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Newspaper
Brookhaven Leader
Location
Brookhaven, Mississippi, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1890
Page
4
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for consumption and serofula, claiming it cures lung and liver diseases. It promises money back if no benefit, notes the product lacks alcohol and sugar, and claims it strengthens weak lungs and ends spitting blood and shortness of breath for both adults and children.
A long excerpt from a local circular discusses the challenges of obtaining reliable correspondents for newspapers. It urges accuracy, patient reporting, and speaking well of community figures, while warning against libel, scandals, and careless gossip. It also notes how editors will request proper names, one-sided letters, and end with moral reflections and a medical oddity about a man with a heart on the right side.
A garbled collage of quotes and snippets features humorous lines from fictional characters, stray notes on Victorian life, and a series of medical testimonials. It mentions cures and tonics like Smith’s Tongue Syrup and Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, with scattered references to quinine substitutes, malarial cures, and patent medicines alongside fragmented dialogue and captions from magazines such as Harper’s Bazar and The Bostonian.
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