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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1900
Page
1
Rev Dr Charlies Patton denounces saloons as greater harm than churches addressing an ultra fashionable Toledo audience. He champions a liberal church that would embrace entertainment such as pool tables bowling alleys shuffleboards chess and checkers, hoping to curb vice by redefining amusements.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a remedy for skin eruptions ulcers and other blood disorders. It claims thirty years of success thousands cured after doctors failed and offers a trial bottle free by mail from Mitchell Street Atlanta Georgia.
Sergeant Buck Taylor, famed Rough Rider and Roosevelt ally, praises Peru Na for catarrh in a testimonial. He notes his wartime gallantry, friendship with Roosevelt, and travels with the governor. He claims Peru Na cured him and invites readers to request a book of testimonials from The Peruna Medicine Co in Columbus, Ohio.
The B. F. Johnson Publishing Company grows from small beginnings to a substantial southern enterprise. Reorganization broadens its base and attracts strong capital after contract successes in school books and future needs. Subscriptions for increased capital were quickly oversubscribed, per the Richmond Dispatch quote. J.C. Kennedy of Roanoke, Tenn cites DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve as curing an incurable ulcer and other conditions, praising it over imitators.
The Hon. Mark Hanna states that no one will be nominated for vice president until delegates vote. He presents the concession as a sign of liberal Boss Hanna and suggests delegates will be glad to have a vote at all.
Dr Hughes Bennett of London says main causes of consumption are butter cost and pastry abundance. The writer argues the poor need affordable fat and suggests cod liver oil is best taken as Scott’s Emulsion by Scots & Bowne for easy digestion and blood purification as a superior fat source.
In Wilmington on May 14 Walker Jackson, about 25, a Black man from Odessa, testified in County Court that his skin gradually lightened over years. Doctors attributed the change to a skin disease. his body turned white except for the face, feet, and a few remaining black marks.
Mrs J B Huot of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced a dire prognosis for stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. After seven bottles of Electric Bitters she was cured, avoided surgery, and weighs more and feels healthier. The product is sold for stomach liver and kidney issues at 50 cents per bottle. The Washington Post sparked debate over a funeral sermon as potentially brutal.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh, a constitutional disease, by taking it internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces. The ad claims a $100 reward for any case not cured and invites testimonials, listing F J Cheney Co of Toledo as the makers and noting druggists sell the product.
Advertises Dr Cady's Condition Powders as tonic blood purifier and vermifuge for horses in bad condition. Describes use to restore prime condition and lists price at 25 cents per package. Sold by W T Younuer.
A promotional notice extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments, urging women to write for confidential advice. It cites cured cases and letters from readers in Holton and Lynn, praising the remedy for menstrual suppression, ovarian inflammation, and related pains, and claims enduring health benefits from use.
A collection of testimonials from women in Anna Illinois from 1897 to 1899 praising a vegetable compound and remedies for uterine pain irregular menstruation leucorrhea and nervous debility. One letter thanks the advisor for stabilizing nerves and alleviating backache while mentioning successful childbirth after following advice.
Letters from Cora L Payton of Ogontz Pennsylvania describe irregular menstruation and other symptoms improved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports taking bottles and asking if Sanative Wash should be used, noting hospital visits prior to remedies.
One of the nicest homes in Salem with modern appointments and a large lot. Features include fruit and shrubbery already growing. For sale at a bargain, apply at County Clerk's office for particulars.
United Confederate Veterans requests publication of details for the Louisville Kentucky reunion May 30 to June 3 1900. Highlights include the grand reunion hall electric lighting flags and bunting, entertainment such as sham battles barbecues a grand ball and receptions for sponsors maids of honor and visitors, addresses by Rev Dr B M Palmer and Hon J H Berry, and free use of telegraph services for reunion business, with dedicated committee leadership and hospitality focused on veterans.
Mrs Lincoln recounts a widow in Machias Me trusting Dr King s New Discovery to save her life from pneumonia and consumption after three doses she slept well and was cured. Also notes support for John Goode’s commission bid and a local physician’s claim that One Minute Cough Cure relieves breathlessness and coughs. Dillard Persinger
W R Wilkinson of Albany Tennessee praises Kodol Dyspepsia Cure claiming it digests what you eat and has done him much good. The testimonial describes stomach trouble and renewed health after using the product referenced by Dillard & Co.
A farmers tale compares starving a horse to self imposed starvation and links digestion to health. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is praised for improving digestion, blood quality, and overall health amid years of constipation and indigestion with testimonials from G. Popplewell of Eureka Springs Arkansas. The ad-style note adds Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for bowel health.
Mrs Solomon Sporrier living about three miles northwest of Jonesville Virginia caught a young bear on her barnyard fence. She chased and captured it by placing a hoe handle on its neck until her daughter brought a chicken coop. Her husband then chained the cub in the field.
An organized company markets the Electropoise instrument praised for cures. Col A P Nunally of the Inter-Ocean in Chicago reports nearly three years of experience with Electropoise supporting the claims. The company, ELECTROPOISE CO., invites readers to request a book with letters of cured individuals from its Louisville address.
A A Berry promotes a wallpaper store at 1104 Campbell Avenue Northwest Roanoke Virginia offering latest wallpaper designs and wall finishing supplies. He also lists stains varnishes mixed paint bronzes and kalsemine and promises estimates and satisfaction. The shop also operates at a Henry Street and Kirk Avenue corner location outside the city limits.
Cumming's Blood Cure sold by W. T Younger of Salem is described by users as the best blood medicine on the market. It purports to build up weak constitutions and strengthen run-down health. Try a few bottles this spring. it will save a big doctor’s fees.
The New Orleans Picayune reports a bill before Congress to set aside 6,000 acres in Spottsylvania County Virginia as a national park preserving Fredericksburg Salem Church Chancellorsville the Wilderness and Spottsylvania Courthouse battlefields. The plan notes 500 000 troops fought here and lists casualties totaling 129 838 with Union losses 92 581 and Confederate 37 257.
A young man, likely August H. Pless of 40 Vandewater Street, leapt from the Brooklyn Bridge this afternoon and drowned. Letters in his coat pocket bore his name and address. Mrs Elizabeth Pleas, who lives at 40 Vandewater, identified him as her son and said he had been despondent after a broken engagement with the girl he planned to marry.
A promotional piece urging women to seek health with Bradfield's Female Regulator. It claims the product relieves inflammation, normalizes periods, strengthens organs, and purports to be the sole effective remedy among many. Advertising copy asserts pricing at $4 per bottle and offers a free booklet from The Bradfield Regulator Co. of Atlanta, Georgia.
An Illinois official granted inmates at a blind asylum a day off to glimpse Admiral Dewey as he traveled through, highlighting the ironic gesture amid wartime progress.
A wealthy donor funded free Ear Drums for the deaf. Dr Nicholson's Artificial Ear Drums helped a rich lady regain hearing and quiet head noises, and she donated 10000 dollars to the Nicholson Institute for the benefit of the hearing impaired. Address 12415 The Nicholson Institute 740 Eighth Avenue New York decl lyr
A German accented visitor at the Hotel Man hattan enraged patrons and threatened a porter during a confrontation over sending a card upstairs. Police arrested him after a tussle. he claimed to be the Lord of hosts and refused to give a name as he faced Yorkville court. He was committed to Bellevue for examination.
The advertisement promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best cure for burns, scalds, cuts, bruises, and a range of skin conditions. It claims rapid pain relief, healing, and a 25 cent price per box with guaranteed cure, sold by W. T. Younger, druggist.
The graduate declares in her commencement essay a vow to confront dangers facing the nation. She also asks if freckles can be permanently removed without risking life, a provocative juxtaposition of public duty and personal vanity.
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 DeWitt's Little Pills are the finest remedy Moore Milbrook Alacy sees all liver and bowel troubles Ilard Persinger
A camel will work seven or eight days without drinking. In this he differs from some men, who drink seven or eight days without working.
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