21 Dec 1869
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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1869
Page
1
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A sweeping account traces the Richardson case, McFarland murder, and Beecher Frothingham's marriage ceremony. It documents public shock, alleged seduction, and a tumultuous 1867 scandal that rocked the New York Tribune and stirred nationwide debate.
A Bradford township correspondent appeals to the editor for space to resume regular notes. He touts railroad prospects and local wealth, praises A. Hon Jr. and William Arnold, notes school and church activity, and recounts community anecdotes including a barroom incident and a con artist tale involving Mr. Platter.
Dr Whipple and Dr W recommend a medicine for the chronic Chill disease. A patient with two years of symptoms improved after four days of half-dose treatment and has remained well with no chills. Both doctors tout the remedy as safe, pure, and permanently curative based on multiple cases.
Dr Geoghegan of River View Kentucky touts Limerick's Chill Cure as a superior fever remedy after quinine and other medicines failed. A G S Hilson and A E Geoghegan endorse the treatment with claims of lasting cures and tonic value. The advertisement hails the medicine as the best chill remedy of the age.
The Courier-Journal notes extraordinary success of Dr Limerick's Chill Cure claiming permanent relief with no return of chills. Wholesale houses in New Albany and Corydon authorized to sell to trade at the same price as the provider. Dr Limerick & Co. Dr W Reader Caydona lad may 25 Oly.
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