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Newspaper
Comet
Location
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1889
Page
4
An advertisement touts salves for cuts sores and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee and 25 cents per box. The piece also notes a sensational relic obsession with Victor Hugo, Shelley's skull and Hugo’s tooth exhibited by a visitor, as reported by the Baltimore American.
The page blends promotional copy for Dr King’s New Discovery and Swift's Specific with testimonials from users in Nashville and Fort Smith. It also mentions Mississippi politics, race riot aftermath, and a curious anecdote about Mrs Wiggins allegedly writing her husband’s weather prophecies.
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