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Newspaper
Geneseo Republic
Location
Geneseo, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1898
Page
6
A family recounts a five year old boy with recurring scrofula on face hands and arms. They note rapid improvement after four bottles of Hood s Sarsaparilla and claim the skin disease never returned.
A reader reports recovery from an attack of fever using Chamberlains Pain Balm and Chamberlain Para Balm with claimed relief. Advertises these remedies through JF Wrecht Merwin & Fetersoo Samuel Bennison and wife note travels to Darlington Wisconsin for family funerals after a brother and sister died and a sister died of pneumonia.
A Civil War march narrative recalls Reuben Hayes nicknamed Grandmother for his motherly care. On January 19 1863 his detail stood watch in a freezing storm near Doniphan road while a rebel citizen warned of a planned attack. Coffee and beef soon lifted spirits as Hayes shared bold past exploits and readiness for duty.
Local notices tout Electric Bitters as a universal remedy for back pain weak kidneys malaria and nervous troubles. Advertisements claim quick cures for coughs headaches and insomnia while naming Jo Wrights drug store as seller and praising One Minute Cough Cure for croup and throat ailments.
An old OCR ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic priced at 10 cents with a claim to cure constipation and a refund if it fails. The copy emphasizes quick relief and investigative refund language.
Travel packages describe escorted trips from Chicago every Wednesday to Denver via Burlington Route and Denver and Rio Grande lines in Pullman cars. Special agents handle arrangements, with further contact at T A Grady Excur sion Manager C B and Q Ry 211 Clark St Chicago Illinois. Passengers can also reach downtown Chicago via the Union Elevated Loop or Rock Island station access for five cent fares, promoted by John Sebastian G A Chicago.
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