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Newspaper
Freeport Journal
Location
Freeport, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1880
Page
5
John Haertel of Fremont Iowa credits St Jacobs Oil with curing years of rheumatic pains that left him crippled and unable to walk. He reports restored strength and the ability to dance as in his youth and sends thanks for the remedy.
An old column advertises Anti Morbific as a liver and kidney remedy. It promotes health benefits and urges readers to try the product as a tonic. The piece reflects period medicinal advertising and product claims without modern clinical support.
An old remedy claim suggests plasters relieve but do not cure kidney issues. It promotes Kidney-Wort as a specific action to purify kidneys and regulate bowels, urging readers to buy a package now to cure themselves.
An advertisement extols Hop Bitters as a tonic with intrinsic value for stomach and blood cleansing during seasonal need. It promotes Dr. Sellers' Cough Syrup as a reliable option for a good night's rest, priced at 25 cents.
The New York Clothing House boasts 15 to 20 percent savings on every clothing purchase with small profits and massive sales. It touts low prices, first class styles, honest business, and a grand display of light colored suits at bottom prices by next Saturday to draw farmers and workers to shop early.
A letter from Reverend A J Merchant of Fredonia New York dated March 1 1878 praises Blood and Liver Remedy and Bers Tonic for Mrs Merchants long debility with night sweats and biliousness. The note also touts Fenner cough honey Golden Relief St Vitus Dance remedy and hypophosphites syrup as strength restorers with endorsements from Dr Fenner and Wm Horner Buffalo N Y.
The piece urges women to prioritize family health over fashion and promotes Hop Bitters to prevent illness. It also touts Kidney-Wort as an effective cure for piles and constipation, urging readers to consult H. F. King, a Freeport painter and engraver, for related products.
Local notice invites out of town visitors and newcomers to shop at the Sreeport establishment offering clothing from Ttwell Dey. The message emphasizes attracting customers from outside the city and indicates a focus on apparel sales.
An opinion piece promotes Star Clothing House as a leading merchant with the largest stock and best prices. It invites readers to visit the store, promises a tour of its alleged high class, and asserts superior bargains regardless of purchase intent.
In recent months over 500 000 bottles of Shilohs Cure are said to have sold with more than 2000 Consumption cures among users. The advert promises immediate relief for Cough Croup Asthma and Bronchitis and urges trying it for life value. Emmert and Burrell sell Shilohs Porous Plaster for lame back and chest pain.
An ad proclaims a speedy cure for catarrh diphtheria canker mouth and headache with Shiloh’s Catan Remedy. It offers a nasal injector free with each bottle and lists Emmert and Burrell as sellers at 50 cents.
An ad proclaims Dr Fenner s Golden relief instantly relieves neuralgia toothache rheumatism backache kidney disease colic diarrhea dysentery burns and bruises It offers a sample bottle for 10 cents and invites trial.
Hopes for perfect enjoyment fade as misfortune and illness loom. Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption is praised as life saving, curing asthma bronchitis hoarseness breathing problems and throat and lung ailments. Trial bottle ten cents or regular size one dollar available at Emmert and Burrells Drug Store Freeport.
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