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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1870
Page
3
Public notices detail unpaid subscriptions and a forthcoming public examination of teachers at Corydon Seminary on December 10 and 1, 1870. Marriage licenses show an increase. Court and county matters, real estate ads, a warning for Wyoming delegates, cider praise, and local corn premiums fill the page.
A local tale recounts two acres near Burstown where corn failed and turnips grew huge. Musk rats supposedly pulled up half the corn then took the turnips into their holes, leaving the farmer baffled as turnip tops floated in the creek.
Dr Forn of New Albany will visit the Wright Hotel Corydon on Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays to treat chronic diseases of females urinary organs fistula cancers dropsy fits secretions piles and all diseases of the eyes and eyelids. Patrons are urged to continue their support. Dr Thomas J Stevens has left us and moved to Georgia Rhoyd county. One personal knowledge has had many important cases and shown great agility and skill.
The Living Age and The Riverside Magazine plus Our Young Folks are offered as a year’s package at $8.00 with cheaper options including The Living Age praised by Rev Henry Ward Beecher and The Nation. The Little Corporal Magazine for November is highlighted for its enlarged splendid engravings and wide circulation goals. Star Spangled Banner promotion advertises a $0.75 yearly price and a free engraving, with sample copies available.
A letter from M Hoey of corner 19th and Chestnut streets thanks James Ruddle & Co. for Dr Hurley s Worm Candy noting it cured his children after severe worm infestations. He invites skeptics to inspect the proof and test results.
A Louisville advertisement claims a root extract purifies the blood and cures a wide range of conditions including debility liver issues skin diseases and female irregularities. The testimonial notes a sufferer recovering after using four bottles and plans to inform readers.
The ad asserts Dr Roback s Stomach Bitters rise in sales yearly as the best combination for dyspepsia and indigestion. Druggists and physicians are claimed to recommend and endorse Dr Roback s Blood Purifier Blood Pills for blood diseases and overall health.
The market lists The Blood Purifier as the sole article using costly drugs imported from Sweden for its manufacture. The pills contain Podophyllum root active principle and are presented as a substitute for Mercury.
Question about whether Dr C W Roback’s Stomach Bitters Blood Purifier and Blood Pills are among the three greatest remedies. article weighs claims and public reaction to these treatments.
After eleven years of trial sales have risen yearly and thousands of letters attest to cures by these medicines. The Local Column highlights unsolicited testimonials as proof of effectiveness.
The Riverside ad agency asserts it is the largest in the United States and urges businesses to advertise with maximum publicity for minimal cost. Frank Lee Benedict’s new serial Leonie’s Mystery begins in the Evening Post, with thirteen extra papers for 1871 and early subscribers receiving the full allotment. Harper's Weekly praised for Civil War era culture and illustration, Harper’s Weekly presented as the premier American family paper.
The SatURDAY Evening Post publishes weekly literary pieces including original and selected news, agricultural articles, wit, humor, riddles, and receipts. It features novellas, stories, and sketches by noted writers and reprints from foreign and domestic magazines to provide a substantial, entertaining year round collection.
Harper and Brothers advertise cheap rates for Harper's Weekly and Harper's Magazine Weekly plus Bazar. Club deals give gratis extra copies at four dollars per four or six for twenty. One year subscriptions to one address are ten and seven dollars respectively. Back numbers available. Volume XIV ready Jan 1 1871. Postage on Harper's Weekly twenty cents per year at subscriber post office. New York address.
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