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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1883
Page
3
A reader fragment recalls a period when a reporter discussed Lincoln era figures. The note mentions a lawyer in Spapmag and an editor paying for spectacles as a joke, plus a president receiving three pairs of glasses and a Lincoln family reference. The text is fragmented and unclear.
A collage of old ad copy and anecdotes touts patent medicines and cures for consumption and dyspepsia. It features Dr. Bigelow and Dr. Quinn claims, testimonials, and humorous exchanges in stations and county conventions, with promotions for Lash medicines and glycerine salve.
An old advertisement touts a salve claimed to cure cuts sores ulcers and more with a 25 cent price. Nearby text includes a caricatured dialogue and a nasal injector offer with Shiloh’s Catarrh Remedy, sold by E. R. Lash.
Marchisi’s Catholicon is advertised as a female remedy claiming to cure female diseases including inflammation irregularities barrenness and nervous debility. Sold for 1.00 to 1.50 per bottle with a free pamphlet, through Marchisi Ullon New York and by lash in Noisly.
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