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Newspaper
Democratic Enquirer
Location
Mcarthur, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1869
Page
4
Official paper notes a cheap 25 cent pill marketed as a universal cure for headache liver complaint indigestion female irregularities and bilious disorders. Claiming physicians endorse the formula these pills are advertised as a superior home medicine available from all dealers.
The text touts Dr Morse’s Indian Root Pills as a cure and preservative, urges readers to request the Ometa Almanac, and notes a planned monument to Adam the father of mankind. It mentions a Grand International Adamite Monument Association and penny subscriptions, plus a Nathan Rogers testimonial request. It also reports the death of Michael Hughes, brother of the late Archbishop Hughes, a farmer from Ireland who settled in Chambersburg and died at his sister’s residence in New York.
The text lists a mix of age groups and professions, noting 70 years into several categories: 43 priests or public speakers, 40 agriculturists, 33 work men, 82 soldiers or military workers, 29 engineers or technologists, 27 professors, and 24 doctors. It cites a global population of 336 million with 5 million travelers, 40 million Asian religionists, 190 million Mohammedans, 300 million pagans, and Christian groups: 170 million Roman Catholics, 75 million Greek, and 80 million Protestant.
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