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Newspaper
Durham Recorder
Location
Durham, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1889
Page
6
A Cornell student urged that tobacco smoking may offer health benefits by reducing germs and boosting lung capacity. He cites science and Cornell data suggesting smokers have greater chest expansion and endurance, while acknowledging air quality and moral concerns raised by anti-smokers. He argues moderation and personal choice.
European awareness of smoking began with Columbus envoys in Guahani who found a pipe named taba co. Tobacco spread through Europe after a 16th century trader from Dadth introduced the plant to John Nicot who shared it with Catherine de Medici. Nicotiana and other names arose from this diffusion as the herb gained popularity in courts and armies.
This vintage ad touts Syrup of Figs as nature’s own laxative and the easiest, most effective remedy to cleanse the system. It claims to dispel headaches and fevers, cure habitual constipation, indigestion, and piles, with manufacturing by the California Syrup Company in San Francisco and sale by Blacknall & Son.
A fragment argues that this age is full of humbugs and praises a remedy from B. B. B. for curing such ills. The writer asserts B. B. B. never fails and claims it justifies trust for anyone seeking a cure.
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