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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1900
Page
3
Mrs F G Webber promotes a Salem millinery sale touting exclusive bats bonnets and toques with wide sash ribbons at cost for five days and children hats at deep discounts for ten days. Proclamation notes tickets or change ready for the Ice Man and tickets available at Younger's drug store.
A timely reminder highlights Barnes the cut rate druggist and his advertisement with reasonable articles and tempting prices. Read the paper to gain information that will repay you.
Whitescarver Bros advertises a complete line of fresh seasonable goods with emphasis on quality and no old stock. It highlights canned goods packed in 1899, potted and canned meats and fish, Kipperd herring, garden seeds, nails and horseshoes, and promises not to be undersold.
W Whitescarver will soon showcase a complete Empire line including binder mower and reaper. The dealer claims prices match or beat rivals and promises proven neighbor satisfaction with several unique advantages. See it before purchasing from Whitescarves Bros.
A column of community notes sketches local life. Mentions Wise Woman distrust, coming men with bills to collect, illness at Mr M P Frantz and Mrs Hansbrough’s improvement. Reports on crops prospects, church services, deaths, marriages, and a solar eclipse preview with civic chatter.
Obituary notice for A H Cocke of Hollins Institute death at 2 30 AM after illness. Describes him as business manager at Hollins Institute, 46 years old, survived by parents wife children and siblings. Funeral at Enon Baptist Church Friday at 4 30 PM with Masonic honors.
Col. D A Shanks died at his home after weeks of illness at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, surrounded by family and friends. He was about 70 and had served as a militia colonel before the Civil War, later joining the Salem Flying Artillery. He leaves four children and is buried with Masonic honors at West Hill, after funeral services at the Episcopal Church. An obituary note plus an advertisement for Dr Pierce’s medicine appeared in the piece.
The remains of Mrs Catherine L Reid aunt of Mr J Langhorne of this place died Monday at her sister’s home in Powellion West Virginia. They were brought to Salem Tuesday evening and after funeral services at the Episcopal church on Wednesday morning were interred in East Hill Cemetery. Mrs Reid was 86 and for nearly fifty years an invalid yet cheerful with a wonderful memory. She visited Mr Langhorne here and was well known and esteemed by many.
Mrs. A Brown receives telegram announcing the death of her venerable father Mr James Laughlin at his home in Bedford county at an advanced age He was a Baptist church member and widely respected He married three times and leaves a large family Mrs Brown could not attend the burial today.
Ladies urged to read Mrs. F G Webber ad for sash ribbons hats and caps at large reductions. Cummings Blood Cure advertised for purification. Roanoke Shoe Co offers quality shoes. Watt Retten Clay advertise value for a dollar. Hochline pianos from Hobbie Co. agents cover several states. Miles pain reliever claim one cent a dose by AI Pills.
Mr and Mrs J Harry Chapman left Tuesday for relatives in Portsmouth. J W F Allemong left Tuesday for his daughter Mrs E S Strayer in Harrisonburg Va. Dr J D Dreher returned to Salem after Roanoke College work. Judge Blair Major Ballard and J B Frier left for New Castle for Craig county Circuit Court. F A Wade returned to Salem after grocery work in Covington Va. Mrs Mary Boothe Sullivan and daughter from Connecticut visit Capt and Mrs P B Boothe on Union Street. Sen Brown, former local worker, now linotype at Richmond Dispatch earning 90 dollars monthly. The body of Mrs Jennie Powell will be buried in East Hill Cemetery beside her first husband. Rev F H Martin preached at the Baptist church for the A C K of Mystic Chain. Salem lodge and Roanoke Knights attended. Rev C K Beil to remain Salem Lutheran pastor after California call. President Dreher returned from Roanoke College trip. will speak in Montgomery Ala May 8 10 at Southern Society conference and later attend Southern Industrial Convention in Chattanooga Tenn.
The Confederate Pension Board met last Saturday to award pensions under the new law. Twenty nine cases were approved with payments ranging from 10 to 50 dollars, plus twenty one widows granted 25 dollars annually. The board will reconvene today to consider additional applications.
Roanoke College professor C B Cannaday of Roanoke, with Dr Dreher, traveled from Naples and Rome advised rest but he shows improvement. Dr J P Munn of New York urges quick recovery. Cannaday plans to be ready for fall work and expects a welcoming Salem visit. Pain Killer advertisement notes diet tips and urges Perry Davis Pain Killer at 25c and 50c.
Richmond Virginia customers offered one fare for round trip via Norfolk and Western Hallway. Tickets valid from May 12 to May 19 and good until May 21, 1900. Apply to any agent on N and WP railway. W. B. Beviot, General Passenger Agent.
For Early Sweet Potato Cabbage and Tomato Plants, call on 8. H. Campbell, South Broad Street near freight depot. Orders left at my barber shop will be promptly filled. Sw
Rent available on Broad Street with possession June 1. Also selling a large roll-top oak desk. Country home of Dr Haas since 1885 near Hollins Institute, Roanoke county Virginia. Twenty three acres with timber, spring water, and fruit. price 1800 dollars, half cash, half on time. apply to H H Haas Medley P C Roanoke county Va.
The Times-Register denies widespread smallpox tales in Salem. Only two smallpox cases and three varioloid cases have occurred in and near the town, all isolated and quarantined. Officials confirm the facts, urge readers to ignore rumors, and assure no cause for alarm.
J B Frier announces candidacy for re election as Salem Sergeant stating past service merits support. Virginians enjoy strong public schools and University of Virginia offers scholarships. information available from the Faculty Chairman.
Wm A Frasch commissioner of revenue for the first district alerts that all delinquents must be reported to the grand jury. Mrs K M Hanny of Salem Va is advised to apply for a milch cow license on White Street with Sunday noted as the last day to issue licenses before field assessment.
On Tuesday Squire W H Richardson presided at Crystal Spring near Roanoke Lula and Bessie Ellis were charged with conducting a house of ill repute in the Roanoke suburb. Evidence supported a guilty verdict. Each woman faced a fine of 50 with costs. in default they were sent to Salem jail.
The financial statements of Salem's three banks appear in another Times-Neoistrr column and present a creditable showing for the institutions their officers and the community. Readers are urged to review the figures carefully.
Roanoke Fertilizer Co. offers fertilizer for all Spring crops and truck fertilizer, plus garden and lawn fertilizer in 50 lb sacks. Corn planters and plows also for sale through Krillian & Kizer.
A black religious fanatic known as Percy of Dominic was arrested in Wilmington North Carolina. Followers, all black women, were found near starvation and claim they fasted to cleanse sins. Nettie Scott died, allegedly from intimidation by Percy aided by Emanuel Toomer and S T Shiver who are jailed. Percy taught segregation of wives by race and strict remarriage rules.
The ad touts Percale and Madras waists at Watt's with friendly appeals to neighbors and shoppers. It promises satisfaction, post office amenities, and a women’s toilet on the second floor while highlighting prices like 89 cents for Percale and 60 to 69 cents for Madras and tucked-front waists.
A shopping line touts white garments for children with caps for tots and lace trimmed pieces. Prices range from 10c to $1 and include lawn, embroidery, Irish Point insertion, and knitted tucks. A variety of bonnets and hats are described as pretty and washable.
A local retailer offers men and women’s waists in sheer India Linen and White Pique at prices from 60 cents to 3 dollars. Styles feature tucked fronts, embroidery, laces, inserts, and collars. Selection includes Madras fabrics with collar and cuffs and a sale on Unievel Waists for a dollar.
Specially good waist garments described as Black Waists, priced at one dollar. They feature broad tucks at the front and back for a tailored look.
Advertising copy touts heavy warps Welts with up and down cords offered at reduced prices. Sale promises a third off usual costs with figures cited 12c, 18c, 15c, 20c, 17c and 25c to entice purchase.
This notice advertises 12 cent vests sold widely in stores. It emphasizes a special lot of scarcely a thousand Vests with Swiss ribbing, fine thread, elastic, and silk taped neck. Purchasers are urged to buy at least six in any size.
Special offer on Turkish towels priced at 124 cents each. Buy at least a dozen. Large heavy unbleached towels offered by the dozen for 144 cents per item. Others available but this price is exceptional locally.
An advertising snippet compares umbrella options from Watt's with rivals, listing prices from 08¢ to $2.39. It highlights different materials such as black twirled silk, black Taffeta, and colored silk, noting handle styles and optional sterling initial plates.
A lively advertisement touts a storeful of parasols including children’s options and second mourning parasols. It promises low prices and urgent appeal, urging shoppers not to miss the prettiest parasol by waiting.
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