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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
1
The New York Sun notes a revival of bangs after a long vogue with the pompadour. Fashion favors a light curled fringe descending from the pompadour, avoiding the old blunt forehead bang. False hair and creative styling remain common, with photographers highlighting children’s styles.
A feature tone piece on female aging contrasts youth with aging women and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to cure female weakness. It cites a testimonial from M M B Wallace of Muenster Texas who reports health and weight gain after eight bottles plus four of Golden Medical Discovery. Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are noted for biliousness.
In Pittsburg Pennsylvania on March 24 miners at Clear Spring Colliery nearly suffocated. The mine boss used swift messengers to alert all sections as gas flooded from burst steam pipes feeding the fan house. Some workers fled a mile to reach the shaft.
The Vindicator editor reports two dramatic reliefs from rheumatism using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. Shoulder pain lasting ten days eased after two applications with instant relief. Thigh joint rheumatism nearly prostrating him also improved after two applications at night with no pain on waking. Sold by W T Younger, druggist.
F J Green of Lancaster New Hampshire reports years of indigestion and nervous debility cured by Electric Bitters. His wife, kept in excellent health, notes they help female troubles and act as a grand tonic for weak women. Only 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed.
An advertisement urges readers to request the original De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve noting its claim as a genuine cure for piles, sores, and skin diseases. The message attributes the claim to W. B. Dillard as part of the promotion.
There is no rest for tireless workers as Dr King's New Life Pills claim to cure torpid liver jaundice biliousness fever and ague. They banish sick headache drive out malaria and never gripe or weaken. Small tasty pills work wonders and cost 26 cents at W T Younger's drug store.
A Toledo solicitor's oath offers F. J. Cheney & Co. will pay 100 dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials available. Also notes Hall's Family Pills and an Orange Observer quip about an appropriation bill for hats and bonnets.
A Virginia reader critiques state press coverage of Daniel and Martin, praising their war records yet condemning silence on Cuban and Philippine decisions. The letter cites the Richmond Dispatch and Times, accuses Virginia papers of infallibility bias, and warns of office trust shielding officials from criticism.
Roanoke Times reports Dr Oscar W Woods of Roanoke County promoted to captain and assistant surgeon in the United States volunteer corps while in the Philippines. A Johns Hopkins graduate, he rose from private in a Roanoke company to contract surgeon before receiving commission signed by the President. He is a native of Roanoke County and brother to Judge John W Woods and former Mayor James P Woods. His pay will exceed $165 monthly.
F P Moran a Petersburg baker endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy for children with bad or whooping cough praising its safety no opium or harmful drug and recommending it as the best choice from W T Younger a local druggist.
A Chicago shoemaker asserts that girls from sixteen to eighteen have large feet, tending to be fat and floppy, but by twenty two the foot changes substantially with firmer flesh and stronger tendons. He says Chicago girls may differ from Salem girls.
A London physician argues high butter and pastry costs cause consumption. the piece endorses cheap fat, suitable for the poor and the deranged digestion of the rich, praising Scott's Emulsion cod liver oil as easy to digest and blood purifying fat.
George W. Waitt of South Gardiner Maine says he suffered chest chills cold and grip until using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. He reports one bottle relieved his symptoms and commends the medicine and its manufacturers. For sale by W. T.
A quirky exchange unfolds as a chair, a sofa, and a character named Chuck react to a boastful claim about holding up criminals. The odd dialogue emphasizes humor and urban folklore through personified furniture in a playful vignette.
Advert mentions One Minute Cough Cure praised by mothers for croup grippe asthma and whooping cough. It claims quick relief for throat and lung troubles and lists W. B. Dillard as the source.
U O A Berry promotes a wallpaper shop at 1104 Campbell Ave S W Roanoke Virginia offering latest wallpaper designs and floor powders. The ad notes stains varnishes paints bronzes and kalsemine and offers job estimates with satisfaction guaranteed. Corner of Henry Street and Kirk Avenue S W is also listed as shop location.
A skunk blocked downtown Trenton for over 30 minutes as police and about 100 residents pursued it from a sewer after a siren call, and a chemical engine finally sprayed the animal, ending the mêlée and allowing traffic to resume.
An advertisement asserts Botanic Blood Balm cures cancer and skin diseases by purifying blood. It offers a free trial to prove effectiveness and lists availability via Blood Balm Co. at 8 Mitchell Street Atlanta Georgia, with over 3,000 testimonials and 30 years of testing.
The piece offers a string of cautions about risky behavior from avoiding bull dogs to not leaping from moving trains. It mixes practical warnings with humorous asides about etiquette and safety, finishing with a reminder that vaccination matters.
An 19th century warning urges consumers to avoid counterfeit DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claiming the original bears the DeWitt's name on box and wrapper. The advertisement touts the salve as harmless and healing for skin diseases and piles, credited to W. B. Dillard.
An aged ad-like fragment promotes Dr David’s Cough Syrup of Pine Tar Horehound Wild Cherry and other ingredients as a remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung ailments and notes sale at Younger’s drug store.
Cr Isbill of Morgantown Tennessee reports a severe scalp outbreak from sores developing into scald head. Bucklen’s Arnica Salve claims a guaranteed cure for eczema, tetter, salt rheum, pimples, sores, ulcers, and piles. Available for 25 cents at W T Younger's drug store.
An advertisement claims Kodol Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat and lets hearty people eat all the good food they want. It promises relief from indigestion heart burn belching and other stomach troubles, noting even the most sensitive stomachs can take it.
A promotional note cites W B Dillard endorsing DeWitts Little Early Risers as a liver and bowel cleanser. The pills are advertised as gentle with no griping.
The text urges use of Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil to restore fat to a emaciated infant. It describes a baby with dimples gone, hollows, pain, and a mother unaware that fat loss is harming the child. The plea stresses fat as comfort and life and warns of death if not treated.
A Washington Star poem recalls a mother soothing a child with gentle words. The speaker remembers her calm voice offering comfort and resilience.
A reader argues over the proper numbering of centuries and the exact start and end dates of the 19th and 20th centuries. He cites a childlike misdating of events and calculates century transitions down to seconds, insisting the 26th year of the 2th century begins with 1925.
If you suffer with rheumatism sciatica contracted nerves and muscles pain in the sides shoulders or limbs vigorous rubbing with Dixie Nerve and Bone Sinmons will cure you. Ask W T Younger Salem Va. novd lyr.
In a playful exchange, Jo is teased about marriage while he defends bachelorhood, insisting he has thought seriously about it but remains single. The dialogue hints at social expectations and personal choice without a firm engagement.
An old advert notes a bedding cure for incontinence in sleep that may be worth over $100 to buyers with children. It claims to stop the trouble at once and says it is sold by Dillard and Persinger, druggists.
A humorously clipped exchange pits an eminent psychologist praising psychic foresight against a self deprecating remark from the Cheerful Idiot favoring the police. The quip underscores tension between intuition and law enforcement in crime discourse.
Advert says nervous tone cures stomach weakness and indigestion, promising relief from first dose. It claims universal effectiveness and safety, urging invalids to try the remedy by Dillard and Persinger, druggists in Salem.
A thoughtful saying notes that a good man treats his enemies with more kindness than bad men treat their friends, implying virtue through mercy and restraint.
An OCR fragment touts a universal kidney cure sold by Dillard & Persinger Druggists Balai. It claims rapid relief within six hours and relief from pain, with emphasis on removing water retention and suitable for both genders.
A lover sighs I pine for you while the girl teases back with a witty retort about sprucing up. The exchange playfully counters the stereotype that women lack humor, revealing banter and affection in a brief moment.
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