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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1917
Page
2
A Traverse City housewife outlines an 18 year liver trouble ordeal and credits Thedford's Black-Draught Liver Medicine with curing her after six 25 cent doses. The ad claims 75 years of relief for liver stomach and bowel disorders and notes the price as 25 cents a package.
An advertisement touts a large trial bottle of a product labeled as a sand tonic by Dr George A McLane a physician and surgeon. It claims to treat blackheads eczema and rough skin for a clear complexion with a 360 trial bottle offer.
Local residents and visitors from Louisville, Indy, Lafayette, Dubois, and beyond appear in a sprawling town record of travel. Names include Miss Birdie B mm, R. J. Beckmann, Misses Meyer, John Arehart, Wm. Rickenbaugh, Frank Knapp, Mrs. E. M. Seholte, and many others visiting relatives, repairing engines, or renewing subscriptions.
An advertisement touts Croxone as a cure for backache kidney trouble and urinary disorders claiming it reaches the kidneys dissolves uric acid and cleanses waste from the blood. It asserts universal efficacy regardless of age duration of illness and prior treatments. The copy notes an original patent medicine formula and lists druggists as authorized sellers.
A group including Giana Lidped and three children sue Lamar saloonkeeper Andy Betz for selling liquor to a man who stabbed William Jones, injuring him for life. Other items note a Rockport saloon riot, a shooting death in Rockport, a Dubois County pickpocket, and local crime and accidents, plus a 70 acre farm for sale near Mariah Hill.
The Couries are cited as Evansville's best paper in a morning greeting praising local journalism. No additional facts or context provided.
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