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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1891
Page
6
A sprawling, periodical slice quotes editorials and opinions from various papers. It references J Cockrell, Grover Cleveland, Harrison, and Reed, then shifts to labor strife in Pennsylvania coke regions and political warnings about Democratic unity and public spending.
An old advertisement for Brown's Iron Bitters promotes its tonics in a pocket almanac style memorandum. It claims potency and urges purchase at general drugstores, highlighting accessibility and popularity.
A narrator recalls a childhood home near a garden and a beloved dog Milly. The war era, emancipation, and the disappearance of Milly foreshadow a final parting and the narrator’s enduring attachment to Milly and a white poodle. The piece ends with a medical testimonial and a plug for Ely's Cream Balm.
An advertisement urges readers to ask friends about Kemp's Balsam as a cure for coughing and colds. It touts past success in the community and claims the medicine is pure and effective with large bottles priced at 50 cents and one dollar at druggists.
An advertisement extols Kemp's Balsam as a genuine thick balsam for coughs and lung relief. It contrasts it with watery balsams and urges purchase at druggists with large bottles priced 50 cents and up.
Bucklen Arnica Salve claims cures for oats bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fevers sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or refund and sells for 25 cents a box through J. E. Harper.
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