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Exposing the Quacks and Odd Advertisements
A Pocahontas Democrat item condemns Chicago quacks named Turbin Addison-Jones Trimmer Katz and Abbott as fake specialists traveling to rural towns to prey on patients. The piece notes their offices, mail order pills, and fake credentials while recalling a past local charlatan. It also reports on a Madison skating show, court filings, stray livestock notices, and a Kanes experiment comparing oat based and mixed horse feeds with oats showing higher costs and less gain.
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Pocahontas Democrat
Chicago
Chicago Daily Tribune
the Tribune
Louis M. Turbin
Magnitowoc
Madison
Berlin
Germany
Addison Jones
Trimmer
Sam
George Katz
G. B. Abbott
Addison-Jones
Minnesota
Iowa
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Abbott
Hawley