12 Oct 1900
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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1900
Page
1
A narrator recalls a lost love as a stranger’s grave looms in twilight. The poem blends memories and mourning, with references to a beloved who died and a solace found in dreams of rest within the stranger’s grave.
Victims suffer stomach liver kidney troubles and general fatigue. An Idaville Indiana man testimonials Electric Bitters restoring appetite strength and life. Bottle price 50 cents at W T Youngers drug store with guarantee. A separate note mentions divorces after husbands locking wives in and out.
Advertising copy touts the Electropoise instrument as a cure and urges readers to request a cure book. Col. A. P. Nunally of the Inter-Ocean Chicago praises its three-year use and willingness to share experiences. Contact ELECTROPOISE CO. Louisville Kentucky for more. The piece ends with a civic exhortation on good citizenship and local progress.
Dr Hughes Bennett cites butter costs and pastry intake as main consumption causes. He argues the poor need cheap fat while the rich struggle to digest excess fat from pastries. Scott's Emulsion is praised as easy to digest fat and blood purifying medicine. A witty remark notes a bachelor's life as a fine breakfast and poor dinner.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any catarrh cure not achieved by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Endorsements from West & Truax and Walding Kinnan Marvin say F J Cheney is honorable and capable. Internal remedy claims to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. testimonials and Hall's Family Pills advertised as best.
The advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a quick healer for burns eczema skin diseases and wounds. It claims relief from pain and calls out counterfeits while urging buyers to obtain the original from Dillard & Peranger.
Dr Cady's Condition Powders are tonic blood purifier and vermifuge for a horse in bad condition. Not food but medicine. puts a horse in prime condition. Price 25 cents per package. sold by W T Younger. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve soothes burns eruptions and heals sores and piles. Beware of counterfeit Dillard & Penner.
An appeal praising Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for female health and urging women to write for confidential advice. Includes testimonial letters from Mrs Pinkham’s readers describing relief from suppression of menses and ovarian inflammation and improved well being after using the remedy.
A dated collection of testimonials from women in Anna Illinois praising a Vegetable Compound and related products for curing irregular menstruation leucorrhea backache and general ill health. Mothers recount improved strength, appetite and weight gain after treatment and mention pregnancies or childbirth. The letters claim relief from pain nervousness and sleeplessness and note gratitude to Mrs Pinkham.
Letters from Cora L Payton of Ogontz Pennsylvania dated May 19 1898 July 1 898 and February 25 1899 describe relief from irregular menstruation discharge and hospital visits after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash.
A letter informs William of cotton at 10 cents, sheriff levied on his earnings, two mules taken for unpaid debt, his house burned Friday, gold found on the property, and creditors digging for it. The writer wishes happiness and a merry Christmas.
An old advertisement asserts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve cured a Civil War wound to G B Steadman of Newark Michigan and lists cures for cuts bruises boils and skin issues plus a Pile cure. It promotes One Minute Cough Cure for croup and notes Dillard & Persinger to supply both products through W T Younger.
Washington letter notes the McKinley administration may push aggressive moves to energize voters in key states. It cites threats to government workers to return home to vote and predicts Illinois and New Jersey becoming pivotal in the race, with Pettigrew in South Dakota also a target and Bryan- Stevenson prospects highlighted.
Proponents of Dr King’s New Discovery of Consumption promise cures for asthma bronchitis hoarseness and other throat chest and lung diseases. W Younger the local druggist offers a free trial bottle with refunds if not satisfied and cites prior success in thousands of cases. DeWitt’s Little Liver Pills are recommended as a mild non GI constipation remedy.
In Vineland New Jersey on October 12 Reverend J Ward Gamble denounced trusts in a First Methodist church sermon. He called for action against monopoly powers arguing their price fixing harms labor and society and that hanging would be too good for trust magnates who starve workers and profit from coal prices.
The notice promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a remedy for female weakness and related marital changes. It claims to restore health without alcohol or narcotics and features a testimonial from Mrs Emma Richardson of Wayne County. It also advertises Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser a 1005 page volume offered free with postage.
In White Plains New York on October 12 Judge Garreston presided over the trial against the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad for damages over the death of truckman John A. White at the Ashburton avenue crossing in Yonkers. The jury awarded the nine children of White the sum of $15,500 after arguments that their father would have earned more than the life expectancy projected by the rail line.
An advertisement extols Botanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for cancer, eczema, ulcers, rheumatism, and blood disorders with claims of rapid, permanent results. It offers a free trial and lists a Georgia address for correspondence, along with testimonials and other remedies.
Eyewitness account from The Denver Republican describes Roosevelt and McKinley supporters marching from a hall led by a band. A local committee man snatches a banner from a boy, sparking a 3 000 strong clash with Bryan supporters including rough riders and Philippine veterans. Guns, sticks, and rocks are used in a brief free fight before the party reaches the train.
An ad touts Dr Kings New Life Pills as the busiest mighty remedy with sugar coated globules that build health and energy. Sold by W T Younger. A father teaches his son a Latin joke using farm tools and manure to spur work.
Offer promises $42 worth of prizes including watches bicycles sewing machines guns for subscribing to PASTIME a 16 to 32 page illustrated family paper. Send 10 cents for details and six months of the paper from THE PASTIME GO Louisville Ky.
A wry remark describes a humorist whose humor fails to yield practical rewards as he cannot turn his jokes into butter from cream. The line humorously contrasts cleverness with usefulness.
An advertisement for El Progreso Coast Mining Co claims high copper ore values and potential profits. It argues Mexico operations and Lake Superior comparisons show possible 173 percent annual returns to investors, detailing ore grades, plant capacity, and stock pricing to attract subscription.
An advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil as a nerve and general health aid for neuralgia and nervous irritability. It claims the product supplies fat to support nerves and brain, aiding full recovery through nutrition from ordinary food. Free sample offer and address listed for Scott & Bowne, chemists in New York.
A letter promotes buying Golden Tree Mining stock in Alaska led by the Washington governor and associates. It urges purchasing 100–share blocks at six dollars twenty-five cents, promising high dividends as stamp mills start. The writer cites par value, potential ore pay, and forecasts substantial returns to persuade investment.
25,000 feet Dry Lumber Oak Hickory Tine and Poplar for wagon work. O. D. Daxtry. No other pills can equal DeWitt's Little Early Risers for promptness certainty and efficiency. Dillard Persinger.
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