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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1879
Page
4
In Mohammedan countries the mosque serves religious and political roles. in Afghanistan mosques dot cities and villages, acting as places of worship education and social life. An imam leads prayers conducts rites and settles parish disputes while scholars and sanctity determine a priest's influence.
A curio from Camille Desmoulins on capital punishment discusses selecting a brutal offender as the executioner or using a mechanical device. It notes Dr Guillotin’s proposal for a purely mechanical instrument and an astronomical scaffold to carry out beheadings.
The St Croix Courier notes positive reception in Britain for Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. It says the English press endorses the Family Medicines and condemns misrepresentation, urging honesty and rapid self-correction for falsehoods.
The London Hair Color Restorer is touted as pure and effective with no impure ingredients. Authoress Mars Sarag A. Exiior testifies to its beauty restoring and eye strengthening benefits and recommends it to druggists in Oxford Raleigh and nearby areas. Priced 75 cents a bottle or four dollars for six bottles.
Several readers including F lward Harden judge James S M Comb attorney and S W Sharp report cures from Swayne's Ointment for itching piles and dermatitis. Letter writers mention Brattleboro Vermont Philadelphia address and mail order options.
A 25 cent medicine chest promotes Dr. Swayne's Tar and Sarsaparilla Pills as mild, non gripping purgatives that cleanse the stomach and bowels, stimulate the liver, and aid bilious and nervous symptoms. Available by mail from Dr. Swayne & Son, Philadelphia, 330 North Sixth Street, or five boxes for six dollars.
Testimony from SAML G Scott of Jacob Reigel & Co and ST. MYERS of Philadelphia attest long use and effectiveness of Dr Swayne s Compound Syrup of Wild Cherry for coughs colds sore throat and asthma relief. Price details include 25 cent trial bottles and large bottles 31 or six for 5 with purchase guidance.
A parish bishop visiting a family is asked to view a boy’s pigge book on the sly since it is Sunday. The child whispers that deceitful means bring less value than honest effort, reflecting on the moral conveyed.
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