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Newspaper
Salem Times Register
Location
Salem, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1901
Page
1
The piece lists traditional female duties such as sewing cooking housekeeping and temper control and adds a testimonial about One Minute Cough Cure from Norris Silver in North Stratora New Hampshire. The ad includes W S Dillard Drug Company as the seller.
Miss Mattie L. Guild of Chicago endorses Peruna as an absolute cure for catarrh of the system. She asserts it cures catarrh of the stomach and mucous membranes anywhere and cites summer pelvic catarrh and dysentery as responsive. Free book offer from The Peruna Medicine Co. Columbus, C.
William C. Mayfield, once active in local evangelistic work, bought an ounce of laudanum at Massie’s drug store Sunday afternoon. He took the drug at the Junior Fire Company engine house, was moved home, and a physician saved him with emetics and a pump. He cites nerves from heavy smoking and now regrets the act.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages as a constitutional disease. The ad claims internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, promising to destroy the disease’s foundation and strengthen the patient. A $100 reward is offered for any case it fails to cure, with testimonials available by mail from F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
At a Birmingham meeting of about 100 leading black representatives, plans were laid to oppose Alabama's new constitution over its suffrage provisions. A state Negro Convention will convene September 26 to organize resistance and consider emigration if ratified. Professor Mosley was expelled for opposing the move. W. B. Dillard Drug Co. endorses Kodol Dyspepsia Cure in a separate note.
The Richmond Times urges Virginia farmers to invest in ornamentation and maintenance. Neat painted houses, whitewashed fences, and well kept trees boost appearance and perceived land value, defending paint and whitewash as protecting timber and warding off pests. Ornamentation is framed as sound business, not mere aesthetics.
The article argues country girls in roles like bookkeeper clerk stenographer milliner or teacher earn five to seven dollars weekly while city peers make nine to twelve. It cites lower living costs and better home comforts in rural areas, plus less clothing wear and fewer nerve-wracking pressures, conditions that make city workers seek rest and limit social opportunities even through church ties.
A London authority links consumption to butter costs and pastry abundance, arguing fat is essential for all. The piece promotes Scott’s Panathsion by Scott and Bowne as a digestible fat source aiding digestion, blood purification, and nourishment for both poor and wealthy readers.
A pamphlet touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for digestive ailments and broader stomach disorders. A testimonial from James Ambrose of Huntington claims three bottles cured indigestion, urging readers to accept no substitutes and noting availability of Common Sense Medical Adviser with mailed book options.
The passage mocks a season when a father receives catalogues showing college teams in skimpy attire from baseball to crew. It rails at the lack of intellectual pursuit, contrasting bare legs and baggy uniforms with perceived scholastic focus. The tone is satirical and critical of campus image over study.
The remedy is advertised as soothing and permanently effective with a pleasant taste. It is favored by mothers for colds croup and whooping cough, offering quick relief and containing no opium or harmful drugs. It may be given to both babies and adults. For sale by W. T. Younger.
Advertises Casearets Candy Cathartic as an ideal laxative stamped C. C. C. to be purchased tonight. Claims genuine tablets never sold in bulk and available at all druggists, with roC.
An advertisement promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as a universal remedy for cuts burns scalds ulcers wounds and sores. It urges consumers to accept only the genuine product from W B Dillard Drug Co.
Henry Braydon of Harris, N. C., says he took medicine for asthma for twenty years and that one bottle of One Minute Cough Cure did more good than anything else. Best Cough Cure. W. B. Dillard Drug.
Claiming to cure scrotula ulcers and bone pains, Botanic Blood Balm is marketed as destroying the syphilitic poison in the blood while rebuilding constitution. The ad states many testimonials, thirty years of testing, and a free trial offer from the Blood Balm Co. in Atlanta, with a one dollar purchase price and directions included.
J. B. Halloway of French Camp Mississippi suffered thirty years from diarrhea and failed cures until using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. After several bottles he claims full recovery and urges others to use the remedy now available from W. T Younger.
A Richmond News report notes a August morning visit by the Committee on Public Institutions and Prisons to the penitentiary. Judge Portlock led praise for the management and highlighted needs for larger cell spaces while commending the women department and hospital conditions. The committee plans to meet with Superintendent Helms and the Board of Directors tomorrow to discuss funding for an addition.
B W Parrell of Kintsville Pennsylvania reports twenty five years of suffering from piles and says De Witts Witch Hazel Salve provided a cure. Counterfeits are worthless says W B Dillard Drug Co.
Distressing kidney, bladder, and back pain relieved in six hours by a claimed remedy labeled New Great South American Kidney Core. The ad touts prompt pain relief, urine retention relief, and a cure for both men and women, sold by W. J. Dillard in Salem, Virginia.
A druggist advertisement touts Dr B Detchon’s Anti Diuretic as a solution for bed wetting in children. It claims immediate effect and notes availability from Dillard and Persinger, Druggists. The ad promises relief for both young and old and compares value to 2100 dollars.
K B Munday of Henrietta Texas touts Electric Bitters as a life saving malaria remedy. He claims his brother recovered from malaria fever and jaundice after using the tonic, which he says purifies blood aids digestion and regulates organs. Sale price listed as 50cc at W S Younger's drug store.
An ad promoting De Witt's Little Early Risers as safe easy to take pills from W. B. Dillard Drug Co. designed to keep liver and bowels in good order.
Dr David's Cough Syrup of Pure Pine Tar Horehound Wild Cherry and other ingredients advertised as the best cure for coughs colds croup consumption bronchitis and throat and lung troubles sold at Younger's Drug Store with novillyr notes.
An advertisement claims noticeable weight gain by taking an ounce of Scott's Eamul Lion, stating the ounce triggers digestion to absorb ordinary food and promote flesh gain. The copy emphasizes rapid daily gains and health needs for sufficient flesh.
A short catalog style note touts Fimussion as useful in summer and winter, urging continued use even in warm weather. It mentions pricing at one dollar and identifies Scott & Bowne Chemists of New York as the makers or distributors.
A Philadelphia area newspaper reports a heartfelt tragedy as Margaret Finley aged about 20 dies after years of illness. Her betrothed Lester Haupman, a Troop H Third Regiment soldier in the Philippines, will receive a letter detailing her death with her picture worn to her grave.
An 1860s ad states Chamberlains Pain Balm instantly soothes cuts bruises burns and similar injuries and heals faster than any other treatment. It claims to leave no scar unless the injury is very severe and also treats rheumatism sprains swellings and lameness. Sold by W T Younger.
A Virginia firm of Masns Owens and Minor in Rochman 1 Va writes from Fredericksnura on November 1 1900 praising the Dixie Nerve and Bone Liniment as valuable to their business and now used exclusively. They note the product price at 25 cents for a large bottle at Youngers drug store.
A reader from Williford Arkansas recounts a railroad laborer badly crushed foot being quickly cured by Bucklen's Arnica Lotion. The ad touts it for burns boils piles and all skin eruptions as the world's champion healer with a 25 cent price and sales through W T Younger.
Sid Darling of 1012 Howard Street Port Huron Michigan reports trying many pills and laxatives but says De Witt's Little Early Risers are the best pills he has ever used. The note is published by W B Dillard Drug Co.
An old ad touts Dr King’s New Life Pills by W. T. Younger claiming they transform weakness into strength and listlessness into energy. The copy emphasizes mental power and overall health benefits with a price of 25 cents per box.
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