The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-03-30
OUR BUSINEsS MEN.

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OUR BUSINESS MEN.
A Reporter Spends u Morning With Them
Having Opinions and Preferences, They
Express Them Freely-Readable Inter.
views.
81 am very busy at this hour, and shall
have to ask you to call again."
But, my dear sir, | myself am as busy
as hen with the proverbial lone chicken
and will not detain you moment"
Cant you manage to come this evening"
I will cheerfully furnish you any informa
ton, but at this Ia oment II
ooh, | only want to ask you something
about st. Jacobs Oil, and you can tell me
all | want in minute"
"St. Jacobs Oil! Well, sir, fire away
1 certainly will answer with pleasure any
questions you may choose to ask about al
article which forms one of the staple com
modities of our stock"
The speakers were Captain j. j. Mellon
with the well-known wholesale drug house
of l. l.. Lyons, corner Camp and Gravlel
become so much interested in the doings o.
the great German remedy in the Crescent
ii want to ask, sir" said the writer, I'll
the st. Jacobs Oil enjoys large sale?"
"In answer to that, sir," replied Captain
Mellon, 81 will only state that it is difficult
to obtain the goods from the depot of the
manufacturer fast enoaRn to supply the
demand
Does your experience with it enable you
i.iO state ANYTHING touching its action in
those mdladies for which it is recon-
mended ?
"Sir, the st. Jacobs Oil is truly accredited
with the most extraordinary cures in cases
of rheumatism. 1t is also famous for minor
| headache.
and, so far as my knowledge extends 1t ls,
the most popular and meritorious liniment
on the market for every variety OF physical
pain requiring external application"
Thanking Captain Mellon orhis Kindness,
the writer left the store and was walking
down the street When he met his friend,
Mr.. Edward Clark, printer, who resides
on Felicity street, between Constance and
| Magazine streets.
"Whither so fast?" asked Mr.. Clark.
"Got an assignment on st. Jacobs Oil, and
am going down town to look up some
points among the financial guns" replied
the writer. -.
difficulty in getting points on such splen-
did remedy as that" said Mr.. Clark.
"Do you know anything about it 7"
"Pretty hard to find any one who does
not know something about 1t, either from
personal experience or the lips Of friends"
! ibid you ever use ltl'
"Ies, for the cure OF bad hurt received
from an accident while getting out of a
street car. l had just crawled out of an
attack of lead.poisoning, and was weak
and scarcely able to take care OF myself
| fell one day while in the act of stepping
from a car and hurt myself badly. Some
friend suggested st. Jacobs Oil; applied i
and got relief in an incredibly short time, 1t
is certainly splende nimef abe ah tro TAXES
is gone almost before you realize you have
been hurt. / have the most unbounded
faith In it as acurative."
| Dropping in at the mammoth wholesale
dry goods establishment of Messrs. A. Leh.
man e. Co., Nos. l, 3 and Magazine and
G6 and 6S Canal streets, the writer sought
an interview with Mr.. Henry Lehman, 9
IN ember of the firm.
"Mr. Lehman, did you ever have occa'
sion to use the st. Jacobs orr
"Well, sir, laughingly replied the mer.
chant, "your question is rather singular
one even for member of the press, but
suppose / shall have to answer you Ill the
affirmative. / own the soft impeachment. u
"Do you have any objection to stating fol
what purpose you used the oil, sir Z"
"None at all. j used il on a sprained
wrist. and secured great relief. A sprain
my dear sir, is no trifling affair. At least
did not find IL so. / was inclined, therefore
to think highly of liniment which relieves
it so effectually as the 81. JACOBS On. on,
remedy as most valuable and efficacious.
| Encountering Mr.. II. II. Purves, son o
the well-known sash, door and blind man
ufacturer, corner of Clio and st. Charlie.
! avenue, the writer tackled him upon the
subject, which was then most uppermos
in his mind.
"Mr. Purves, what do you know about
tho Uraat l,arman remedy
"Hellol you are gone on that too, ar,
You? Sorry for you, my boy, for you cam
get away from it when II gets hold of YOU
mindl"
when what gets hold of my mind?'
"Why, faith in remedy to cure PAIN
the great German remedy, to be sure
Now, somehow, i have managed to TAXI
a lot of stock in the worth Of that liniment
use it in my family, have no hesita
ton in saying that it is a wonderfully
efficacious Relevant. From its fine actor
upon the several occasions it ha.
been necessary TO use il in my house,
am bound to say that II has proved itself
beyond all doubt, in my opinion, the mos
valuable article Of the kind before the ppb
lic."
Thinking that Mr.. Puryes bad made out
a pretty strong case, the writer visited the
office Of Mr.. T. J. Marley, lumber mer-
chant, New basin and No. % Union street
/ r..
chat upon the condition Of the lumbe mar
Set, the latest news from the capital, or any
other subject Of public interest. a
what did you remark, sir Y' said Mr.
Markey, who did not catch the dnft of q
sentence which dropped from the writers
lips.
"The great German remedy And can I
add anything about it for the benefit Of the
public 2"
THAT. sir Is about the size Of my ques-
ton, Mr. Marley"
well, sir, you newspaper men deserve
to be called enterprising. You certainly
do not appear 70 leave any means untried
for cleaning information for the people.
Yes. know the remedy you refer 20, and
! have great faith Ia IT, Ny experience with
il has been limited 10 knowledge of It's
effects in strains, bruises ahd such annoy
ances. but quite sufficient 90 permit me 20
express a very decideds preference for IL
I over other Curatives."
/ Bidding Mr.. Mnrkey rood-day, the writer
next called at the Office nf the leading
artistic lifhngrapher % the city, No y Com
mercial Place. Learning that the pro-
/ prietOr. iir George J. kerth, was In, the
writer ur0cceded 20 interview him upon
the subiect q ne great German remedy.
so you want my oIiuion Of the q.
Jacobs Oil. /" said Mr.. kerth In bis pleasant
way; and upon being answered in the
affirmative, continued AZ follows.
II know enough Of the oil % state il 20
ny belief that ID il n decidedly fDe Fni-
ment. This opinion j. based upon the fact
that the 81 Jacobs on relieved my wife n
e very severe attack Of rheumatism. 1Du
are 81 liberty 70 use my statement IN the
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