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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1891
Page
7
An ad touts Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy at 50 cents per bottle, claiming 1000 buyers must cap it at 500. It warns one failed cure would wipe out profits from 4000 sales and offers $500 for overconfidence. The piece endorses Dr. Pierce's Pellets as a milder alternative, 25 cents per vial.
The notice page records J. Griffin being elected County Superintendent of Bartholomew county. It also mentions a rumored Pleasant Ridge double wedding, a hotel bartender gifted a gold watch, local brawls, medical ads for Hood's Sarsaparilla, a horse and buggy incident, name reversals in a fine, likely obituaries, a funeral, and various court fines. It covers community events, misfortune, and local reflections from Warsaw Independent and HeRald era items.
An old advertisement proclaims a salve for cuts bruises sores eruptions and rashes with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. price 25 cents per box and sold by J E Harper.
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