
W. B. Dillard Drug Co
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promotes Mercury Free Claim
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Cure by F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective when taken internally. It warns against dangerous mucous-surface exposure and urges buying genuine products from druggists with testimonials offered. The snippet also mentions Hall's Family Pills and includes a brief anecdote about a self made man.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Opens & Co
Laxative Bromo Quinine Claim Promises Quick Cure
Advertisement touts a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. Druggists refund money if it fails. J. W. Grove signs each box and the price is 25 cents. The note adds a moral line about friends’ judgments being harsher than foes.
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J. W.grove
Railroads and armies will not reform drunks says railroad chief
A railroad train master recalls discharging any crew under liquor and argues the era will come when keeping a train waiting for a drunk cannot happen. He cites a failed appeal to reinstate a drunken employee and notes the policy of not reforming drunkards. Charles M. Sheldon discusses the view in The Christian Endeavor World.
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America
Railroad Corporation
Charles M. Sheldon
Christian Endeavor World
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Cures Scald Head
In Yown Virginia R N Bevill reports his daughter cured of a bad scald head by Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The ad touts relief for data, burns, bruises and eruptions and lists prices and a local drugstore as the seller. A note mentions a crowd gathered in front of a house and a cook being discharged.
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R. N. Bevill
Bucklen
W. T. Younger
One Minute Cough Cure Praised By Parents In Loganton
D Scott Currin of Loganton Pa lauds One Minute Cough Cure as the best cough remedy tried for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles Mothers praise its effects on children and its quick action Doctors sometimes arrive too late for croup but the medicine yields immediately Children like it and it is touted as a sure cure for grip bronchitis and other chest illnesses.
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Jaunwich
D. Scott Currin
Loganton
W. B. Dillard Drug Co
Remarkable South American Tonic Promises Worldwide Cure
A Salem Virginia druggist advertises ervine Tonic as a masterful remedy curing stomach weakness and indigestion. The text claims rapid relief from the first dose and assures a sure cure for long-standing suffering, urging customers to obtain the product from W. B. Dillard.
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W. B. Dillard
Salem
An Idealist Compared to a Moon Biscuit Substitute
A witty comparison notes that an idealist resembles a baby crying for the moon yet finds solace in a large round biscuit as a practical stand in. The remark playfully contrasts idealism with pragmatic indulgence.
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Charlotte
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