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Newspaper
Coshocton Age
Location
Coshocton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1885
Page
10
An old ad promotes six forms of Sarsaparila sold by Armington on Ite Street New York. It lists cures for catarrh and blood disorders and mentions a “MoonW s Sarsaparila” with a price of six dollars for a 130 dose package.
A collage of notes touches on social trends and curiosities from early 20th century life. It cites demographics in Bell County Kentucky and Kansas town bonds, sketches an Atlanta lamp post scar from Sherman, and recounts anecdotes about traders, a New Jersey utopian village, and a San Francisco wedding tale. It also mentions cremation costs in Paris, trout migration to Tasmania, and Langston's Supreme Court admission with a humorous exchange.
A compact collection of medical advertisements notes that doctors historically used liquors to spark digestion though this practice harmed patients. It promotes Brown's Iron Bitters and Mishler's Herb Bitters as healthier cures, along with other remedies and medical endorsements, all framed in a period advertising tone.
American progress in sewing machine development is praised, comparing early crude models with the modern Light Running New Home. The ad notes simplicity, durability, and capacity, urging readers to see the advertisement. It also warns against constipation and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy.
Nothing made in vain, the text questions the vain fashion of the period. It promotes Sarsaparila from Lowell Massachusetts as a blood purifier and energizer, priced at 100 doses for $1, alongside a note about Queen Victoria’s private fortune and a reflection on fleeting tranquil pleasures.
A New Jersey poultry boom described with incubator sales, capital needs, and a six acre Franklin ranch. The interview covers incubator capacity from 50 to 200 eggs, costs around 25 000, and profits of at least 100 percent. It notes demand for eggs and bones, and explains plant layouts and a nearby Long Island operation.
An elderly reader from Buffalo reports severe liver swelling and nerve distress improved after taking seven bottles of a tonic called Wop Miers. He credits dramatic recovery within a month and urges others to try the remedy to avoid a grave outcome. A disjointed postscript warns of swindlers and court actions related to the product.
An advertisement extols Magnolia Balm as an easy way to apply beauty to the skin, noting many women appear attractive except for rough skin and praising the balm as a simple solution.
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