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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1899
Page
4
The text asserts the product increases oil gland activity to make hair soft and glossy, cleanses the scalp to remove dandruff and baldness causes, improves scalp circulation, and prevents hair loss. It presents these effects as nature’s design and benefits for hair health.
Ayer's Hair Vigor claims to regrow hair on bald heads if any life remains in follicles and to restore gray or white hair to a darker youthful hue over time not instantly like a dye. A free book on the hair and scalp is offered.
The piece notes public leaders decide action on Porto Rico status and mentions Hostetter's Stomache Bitters as a reliable medicine for dyspepsia and nerves. It contrasts sea and land dangers with sailors wrecked more on land, signaling broader concerns of safety and health.
Daily bowel movement claim described as essential for health. Attention to liver and kidneys acted on gently. Cure for sick headache with prices 25 and 50 cents. Quirky lines about a bird and use of knife and fork.
The notice touts St Jacob Oil as a cure for rheumatism and other pains. It claims rapid relief and urges readers to purchase, implying immediate benefit without detailing risks or limitations.
Try Grain Or Grain or Ask your grocer today to show you a package of Grain O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but it is made from pure grains and the most delicate stomach receives it without distress. By the price of coffee 15c and 25c per package. Said by all grocers. Regional failure has wrecked many on train of thought.
The John M Smyth Company offers a richly upholstered chair for 4.25 with a large illustrated catalog sent free on request. The firm ships goods to families in nearly every state, showcasing hundreds of household articles in a mammoth display.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catard Care can cure deafness caused by catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any case of deafness not cured by the remedy. The notice urges readers to buy the pills and take the tonic for the family.
Fragmentary lines describe a patent teething syrup marketed by Mra Winslow and promoted by Hipans Chemical Co. of New York. The text mentions claimed health benefits and testimonials, with scattered references to cure, luck, and social consequences.
On a volatile Caribbean island, Jack Martin refuses Col McGregor’s demand for cash, courts the Signorina, and navigates a web of revolutions with the President Marcus Whittingham looming. He discovers the Signorina’s past and the Colonel’s scheming while choosing between money and love.
An old text touts St. Jacobs Oil as a quick fix to twist and straighten a bent or stiff muscle. It implies dramatic improvement from a sudden turn and urges readers to imagine others see them clearly.
An 5c advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and refunds if ineffective. It notes the genuine tablets bear L. B. Q. on each piece. A separate line mentions Egyptian embalming ceasing around 700 A. D.
An old advertisement promotes Kemp's Balsam claiming it stops coughs instantly. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle and offers 25 and 50 cent bottle sizes. The copy warns against delay and includes a slogan about not speaking ill of oneself.
Ad lists German Coffee Berry and Java Coffee seed packages from Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis with prices 15c each and 30c for all three plus a free catalogue. A stray line warns faith-care advocates not to run a furnace without fuel.
An advertisement recommends Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute for children. The product is made from pure grains and supposedly tastes like coffee when prepared properly, selling in grocers at 15¢, 25¢, and 14 as much per unit.
Frost bites the system with pains and itches as Strikes In and St Jacobs Oil enter the scene. The ad claims relief will follow and a cure will be found while patience lacks a monument to rest on.
A winter remedy powder to shake into shoes relieves cold damp feet and swelling. It calms nervous feet, prevents blisters and corns, and eases tight footwear. Promoted as a sure cure for chilblains and frostbite, sold by druggists and shoe stores for 20 cents with free trial. Ad dress Allen S. Olmstead LeRoy NY. A sharp pencil is sure to make its mark.
The John M. Smyth Company at 150 to 166 West Madison Street claims to be the world's largest furniture house. The building spans seven and a half acres of floor space and, in thirty years, has furnished nearly three quarters of a million homes. The firm guarantees refunds if goods are not as represented and offers a free illustrated catalogue of household goods at wholesale prices. The ad closes with a misfit line about the bigger bore a man, the more he talks.
Hlenrs A. Salzer, manager of the John A. Salzer Seed Co. of Crosse Wisconsin, sent his alma mater Charles City College Iowa a New Year's gift of three thousand dollars. Only the rich can practice economy with SUCCESS.
Hon Josiah B Allen, clerk of the Supreme Court of Ohio, reports dramatic relief from la grippe after using Pe ru na. He endorses the remedy as a scientific catarrh cure and urges others to try it, noting benefit after two bottles.
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