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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1883
Page
8
A collage of 19th century notices and prose excerpts on humility, great lives, and women’s health remedies. Names like Zion's Herald and Baptist Weekly appear, alongside testimonials for Semearitan Nervine, Dr Guysett’s Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla, Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and Griggs’ Glycerine Salve. Recounts of epilepsy cures, horse races, and public notices mingle with moral exhortations.
A disjointed account recounts an elephant enclosure disturbance with Reed clashing with the beast and its keeper, followed by a Boston bank check fraud loss of 25000 dollars amid other assorted notes on health tonics, ads, and anecdotes from a late 19th century issue.
A reader, Mrs. Gh. Dawliy, writes that after trying Hunt's Remedy for nervous pains, sleeplessness, and swelling, she experienced relief within days. She notes diminished headaches, improved rest, and renewed energy, expressing gratitude for the product's effects.
Sate tad Reliable, A W Dows M D of Providence R J says Hunt's Remedy is a purely vegetable preparation, scientifically prepared by a first-class registered Pharmacist, and will surely cure all diseases of the kidneys, bladder, liver, and urinary organs.
Advertising copy touts Shilohs Catarrh Remedy as a cure for catarrh diphtheria and canker mouth with immediate relief for coughing. It also promotes Shilohs Vitaliver for dyspepsia and liver complaint, claiming a printed guarantee on every bottle. Sold by E R Lash and B R Lash.
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