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Newspaper
Bainbridge Democrat
Location
Bainbridge, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1889
Page
4
A collage of medical claims and testimonials for hair restorers, dyspepsia cures, cold remedies, and tonics. Advertisements promote Halls Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer, Seeraicker's Dyepepala Tablets, Acker's Dyspepsia Cure, Green's August Flower, Boschee's German Syrup, Dr King’s New Discovery, Ely's Cream Balm, Be ggs Diarrhoea Balsam, and Johnson's Tonic with various patient endorsements and local store names.
The Thomasville Times Enterprise condemns Franklin representative Fricks for narrow gauge remarks during health board debate. It cites criticism of Fricks as unsuited for the Georgia legislature and notes the paper’s subsequent apology for its harsh terms. The item references editor Triplett and a Savannah dispatch on Fricks’s remarks.
A warned consumer article cautions against petty sellers offering fake versions of Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds. It urges insisting on the real product, noting guaranteed relief for throat, lung, and chest issues and announcing a trial bottle at a local drug store.
The Dallas County Mississippi census shows 11 644 colored children versus 1 457 white, yet whites fund eight times more of the school tax. The piece condemns northern attacks on white southerners and notes long Democratic control preserved this inequity.
Special notice to subscribers in Decatur and Early Counties about overdue subscriptions. Return payment via note delivery to the Troy office or by mail. Stock certificates will be issued and mailed promptly upon settlement.
Notice by the Alabama Midland Railway Company states the railroad is complete to the east bank of the Chattahoochee River near Gordon Alabama and Bainbridge Georgia. It notes standard gauge, sixty pound rail, and that popular subscriptions from Bainbridge Decatur and Early counties Georgia are due and payable under contract terms. The Board of Directors declares completion beyond the river into Alabama fulfills contract obligations. Signed by railway authorities.
A dated Aug 19 1889 letter from Brantford Florida notes high demand for Johnson's Chill and Fever Tonic with Fernandina and Savannah endorsements. Dr T P Edwards endorses the tonic as a top fever remedy, claiming it corrects secretions, relieves costiveness and aids digestion. Proprietor A B Girardeau in Savannah promotes the product to physicians and chemists.
An assortment of old medical endorsements promotes Dr. King's New Discovery Electric Bitters Shiloh's products and Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonies from mobile and other towns tout cures for bronchitis consumption dyspepsia and liver complaints. Prices, retailers and claim of universal relief accompany the ads.
A historic ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for women's illnesses. It claims the product supports the household health, offering a guarantee and money-back offer if not satisfactory, despite medical doubt about cures.
An 19th century patent remedy claims clear skin signals pure blood and offers Beggs Blood Purifier to correct blood disorders. Available at C. L. Beach & Co with satisfaction guaranteed or no cost.
Testimonials from Morris Gomh Newark Ark and Jesse Middlewart Decatur Ohio praise Dr King s New Discovery for Consumption as curative. Free sample bottles offered at Zacharias rug Store. The ad also touts Electric Bitters for kidney liver and stomach remedies with pricing and assurances of safety.
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