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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
1
In Richmond on June 12 the Auditor's office reports ongoing pension payments to maimed Confederates and widows. About 2,500 of 8,500 old-roll pensioners have received payments. none yet for new County Pension Boards cases. Estimated total payout this year stands at 135,000 with 106,000 projected before new lists are paid.
A two panel cartoon shows cross-eyed cyclists trading quips about looking where they go. The exchange humorously contrasts looking and going as pedestrians pass by.
Dr Hughes Bennett links butter prices and pastry abundance to consumption problems. The piece argues fat is essential for all classes and promotes Scott s Emulsion by Scott Bowne as a digestible, blood purifying fat source.
Washington letters from June 1900 discuss Mr. McKinley doubting Hanna's ability to carry out the Philadelphia plan with Cabinet help. Root and Smith push a platform, while Berry and others maneuver against Rose Platt. Debates on Philippine duty, China action, and future Asian obligations frame the political outlook as Otis faces public indifference and Dewey declines a national run. The piece notes bank growth under the gold standard and criticizes administrative spendings and Cuban investigations, ending with a cough remedy promotion.
A war era copy of The Lord's Prayer captured during the Charleston evacuation is printed on satin and dated July 4 1923. The text follows the familiar petition structure praising God and requesting daily bread forgiveness and guidance with phrases about mercy, temptation, deliverance, and divine kingdom and glory.
In cold wet weather a railroad station agent risks bronchitis and other illnesses. an advertisement extols Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a non narcotic remedy that cures underlying causes, citing J B Staples of Narclay Kansas who reports full recovery after four bottles plus Dr Pierce's Peasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
Miss Lena M. Barnett daughter of Mr and Mrs James Barnett died Saturday night at 8 o'clock at the residence on Eighth avenue a w from consumption She served in Macon Ga in mission work before illness compelled her return Her funeral was at Calgary Baptist Church Monday at 10 conducted by Dr Hale and the interment followed at Fairview Floral tributes were numerous and beautiful
An advertisement touts B. B. B. Botanic Blood Balm as a cure for ulcers cancers eczema and other skin and blood troubles with a free trial bottle offer and broad claims of permanent relief after failed doctors or medicines. It also mentions price and bottle sizes and a misquoted LL D joke about Rockefeller.
Reports claim the used One Minute Cough Cure saved over fifteen hundred lives. It allegedly prevented grippe croup asthma whooping cough bronchitis and pneumonia and early use was said to prevent consumption. Dillard Persinger.
Hon. G. W. Koiner, Commissioner of Agriculture, returned from Lockhaven Pa after attending the annual managers meeting of Pennsylvania farmers institutes. He noted wide representation, praised the system, and said institutes will stage August sessions in the tobacco belt with other meetings planned across the state. The commission discussed adopting new farming methods and requested a legislative increase to the $12,500 annual appropriation.
John Oliver recounts a grave illness with yellowing skin and exhaustion. After three doctors gave up, a friend urged Electric Bitters. one bottle improved him and three weeks restored health. He credits the remedy with saving his life and urges others to try it. Sold for 50 cents a bottle at W T Younger's Drug Store.
Topeka reports a hundred million bushels of wheat ready for harvest as farmers run two shifts. Railroads lower fare to lure workers from Indiana Illinois Iowa and Missouri while an army of laborers boards westbound trains. Tramps join the crowd, refuse fares, and head to central Kansas fields. Wages run $2 to $3 daily and harvesters work around the clock in good weather.
An organized company sells Electropoise with endorsements from thousands of clergymen and notable figures. Col A P Nunaily of the Inter-Ocean Chicago testifies to three years of experience confirming its cures and urges friends to obtain a second unit. Address ELECTROPULSE CO. 513 Fourth Avenue Louisville Ky for their cure book.
The description seeks a husband who is thrifty broad minded self controlled domesticated fond of animals and flowers thoughtful of his wife’s comfort and forgiving of small housekeeping mistakes. He should enjoy home evenings cope calmly with challenges and not be spoiled by his mother, especially when the baby cries.
Patent medicine advertisement pledges a hundred dollar reward for anyone who cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites endorsements from West & Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and other Toledo druggists and promotes internal use with a 75 cent bottle price. The page also includes brief humor about snow shoveling and lawn mower use.
Advert appears touting DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as a quick cure for ivy poisoning wounds and accidental injuries. It claims effectiveness for piles and skin complaints and warns against taking any other product from Dillard & Per cer.
In Sussex County near Petersburg tensions rise as residents fear a new state constitution will force them to leave. The spread of preparation includes selling property and sending relatives away as some plan to depart to other lands or possessions. A former Petersburg slave woman traveled to North Carolina to bid farewell to kin before potential sale.
Annie E Springer of 1125 Howard Street Philadelphia credits Dr Kings New Discovery for Consumption with ending years of coughing and sleepless nights reporting chest pain relief and renewed sleep. The ad touts 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with free trials at W T Youngers drug store and a lifetime guarantee. A second brief anecdote notes a woman who could not afford a new hat refurbishing her old one with a turkey feather for church.
Advertises Pastime a high class illustrated family paper of 16 to 32 pages and 64 to 86 columns offering Watches Bicycles Sewing Machines Guns and other gifts for 20 subscribers at 10c each. Send 10c in stamps for full particulars and six months of Pastime from The Pastime Co Louisville Ky.
The New England Baptist Missionary Convention with 400 delegates, mostly colored ministers, met in Plainfield New Jersey and passed resolutions condemning the McKinley administration for neglecting African Americans in Lake City South Carolina and denouncing the Philippine war as unrighteous. The report also criticized the treatment of colored soldiers.
A Cook County Illinois Anti Cigarette League field day features a dramatic race where a cigarette smoking street urchin enters a boys under 15 dash, defeats the participants, and wins a loving cup amid cheers.
Quaker Valley Mfg. Co announces a free gift of an elegant sterling silver plated sugar shell with no cost. Women in the United States are invited to request the sample by sending only their name. Choice of any 40 cent designs and illustrations are provided for selection.
Advertises Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming rapid relief of sick and nervous headaches and blood and nerve strengthening benefits. Sold by W T Younger druggist for 25 cents with money back guarantee. Includes a playful exchange about fighting the English and a Boer family remark.
A clerk tells his employer the books show the messenger boy's salary listed under running expenses. The employer notes this as a grave mistake found while reviewing the accounts.
F M Higgins of Seneca Illinois reports years of piles resisted every doctor and remedy until Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He says two boxes wholly cured him, calling it the surest pile cure on earth and the best salve in the world. Cure guaranteed. Only 25 cents, held by W T Younger druggist.
Norfolk reports a mysterious unidentified man washed ashore at Cape Charles with a severed head. Clad in fine clothes, the refined appearance suggests a possible large murder mystery. the body was buried on the beach. The item ends with an unrelated advertisement for a dyspepsia remedy.
White Republicans decline to act as committeemen to entertain convention delegates enfranchised by race while some Philadelphia hotels claim reluctance to accommodate Black guests. The piece laments the harsh reception likely facing a Black delegate this week.
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