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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
1
A dialogue between Slopay and Dr Kraft discusses health and a past bill. The record also cites peWitt's Little Early Risers as a stated cure for liver and bowel troubles. The note concludes with a Washington rumor that McKinley and Roosevelt would head the Republican ticket.
Dr. Hughes Bennett of London links consumption to fat access and pastry intake. The note touts Scott's Emulsion by Scott Bowne as an easily digested fat source and blood-purifying dietary medicine suitable for both poor and wealthy digestion.
A poetic nightmare unfolds as fashion and phantoms overwhelm the world. A lone man stands atop Ararat haunted by pant-skyed crinoline as it swallows the land and his last chance at rest. He shouts to make way for petticoats then dies diving into the abyss.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only sure cure for catarrh and a constitutional remedy. It claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 reward for any case not cured and invites testimonials.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for ulcers cancers eruptions and other skin and blood issues. It claims draining poisons from the body and offers a free trial bottle with prepaid shipping from Bioop Bata Co Atlanta Georgia for $1 per bottle or $5 for six bottles.
In Richmond Virginia on April 28 a hoisting engine and crane toppled from an overhead bridge into Main Street killing three men and injuring three others. The workers were employed by the Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton Pennsylvania and were raising a ten ton girder for moving to a new position. The cause of the accident was not determined.
The ad promises watches bicycles sewing machines guns and more as gifts for buying 20 cents in stamps to receive the illustrated weekly Pastime from Louisville Kentucky. The second item reports about a crowd at the county jail in Dover Delaware watching nine Black prisoners whipped including a man who endured lashes and a pillory sentence.
Dr Cary's Condition Tonic is promoted as a medicine to restore a horse in bad condition. Described as a tonic blood purifier and vermifuge, it is sold in packages for 2 cents each by W T Younger.
An advertisement touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers as the easiest method to purify the blood and invigorate the system. The pills are described as cleansing the liver and bowels and are associated with Dillard and Persinger.
A Virginia era appeal promotes Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as relief for menstrual cramps and weakness. Letters testify from women in Ohio praising cures after following her guidance, with endorsements from Lynn Massachusetts officials and the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
In Cartersville on April 24 Sam P. Jones laments public idol worship of Admiral Dewey while skewering party machinery and the upcoming 1896 race. Jones argues McKinley and Bryan lead two strong tickets, lampoons Dewey’s candidacy, and warns against political worship. He notes Georgia’s dry counties and the power of courthouse cliques.
Readers praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for female troubles. Letters from Mrs Nina Coast Fulton New York December 20 1897 and Mrs Cart Voss Sac City Iowa August 1 1898 describe relief from womb pain back ache and menstrual discomfort after following the regimen. A December 12 18098 note from Mars Nia Coast repeats cures with the same products and a March 23 1899 testimonial echoes gratitude for the treatment.
One of the nicest homes in Salem with modern appointments and a large lot offers for sale at a bargain. Fruit and shrubbery already growing. Apply at County Clerk's office for particulars.
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a temperance remedy curing womanly disorders including headaches dizziness back pain and bearing down. It claims to dry up debilitating drains heal inflammation and ulcers and to restore sleep and happiness. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Sarah J. Burney and promises free consultation through Buffalo New York.
American Steel and Wire announces a first cut of 20 dollars a ton on all products except annealed wire which drops to 18 dollars a ton. Wire nails fall from 3.20 to 2.20 per keg of 100 pounds. Barbed wire 3.80 to 2.80 per 100 pounds. Galvanized fence wire 3.55 to 2.55 per 100 pounds. Annealed wire 3.05 to 2.15 per 100 pounds. The firm says the reductions will move stock and hasten idle mills reopening.
Dr D B Cargile of Washita Iowa Territory reports four bottles of Electric Bitters cured Mrs Brewer of long running scrofula with terrible sores on head and face. The remedy is praised as best blood purifier known for eczema tetter salt rheum ulcers boils running sores and more. Also One Minute Cough Cure claimed to instantly relieve coughs and bronchial ailments per local testimonials.
Advertisers claim Cumming's Blood Cure is the best blood medicine, a purifier that builds up weak constitutions and strengthens rundown health. They urge all in need of a tonic to try several bottles this spring.
A series of claims questions historic figures and events from independence to imperial wars. It attributes actions to Jefferson McKinley Jackson Lincoln Monroe Dewey Hanna and others, with provocative pairings and contradictions. The piece contrasts wars of different eras and echoes political controversy and conspiracy framing.
Mr W A Hines of Manchester Indiana recounts a near fatal battle with consumption and lung hemorrhages. He credits Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption with his complete cure and urges others to try it. The medicine is sold at 50 cents and one dollar with free trial bottles at W T Younger's drug store.
James A. Tiller discovers a Cedar Bluff vein in Tazewell county that measures fifty to eighty feet wide with assays of lead and zinc between forty and eighty six percent. Missouri ores range four to seven percent. The mine’s vast value is pegged in the millions of tons and over thirty dollars per ton above mining cost as Detroit investors plan full development and immediate ore sale.
An advertisement extols Bradfield's Female Regulator as a natural cure for irregular menses, leucorrhoea, womb prolapse, nervousness, headaches, and backaches. It claims a physician creator, urges trials, promises larger bottles for more good, and notes the firm in Atlanta Georgia. A separate brief updates Democratic delegates elected across about 80 counties signaling favorable convention prospects.
A Fredericksburg Free Lance report describes tests on first year high school pupils in Washington in history and arithmetic. It notes poor spelling, hyphen misuse, improper punctuation, and inconsistent penmanship. The committee criticizes lower grade methods and lack of corrected written exercises.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered an 18 month rectal fistula. Doctors warned death without a costly operation. He reportedly cured himself using five boxes of Becklen's Arnica Salve, sold by W T Younger, Drogist, at 25 cents a box.
William J. Bryan told the Wichita Times-Herald that he will not abandon free silver, saying he favored it as in 1896. He emphasized that trusts and imperialism would be the campaign’s leading issues while free silver remains a principal one.
W S Museer of Millheim Pennsylvania used the One Minute Cure to save his young daughter as she struggled with croup. The remedy is described as mild and effective for coughs bronchitis and throat troubles, offering hope to anxious families facing similar illness.
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