Vinegar Bitters advertised as universal cure all
A dramatic ad extols WALKER'S VINEGAR BITTERS as a pure California plant based medicine. It claims to purify blood, invigorate digestion, and treat a wide range of ailments from dyspepsia to rheumatism and skin diseases. The text touts universal efficacy, urges use for women and children, and promotes books and mail orders from San Francisco and New York vendors.
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California
United States
McDonald Drug Co
San Francisco
Cal
Washington
Cor
Charlton
New York
Curious medical telegraph tale sparks emergency treatment
A medical student telegraph operator near Big Indian New York relayed urgent orders to administer emetics and vigorous rubbing to a young man who had swallowed laudanum. The doctor arrived an hour later, but the prompt home remedies likely saved the patient.
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New Yor
Big Indian
Kingstow
N. Y
Pine Hill
New York
Scientific American
Electric Bitters Promise Quick Recovery
If you suffer from low spirits or bilious symptoms, procure Electric Bitters. A bottle will bring rapid improvement, renewed life and strength, and relief from pain. Sold for fifty cents by Henderson & Minear.
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Hendersop & Minear
Simmons Liver Regulator
Simmama Liver Regulator
Simmons Liver
Chik
Uae
Athens
JH. Zeilin & CO
Philadelphia
Strange Saunterer Dialogs and Safer Tonics in Print
A fragment from a lively column recounts a tiny philosopher’s mock theology about heaven and a comic remark on Pompeii. It promotes Vinegar Bitters as a curing tonic and cites testimonials from Robert J. Weeks and John G. Saxe amid a broader note on temperance debates and a Iowa bill restricting alcoholic use by teachers.
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New Jerusalem
Pompeii
Iowa
State Board of Examiners
Cough Cure Praised By San Francisco Draughtsman
W W Armitage, agricultural draughtsman of 402 Montgomery Street San Francisco, reports a severe cough cured after using Red Star Cough Cure. He then gave it to his young family members with similar results, endorsing its household use.
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W. W. Armitage
Montgomery Streeet
San Fracisco
California
Man and Beast and the Coffin Whisper
A wry note on superstition and ritual in Europe and Kentucky. A dying ruler is mourned as a friend murmurs drink at the coffin if he remains silent, signaling death. Plus a brief endorsement of AYER'S Sarsaparilla as spring medicine for skin eruptions and blood disorders.
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Europe
Kentucky
Louisville Courier- Journal
Ayer
A Classic Exchange on Charity and Sound Judgment
A dialogue between John Mary and her husband debates generosity versus praise seeking. It echoes household wisdom about timing and inner virtue, while a dated testimonial touts Ayer's Cherry Pectoral as proven cough medicine after wide use.
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John
Mary
Ayer
Fitz John Porter Bill Vote Split In National House
Of 171 votes for the Fitz John Porter bill in the National House 16 were Republicans and of 112 votes against the bill not one was Democratic.
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Fitz John Porter
National House
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