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Newspaper
Ames Times
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1898
Page
4
A war era lament recalls 1861 as men go to battle while mothers and lovers grieve. An aside presents a tale of thrift from England, where a wife's savings inspires a husband to save, grow a business, and credit a wife for financial prudence.
Public interest centers on Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption and coughs as proprietors report over ten million trial bottles given away with thousands cured. The ad touts cure rates and urges readers to get a free trial bottle from druggist L L M Bosworth, with prices 50 cents and 1 dollar and a guarantee. It also references Dr Pierce's remedies and offers a free medical adviser on request.
A pasted page lists multiple advertisements and notices from Soldiers' Home St. James Missouri dated January 28 1898. It promotes Syrup Pepsin as a laxative through Mrs W D Crandall matron, a skin salve guaranteed or money refunded by L M Bosworth, Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin claims to prevent rheumatism, North Western Line excursion tickets to Des Moines for State Prohibition Convention, Electric Bitters praised as a cure-all, and Home Seekers Excursions with low rates and dates in May and June. It includes promotional notes on lameness back and kidney issues and general health.
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