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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1901
Page
4
An old advertisement features a flirtatious line from a woman to Carrie and promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a harmless remedy for coughs and lung troubles claiming it prevents consumption. The ad imitates period product pitches with sensational health claims.
Roanoke community notes report recoveries and illnesses among residents. The A M E Church conference and a May General Association are announced. A coal mine death, a literary banquet at the M E church, and various visits and moves by locals are recorded with dates and places.
The passage emphasizes practical manners and self-improvement. It urges making others comfortable, learning bread making alongside cake, and tidying footwear by keeping shoes buttoned. Aims to instill courtesy and basic domestic skills.
The text extols cheerfulness as the best trait in a girl, noting that a smile makes a maiden appear handsome regardless of complexion. It compares cheerfulness to perfume for the rose and likens a sunny, smiling countenance to a fresh morning filled with sunbeams birdsong and flowers.
Mrs Chas. Applegate of Alexandria Indiana says she suffered severe cough and consumption until Dr King’s New Discovery cured her after using three $100 bottles. She reports dramatic weight gain and praises the medicine for coughs colds la grippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Trial bottles are free at W T Younger's drug store.
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