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Newspaper
Indiana Progress
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1896
Page
7
The New York Recorder interviews a doctor from an institution treating alcoholics. She describes how many women begin with a small champagne glass after social duties, progress to brandy and whisky, and in many cases drift toward narcotics and death unless stopped.
Electric Bitters is a seasonally useful tonic and alterative. It claims to counteract malarial poison, relieve headaches indigestion constipation and dizziness. Sold for fifty cents per bottle at local outlets with testimonial from Rev. E F Crane. Also promises Eclectric Oil relieves catarrh when sniffed into the head.
A man questions if the money order department opens at night and whether cashing a late order from his brother in Tawas is possible. Clerks say no, no notes, and no 10 pm cashing. The man resolves to have the brother bring the money in.
An ad-style piece argues divorces are easy to obtain in Pittsburgh and Cincinnati as in Chicago. It touts Olive Bossom as a cure for marital weakness and promotes Mystic Cure for rheumatism with testimonies, naming Daugherty Bros, Werrick Grus, and Tow E. Hildebrand as sellers in Indiana.
A Port Jervis union report recounts Mrs. Alameda Lozier of Sparrowbush and her daughter miraculously recovering from a prolonged ailment after using Williams Pink Pills. The narrative, supported by local observers, notes the family’s trust in the remedy and outlines how the pill regimen correlated with the girl’s swift improvement.
An article describes farmer Robinson Gordon near Manor, N. Y., proving high grade complete fertilizers can transform barren sandy soil into productive land without manure or extra stock. It notes the Barrens strip across Long Island as largely worthless, yet Gordon has created a thriving garden spot via fertilizers.
Dear Sir James Anderson. From 1877 to 1892 I suffered rheumatism crippling work and confinement. In May 1892 I used your medicine with a crutch and cane then stopped feeling the disease. W. S. DAUGHERTY Ex-Prothonotary.
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