Peruna touted as cure for catarrh by ex prime minister
A letter from Charles B. Royer of Morristown Ps claims Peruna cured his daughter Malin da Royer of deafness after several bottles. He asserts catarrh is widespread and Peruna cures it wherever located, citing other testimonials including W. M. Holland of Hartwell Ga. and urging readers to request a free catarrh book from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus C.
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Celso Casar Moreno
Hawaii
Washington, D.C
Peruna Medicine Co
Peruna
Celso Cesar Moreno
Charles B. Royer
W. Washingtontreet
Morristown
Malinda Royer
Perusa
Columbus, C
Salem pro offers fifteen years of experience in service
With fifteen years of successful experience, a Salem professional offers his services to residents and nearby communities. A strong reference is available if requested.
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Res
Salem and
Vicinity
Pr Cady Condition Lenders Horse Tonic Sold
Pr Cady offers Condition Lenders as a tonic blood purifier and vermifuge for horses not food but medicine. Each package priced at 2 cents and sold by W T Younger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Cady
W. T. Younger
Incontinence Aid Promises Quick Sleep Bedding Cure
Ad claims a remedy for a child who soils bedding due to nighttime incontinence. It promises to cure both old and wrong alike and urges purchase from Dillard & Persinger, Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillard & Persinger
Roanoke Attorney Offers Prompt Title and Collection Services
Attorney at law in Roanoke Virginia advertises prompt and careful attention to collections and examination of titles. Office located in Courthouse next to the Treasurer's office and lists services for legal business in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Goons N Neenin
Att
Ney Roanoke Co
Alem
Virginia
Wedding by Megaphone Amid Quarantine Swellpox
Dr Josh Luvz and Miss Belle Reed wed from a window in Smith Centre Kansas after quarantine for swellpox. A megaphone preacher conducted the ceremony as the couple and pastor stayed apart across the street. The license was held by Rev Dr Meredith and a $20 tip offered to the minister was declined until fumigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Datz
Meredith
Lutz
Vindicator reports relief from rheumatism using Pain Balm
The Vindicator editor tested Chamberlain's Pain Balm twice for rheumatism in the shoulder and thigh joint. In both cases two applications relieved pain quickly and provided entire relief. Sold by W. T. Younger, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutherfordton
N.C
Chamberlain
W. T. Younger
Norfolk and Western Cracks Down on Bar Room Visits
Crewe Va March 19 Norfolk and Western Railway authorities discipline staff for frequenting saloons. All call boys were admonished not to solicit from bar rooms and several prominent engineers have already been discharged for this offense with more expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crewe
Norfolk and Western Railway
Electric Bitters Prove Life Changing For Couple In New Hampshire
A Lan caster man J Green reports long lasting relief from chronic indigestion and nervous debility after using Electric Bitters. His wife, cited as a frequent user, praises the tonic for female troubles and overall health. Sold by W T Younger for 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Green
Lancaster
N. H
W.T. Younger
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Ad
Local advertorial urges customers to request the original De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve claiming it is a genuine cure for piles sores and skin diseases from W B Dillard through trusted outlet branding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Witt
W. B. Dillard
Dr King's New Discovery Cures Coughs and Lung Ailments
Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana says three bottles of Dr King's New Discovery cured her chronic cough and lung troubles after others failed. The ad promises a guaranteed cure for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and lung threats with trial bottles free at W T Younger's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas
Applegate
Alexandria
Ind
Dr. King
W.T. Younger
Great Removal Sale Ends Business in Satem
Intending to close out my business in Satem I offer 85000 worth of choice goods clothing furnishings notions dry goods at a sacrifice sale Everything in my stock must go and at once Prices cut no figure all quick and get some of the bargains Sale cannot last but a few days or 5S M Manin Their promptness and their pleasant effects make DeWitts Little Early Risers most popular little pills where ever they are known They are simply perfect for liver and bowel troubles W B Dillard
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satem
Manin
DeWitt
W. B. Dillard
Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery touted for indigestion cure
An advertisement claims the remedy can restore digestion and nutrition, cleanse the stomach, purify blood, and remove disease causes. It features a testimonial from Wm. Dowker Idaho and offers free consultation with Dr. Pierce at Buffalo New York.
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Dr. Pierce
Wm. Dowker
Isq
Julinette
Tah Co. Idaho
Pierce
Tan
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N.Y
Trouble in Brazil Rumors of revolution and military arrests
Rio de Janeiro reports persistent rumors of revolution as authorities tighten frontier watch. Several military chiefs may be arrested. A dispatch from San Pablo says Count De Pinhal, a monarchist leader and wealthy painter, died after losing a bag of funds for propaganda and fearing dishonor.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
San Pablo
Count de Pinhal
Count Pinhal
The Fat Factor in Consumption According to Dr Hughes Bennett
London physician Dr Hughes Bennett links consumption to fat intake, noting butter prices and pastry abundance affect the poor and wealthy differently. He promotes Scott's Emulsion by Scott Bowne as a digestible, pleasant fat source that purifies blood and aids nutrition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes Bennett
London
Scott & Bowne
Mrs. C. E VanDeusen Praises Stomach and Liver Tablets
Kilbourn Wisconsin resident Mrs. C E VanDeusen reports long stomach trouble and constipation alleviated by Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. She states she tried many preparations before finding relief and notes the tablets are sold by W T Younger's Drug Store at 25 cents with free samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E VanDeusen
Kilbourn
Wis
Chamberlain
W. T. Younger
Counterfeits Warned For DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve
An advertising notice warns against fake DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve boxes that imitate the original with the DeWitt's name. It claims the genuine salve heals skin diseases and piles and cautions could cause blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
DeWitt’s
W. B. Dillard
Dr David's Cough Syrup promotes cure of lung troubles
Dr David's Cough Syrup of Pine Tar Horehound Wild Cherry claims to cure coughs colds croup consumption bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Sold at Younger's drug store Novilyr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David
Younger's
Novilyr
Stomach and Liver Tablets Cure Headache Claim
Claim that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cure headache by correcting stomach disorder and bowel constipation. Sold by W. T. Younger, druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
W. T. Younger
No rest for tireless little workers ad
Dr. King’s New Life Pills claim to cure torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. The copy promises they banish sick headache malaria with no griping and weak effects and urges a 25 cent purchase at W. T. Younger’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
New Life Pills
W. T. Younger
Funeral of General Lee Recalled by West End Yards Employee
Mr. Ch Elliott of Roanoke recalls General Lee’s funeral and the single metal casket found after the 1870 North River freshet. He helped prepare the casket lowering at the vault and kept the chiselled handles as souvenirs. Elliott also holds a tree fragment from General Jackson’s grave and recounts Commodore Maury’s request to pass his body through Goshen Pass.
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CH. Elliott
West End
Roanoke
R. E Lee
Elliott
Alexander S
North River
General Lee
Lexington
C. M. Coons
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Petersburg Clergyman
Fr Mor3 of Petersburg Va endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with bad and whooping cough noting it contains no opium or harmful drug. Sold by W T Younger druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Mor
Petersburg
W. T. Younger
Prayer and beer clash in Moundsville election
On March 14 in Moundsville West Virginia the municipal election centered on license. The temperance group led by Mrs Starbuck Colerain Ohio held all day prayer meetings while saloon supporters served free beer. The results showed license won by twelve with the Republican ticket elected.
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Moundsville
W Va
Starbuck
Colerain
Ohio
Methodist Church
W.C.T. U
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Praised by Maine Man
George W. Waitt of South Gardiner Maine reports a severe cough cold and grip suffered before trying Chamberlains Cough Remedy. After one bottle the chills cold and grip vanished and he commends the honest medicine and its manufacturers. Sold by W T.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Waitt
South Gardiner
Chamberlain
W. T Younger
Hall's Catarrh Cure offered for cure in Toledo firm oath
Frank J. Cheney of B. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public date December 6 1886. The remedy is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Sent for testimonials. sold by druggists 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Cheney
B. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Chaney
B. J. Conway & Co
O. T
One Minute Cough Sure Endorsed for Croup and Coughs
The text praises One Minute Cough Sure as a remedy for croup and all coughs and colds. It claims quick cures for throat and lung troubles, grippe and asthma, and notes it has long been a well known remedy for whooping cough. Mothers endorse it highly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Dillard
Seven Massachusetts governors born March 6
The governors born on March 6 are Andrews Bonniwell Butler Clatin Gardner Rice and Talbot. All but two are deceased. Ex governor Clatin who lives in Newtonville occupies a house that has housed two other governors.
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Massachusetts
Andrews
Bonniwell
Butler
Clatin
Gardner
Rice
Talbot
Newtonville
Wall Paper Store Ad by U A Berry in Roanoke
A Roanoke Virginia ad promotes a wallpaper store at 1104 Campbell Ave NW offering latest wallpaper designs, floor coatings, stains, varnishes, mixed paint, bronzes and kalkemine with estimates and a satisfaction guarantee. It notes U A Berry as a leading horse owner and mentions a shop corner Henry Street and Kirk Avenue NW.
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Campbell Avenue
Roanoke
U. A. Berry
Parnren
Henry Street
Kirk Avenue
One Minute Cough Cure Promoted for Grippe Aftermath
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure for lingering coughs after grippe. It claims immediate relief for throat and lung troubles and says the remedy prevents consumption, endorsed by W. B. Dillard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grippe
W. B. Dillard
Distillery Demolished in Rockbridge County History
A famed Engleman distillery near Kerr's Creek in Lexington Virginia has been torn down after fifty years of operation. Built over a century ago by John Wiley, the site once served as a blacksmith shop and tilt hammer. The relic stood over Kerr's Creek near the Kerr's Creek massacre locale.
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Lexington
Rockbridge
Engleman
Kerr's Creek
John Wiley
Kerr’s Creek
Wileys
Big Spring
Botanic Blood Balm Promises Cure for Syphilis Symptoms
Advertising claims offer Botanic Blood Balm as a free trial and permanent cure for sores ulcers bone pains and syphilitic poisoning. The copy touts 8000 testimonials 50 years of testing and a $1 bottle with free medical advice and trial treatment. It urges readers to describe their trouble for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blood Balm Co
Atlanta
Big Cotton Loss Shocks Birmingham Narrowly Avoids Fire
A fire yesterday at Enutaw destroyed the V Planters' Warehouse and 1500 bales of cotton along with several cars of weight. The blaze narrowly spared the town of Birmingham with an estimated loss of 100000 dollars, largely insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Enutaw
V Planters
Woman’s Regulator Promoted as Female Health Cure
An old promotional note extols Pracfieid's Female Regulator as a universal cure for female ailments. It claims the remedy clears diseases by removing pain and stopping sicknesses like menstruation problems and gonorrhea symptoms, urging women to buy at $1.00 per bottle and request a free illustrated booklet from The Bradfield Remedy Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pracfield
Chesapeake and Western railroad planned with coal fields link
Jelmont and Stokes companies back a new Chesapeake and Western railroad to tap West Virginia coal and reach deep water at the Chesapeake. President Dewitt Smith and J W Rein hart, ex Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe president, lead the venture with New York bankers underwriting up to fifteen million dollars. The Tidewater and West Virginia has been absorbed and a charter amendment granted. The line would run Elkins West Virginia to the Chesapeake shortening Chesapeake and Ohio routes by about two hundred miles. The Chesapeake Western Company has bought around 200000 acres of Virginia coal lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jelmont & Co
Stokes & Co
Chesapeake and Western Railroad
West Virginia
Chesapeake
Dewitt Smith
J. W. Reinhart
Atchison
Elkins
W. Va
Chesapeake and Ohio
Chesapeake Western Company
Virginia
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Praised By Patient In Lonacoring
Prof Ivison of Lonacoring Maryland suffered 17 years of neuralgia and indigestion. After doctors failed, morphone was given. A friend recommended Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. After several bottles, he reports a complete cure and high praise for the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivison
Lonacoring
W. B. Dillard
Distressing Kidney and Bladder Disease Relief Claim
Advertisement claims a cure for kidney and bladder disease in six hours with New Great Sourn American Krpyry Core. It promises rapid relief from pain and urinary retention for men and women and lists Dillard & Persinger Drugists in Salem, Virginia as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillard & Persinger
Drugwist
Salom
Cure rheumatism with Scott's Emulsion cod liver oil
The ad argues rheumatism has no universal cure and promotes Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a remedy. It claims the product aids digestion and may help if stomach or bowel issues are involved, emphasizes the genuine label, and urges readers to obtain a free sample via Scott and Bowne, chemists.
Rules for Living a Century From Sir John Sawyers
A New York World excerpt lists Sir John Sawyers’s 19 guidelines for a long life. Sleep eight hours on the right side with a window open, avoid pet animals indoors, exercise daily, eat little meat but fats, drink water and avoid damp drains, and keep temper while living simply in the country when possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Sawyers
New York World
Bucklen's Arnica Salve Praised for Scald Head Cure
Morgantown Tennessee resident C D Isbill reports large sores on his daughter’s head treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The salve is advertised as a guaranteed cure for eczema tetter salt rheum pimples sores ulcers and piles. Priced at 25 cents at W T Younger's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Isbill
Morgantown
Tenn
Bucklen
W. T. Younger
Census puts India population at 254 million
Calcutta dispatch reports complete census returns showing India’s population at 254 million, reflecting a 7 million increase over the previous decade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calcutta
India
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Ad Claims Ease for Indigestion
An advertisement proclaims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and lets you enjoy all the food you want. It promises relief from indigestion heartburn belching and stomach trouble even for sensitive stomachs. W B Dillard signs the testimonial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Dillard
DeWitts Little Early Risers Promoted for Liver Health
An ad praises DeWitts Little Early Risers as gentle bowel and liver cleansers that never gripe. The copy touts their ease of use and health benefits in a concise promotional pitch.
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Jrc. Brown, Jo
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Salem
Younger
W. R. Renalds
Satie PO
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Baltimore
Dr. B. Dotohon
Roanoke Street Railway
Oanoke
Salem Line
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Revery
Sizer & CO
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Sowadays
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Apin
Poppy
Mommy
Richmond Dispatch
Settler’s Rates N. & W
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Montana
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Washington
W. B. Bevin
M. F. Braca
Roanoke Va
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A. W. Gleason
Spinal Tiie
Bradfield Resala
Dr . Lek Winsss
Druapenta Sail Oan
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Scott
Scotts
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