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Newspaper
Marshall Statesman
Location
Marshall, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1883
Page
7
A disordered OCR passage extols Ayer's Hair Vigor with scattered claims of restoring hair color and fullness. The text mentions testimonials and a physician’s endorsement by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass, and asserts availability from all druggists.
A collage of temperance notes cites 121 liquor dealers facing trial in New York on Sunday sales, Ohio towns banning liquor, and the Duchess of Sutherland signing abstinence pledges. It also recalls editor Nashy of Toledo urging action against drunkenness, and a Sherman era remark about Gen. Buller’s discipline linking drink and debauchery.
A moral anecdote warns that youth should resist casual talk about sowing wild oats. A university student recalls a night of excess, a physician’s stern lesson, and the idea that a garden ruined by weeds cannot easily yield wheat. The piece urges self control, virtue, and obedience to superiors to become a decent man.
A miscellany of anecdotes and advertisements on Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, electric bitters, Arnica solves, and other tonics. Includes a tall tale of a Keokuk fiancée, cosmetic claims, cottage plans from Palliser, Palliser & Co., and a school boy debate about human descent.
Ellen Perry of Coldbrook Springs Massachusetts reports that Parker's Hair Balsam restored her gray hair to its youthful brown color, stopped hair loss, and proved harmless and agreeable after using a dollar bottle.
Florida physician Dr J G Wallace touts Parker's Tonic as a universal remedy and invigorant. The ad notes a name change after April 11, 1883 to Parker's Toate and warns against inferior ginger substitutes, affirming Hiscox & Co. as sellers with the original signature on the wrapper.
An 19th century medical advertisement touts Benson's Cappine plaster as a universal anti malarial remedy. It claims benefits for liver spleen bowels and kidneys and promises swift relief from malaria which it labels a family of diseases. The text urges buyers to verify the product’s imprint and to purchase from Pine seabury Jobson, chemists, New York.
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