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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1884
Page
7
A Maine youth trades a jackknife for rum and builds a vast fortune, only to see his wealth wreck a starving family. The tale traces how addiction and greed unravel generations, ending with poverty and death. Nearby editorials from Oswego to Chicago temperance voices echo warnings about liquor’s social cost.
A jumble of patent remedies and anecdotes appears, promoting Kemp’s throat and lung healer for consumption with refunds for relief failure, Porto grape wine endorsements, Burdock Blood Bitters, Ely's Cream Balm for hay fever, Acker's Blood Elixir, Shiloh's catarrh remedy, and assorted curious quotes and jokes from a bygone era. The text also notes nasal injections, plasters, and humorous exchanges, reflecting a crowded newspaper page of medical ads and light fiction.
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