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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1881
Page
7
Tirunapay describes a reformist complaint about tobacco odors in the post office. The writer notes bans on smoking, citing vile atmosphere from night to night created by cigar and pipe smoke, saliva and soot. He urges well dressed men to quit and respect the post master’s request.
An assortment of remedies promises cures for stomach liver and urinary troubles. Advertisements tout Elect Bitters as miracles with claims of curing headaches constipation and bilious attacks. The page also notes church organ repairs and a political vaccination ordinance dispute with local officials and doctors.
An 1890s notice touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as the best remedy for cuts burns sores ulcers and skin eruptions with a money back guarantee. It lists Richards & Sphrbeck as sellers and prices at twenty five cents per box. A dog was fatally shot in Helenwood Tennessee and five others were mortally wounded in a separate incident.
Somerville resident Wim J Coughlin recalls severe lung damage and paralysis of appetite after a summer illness. He says Dr Hall's Balsam cured him, restoring strength, enabling work, and reversing a near-fatal prognosis amid local praise and community controversy.
Advertises King's New Discovery as a universal cure for coughs asthma bronchitis hay fever consum and throat l lung affections. Claims over one million cures and offers free trial bottles, with a $1 regular size bottle available. Also notes Chicago theatre safety push to print building law sections for managers due to public ignorance.
An early Chicago ad touts the Laboratory for the manufacture of Electric Bitters as a premier enterprise, employing many hands and earning a wide name. The remedy is said to cure where others fail, offered at a reasonable price and available from druggists.
FE 1H Toprer of Hammond Indiana dies Wednesday from chloroform used during a tooth extraction. An anesthetic given under a regular physician supervision. death attributed to brain congestion. No blame on dentist or physician.
An old advertisement touts a cure for sharp urethral irritation and diseased discharges called Buchupa'ba. The sample price is listed as $1.00, with Depot-Richards and Sohrbeck in Moline as the sellers.
The highest price for Chicago real estate was bid and refused on Thursday for a property at Adams and State streets. The offer stood at 5,000 per kg at Scot.
An Indian remedy by Dr Waltham claims a universal cure for chronic piles, with a single box said to relieve long standing cases quickly. Dr William’s Indian Ointment and other preparations are advertised as effective by multiple endorsers, available through Win Clendnin, a local druggist.
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