Patent medicine ad claims cure and refunds
An old line of medical and cosmetic products is advertised with promises to cure skin eruptions, sores, and rough skin at low price. It markets Bucecklin Amiewsiaive salve, Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy, Buckingham’s Dye for hair, Pearl’s White Glycerine for complexion, and LeMars Drug Store sales. Multiple health cautions about dangerous cough medicines are included.
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Fearl
Pearl
New Haven
Lewis
Bucecklin
P. UL. Diehl
Chamberlain
LeMars Drug Store
Coleman
Weymouth
Atlantic City
N. Y
Dr. King
Pow. DiedVs Drug Store
Jay
Prize giveaway by LeMars soap works prompts eight top wrappers
The LeMars soap works Cobbe Eller & Co announces a $200 prize fund for the eight customers who send in the most soap wrappers before January 31 1886. Top prizes include a Lady Elgin gold watch worth 68, a five drawer domestic sewing machine, an eighty piece china breakfast set, a silver watch, cash prizes, a hanging lamp, and more. The drawing will occur January 31 at the factory in the presence of the mayor and other officials.
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LeMars Soap Works
Messrs. Cobbe
F. B. Durston
Rise of Dyspepsia Remedies and 1884 Census Fragments
Patchwork article notes on Brown's Iron Bitters claims of curing dyspepsia, various patent medicines including Electric Bitters and Kemp's Balsam, plus scattered census figures for 1884 with dwellings, families, nativity, and demographic data. Also mentions legal notices, sheriff sale, and local advertisements for drugs and goods.
The Remedy Hop Litters Claims Bold Cures
A fragmentary ad style passage praises a medicine called Hop Litters, boasting wide praise in papers. It claims the remedy cures a woman named Sue after years of lung trouble and poor doctors. The tone imitates promotional prose with emphasis on universal praise.
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Sue
A Daughter's Misery and a Simple Remedy
A family recounts eleven years of their daughter's suffering from kidney liver rheumatic and nervous ailments despite care from top physicians. They credit Slop Bitters, once avoided, with restoring her health and bringing relief to the parents.
Prosecute the Swindlers Over Hop Bitters Fraud
A warning urges consumers to refuse druggists selling A. D. Warner 8 German Hop Bitters or similarly named products. It advises legal action to recover money and punish swindlers, offering rewards for convictions. The guidance emphasizes shunning the dealer as one would a viper and pursuing indictment and damages.
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A. D. Warner
Rieart Pains Eluded by Well Health Remedy
Fragmentary notes describe a remedy named Well Health Ranew er claiming cure for heart pain dropsical swelling headaches sleep loss and indigestion. Names and precise details are unclear but present as medical claims from a historic newspaper fragment.
Votes and revelry mingle in LeMars saloon backed bid
An English court themed gathering in LeMars rallied saloonkeepers to back the_campaign for a pro saloon candidate amid talk of universal liberty and Dutch beer, raising twelve hundred and fourteen dollars for votes and a bid for local power. The piece notes a large crowd, lavish banquets, and a push to influence the county election, with other items including court news and a social calendar.
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John Mandershied
Heer
John 2
Neth
Jon Poison
LeMars
Germany
William
Fnderland
Plymouth
Atlantic
Lowa
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