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Newspaper
Logansport Telegraph
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1841
Page
4
Poem excerpt describing youth dreams, fairy visions, and nature per the Boudoir anthology. The speaker recalls magical beings, moonlit grottos, and Egeria, then shifts to a longing for human love and the final rest with a beloved, rejecting further ethereal dreams.
Joseph Hamilton of Liberty County Georgia promotes Milton’s anti fever pills as a universal remedy for fevers in western and southern states. He claims the pills purify blood, prevent bilious and fever illnesses, are gentle on stomachs, safe for children and pregnant women, and effective with minimal doctor visits. He provides dosage guidance and cautions against arsenic rumors. Agents listed in several towns and rivers valleys.
Mahon L G Thompson and J Comparet announce the Wabash and Erie Canal will begin a daily passenger and freight line from Lafayette Indiana to a point beyond the Indiana State Line into Ohio. Boats meet New More and Co stages at the canal terminus and continue to the Lake. a Mahoning River boat line also runs from the same place to the Lake. Steam boats and stages operate from Lafayette and Logansport offering travel with reduced fares. fall connections to Fort Wayne will ensure year round travel.
The advertisement touts Moffat's Life Pills and Phenix Bitters as purifying the springs of life and restoring vigor. It lists wide ranges of ailments supposedly treated, cites extensive “certified cases,” and urges adherence to directions for best results. Produced by William B. Moffat of New York with agents nationwide including Hyacinth Laselle in Logansport Indiana.
Spencer and Rice announce a fresh general assortment of groceries and liquors offered on cash terms or in exchange for produce. The notice is dated May 25, 1840 and bears the old terms reference.
An assortment of fine stone ware including churns cream pots milk pans perceive jars butter cans and jugs is offered for sale by Spencer and Rice. The items are presented in a traditional catalog phrasing with emphasis on variety and practical use in domestic settings.
An 1840 Logansport advertisement touts Peters Vegetable Pills with claims of selling over six million boxes since 1835. It lists ailments the pills supposedly treat, praises mild effects, notes free pamphlet availability, and provides wholesale and retail distributors across multiple states and territories.
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