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Potent cures and remedies in a bustling catalog
An ad packed page touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for cures, plus Dr. Shoop products and Electric Bitters. It mixes medical claims, testimonials, and consumer tips, naming F. J. Curley Co., Sexton Bros., Rose Brothers, and local San Jose and Wisconsin hints, and promotes health tonics, laxatives, and coffee substitutes alongside light humor and quotes.
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M. M. Davison
Gifford Ave
San Jose
Cal
Sexton Bros. Drug Store
Dr. Shoop
Rose Brothers’ Store