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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1903
Page
4
A New York Sun report recalls a stout man buying three dream and fortune telling books for his servant girl, then returning to joke about their use. The salesman notes many customers seek such titles weekly while hiding their interest, claiming they pretend to fool the shopkeeper.
Mrs W W Baylor of Hilliard Pa reports severe dyspepsia symptoms from loss of appetite to indigestion and headaches. She credits Korol Dyspepsia Cure with a complete cure and notes the product uses natural digestive juices plus tonic properties to cleanse and strengthen the stomach, sold by W B Dillard Drug Company.
In a London expert’s view the main causes of consumption are butter prices and pastry abundance. The ad promotes Scott and Bowne Emulsion as an easy digesting fat source for rich and poor alike, claiming to purify blood and aid digestion. Testimonial from Miss Julia Filbridge of West Cornwall, Conn.
Claus Spreckels’ attorneys contest the marriage of Mrs. Thomas Watson to Mr. Watson as void, seeking restitution of $400,000 property conveyed to Spreckels in Honolulu. Mrs. Watson, now in England, sues for recovery after returning the gifted land, arguing the deed lacks her husband’s signature. The defense contends Watson’s Utah divorce in 1876 was illegal, rendering the second marriage void.
A roundup of visits and homecomings across Franklin County including Mrs. Anderson of Juini nount West Virginia visiting on South Broad Street, Miss Ailie Brown from New Orleans returning home, and others detailing travel, illness recoveries, and community events. A coal fields update, a church rally at Boone's Mill with Rev Lemons, a large turnout, festive dinner, and praise. Prof J Garland Penn will speak to the Epworth League in the M E Church Thursday night.
Mrs W K Haviland of Armond NY says her daughter faced a near fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis until Dr King s New Discovery saved her life. A niece with advanced consumption also recovered, proving the medicine’s value for coughs and lung disease. Sold by W B Dillard Drug Company.
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