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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1871
Page
1
Advertises Hoofland's German Bitters and Tonic with no alcohol, claiming roots from Germany provide medicinal virtue. Describes Pills Pedophyllin as powerful liver cleanse, notes two pills per dose, and lists wide range of liver and digestive ailments. Promotes universal sale through Druggists and the German Medicine Store in Philadelphia.
An advertisement promotes Helmbold s Compound Fluid Extract Catawba Grape Pills as a pure vegetable remedy for liver complaints jaundice bilious affections and headaches. It claims no mercury minerals or deleterious drugs and contrasts with sugar coated pills which pass through the stomach without effect. The pills are said to tone the system and avoid nausea or griping.
Henry T. Helmbold proclaims his Blood Purifying Powder will eradicate scrofula syphilis fever sores ulcers sore eyes and many chronic conditions. The brochure claims superior blood purification restores health purifies blood and beautifies the complexion and treats bone pains ulcerations and skin eruptions.
The advertisement promotes H. T. Helmbold's Extract Buchu as a cure for diabetes and kidney bladder issues with a focus on urinary problems and male and female ailments. It also touts Helmbold's Rosewash as a facial wash curing skin conditions and improving complexion. It lists depots in New York and Philadelphia and warns to beware of counterfeits.
A nineteen year old soldier recalls joining the 204th Foot, marching into China, and enduring brutal combat. In Ling Po a band member narrator and fellow musicians are pursued by Braves. a crucial escape hinges on a loud brass instrument rally. Dennis leads the way, the ophicleide and others unleash a torrent of notes that scatter the attackers, and a grateful captain later retrieves the instrument as a trophy.
A short passage humorously contrasts English and a local dialect. It jokes about mispronunciations and misread phrases as a building is said to be erected then razed, illustrating playful language misunderstandings and a speaker’s self doubt.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin notes falling demand and bloated stocks from intense manufacturing rivalry. Western factories banked substantial furnace downtime and plan to cease operations as current orders are filled. New York lamp chimney makers halted on the 17th with ample stock for fall demand. A Glass Convention failed to avert the crisis, and a meeting in New York may be convened to push a broader stoppage.
Sunmamer Showers notes advise brisk movement when clothing gets wet to stay warm. If wet at home, drink hot beverages, dry off by a fire, change into dry underclothes, and sleep or stay active to avoid illness. Warns that remaining damp can lead to chills, pleurisy, or pneumonia, stressing instant drying or active movement. Also mentions a lawyer’s humorous job-opening reply and a note on Oceanic’s record voyage and Siam’s king considering travel.
A survey of claims about the world’s greatest natural and man made features including Niagara Falls Mammoth Cave Mississippi River and Lake Superior. It also notes the Pacific Railroad Cedar Creek Natural Bridge and Iron Mountain and ends with a snapshot of the 1775 Post Office Department and the modern nine bureaus and thousands of mail routes.
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