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Newspaper
Aurora Commercial
Location
Aurora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 14, 1862
Page
4
Dr. D Lewis argues for regular mattress renewal by steaming or disassembly and favors straw beds as healthiest. He suggests washing bed coverings every two to three weeks, airing beds daily, and not making the bed until evening to improve rest and health.
Discussion outlines how the 1792 National Defense Militia Act governs drafts with lot drawing, exemptions, and penalties. It contrasts drafted soldiers receiving no bounty or advance pay with volunteers who obtain bounty and pay, noting state changes delaying advance pay after the 15th and a nine month limit for the current draft.
Government notice outlines the 1862 income tax due by June 30 1863 at three percent after deductions for $600 exemption state and local taxes dividends and interest from banks and similar corporations and special 1.5 percent rate on income from United States securities.
A local report recounts experiments where three peach trees thrived after nails driven near ground level, suggesting iron salts deter borers. It cites a chemical view that rusting iron releases ammonia, harming insects while not harming the tree. Additional notes discuss salt's essential role in the body and a coffee substitute recipe.
A Corristorpist of the St. Louis Democrat decries organized rebel bands in North Missouri, claiming hundreds join them daily and predicting the whole state may fall soon. He laments dark horizons under current governors and calls for a Military Governor of Missouri to avert overwhelming rebellion.
A sweeping Victorian meditation on gastric acids, dust, breath, and elemental life argues for a hidden harmony between body and nature. It links digestion, vision, air, and the four basics of matter to a divine progression toward immortality, citing Hall's Journal and anatomical curios.
A promotional page extols a consumption cure by Dr. Herbert and a benevolent firm, offering a three cent circular. It also advertises Dr. Hoyt in Syracuse for private diseases, an Australian remedy for female issues, and medical pamphlets from the Howard Association. The text markets various patentees, agents, and a vegetable balm recipe with contact details and prices.
An advertisement touts genuine needles for their machines and warns against inferior imitations. It claims spurious rivals use poor metal, hidden makers, and faulty construction, urging readers to request free pictorial information and to buy from trusted branches for durability and efficiency.
Dr. Hurd's Tooth Powder contains no acid nor alkali nor charcoal and polishes without wearing the enamel. Use no other.
An 19th century advertisement touts Dr Hurd’s Remeors and Toothache Drops as cures for bad breath, diseased gums, canker, and toothache. It promises charm, health, and better dinners, urging use by all ages and claiming artificial teeth can taint the mouth. It invites readers to request a treatise on teeth and notes links to dyspepsia and consumption.
Dr Hurd's Neuralgia Non-Adhesive Plasters are touted as pleasant, effective for neuralgia, earache, and nervous headache. One size for face and one for body priced at 15 and 37 cents. mailed on receipt of price and stamp. claims safe with no blisters.
An appeal urges readers to become agents selling The Dental Treasury remedies including Treatise on Teeth Neuralgia Plasters and Mouth Wash. It promises samples for seven dollars and emphasizes easy profits by carrying these articles to families, with multiple endorsements and dubious remittance assurances.
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