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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1891
Page
3
A heated critique of Dr. Sage’s Catarrh Remedy ad asserts it mixes truth with confidence by offering a $500 guarantee if it fails to cure catarrh. The writer labels the claim an advertising fake and argues wise buyers distrust such guarantees, praising Dr. Pierce’s Liver Pills as a reliable alternative for sick headache dizziness and constipation.
A noisy collage of overheard exchanges and sensational health patter. It notes a Bridgeport invented ear device to reduce deafness, casual dialogue about a father and a boy, and lines praising Dr White's remedies, Dobbins Electric Soup, Piso's Cure for Consumption, and Dr Kline’s nerve remedy with addresses and trial offers.
A lengthy syndicated sketch describes Usibati the Queen Regent of Swaziland as vastly stout and fond of long nails, resisting reform to abolish human sacrifice amid a commission’s visit. It details public executions by Jokilibovo, the Red Warrior, and royal depredations that sanction killings to mourn rulers.
A free press snippet depicts a genteel man questioning a campus officer about City Hall’s alignment. He muses sober or sprung by the last glass, while a father scolds a son for lateness and misplaced overshoes. A street and smith gag closes with horse trading amid neighborly demand.
In Lewiston Journal report, a starving wolf lunges at a woman who defends herself with fists and feet. She blindfolds the wolf with her shawl, climbs a tree, and survives until dawn as the animal roars and rages, then departs toward the river while she returns home exhausted to frightened children.
Syrup of Figs is praised for cleansing the system and aiding digestion by acting on kidneys liver and bowels while dispelling colds and headaches. In a separate vignette Conoling Reflection S weddy endures a rough sea voyage. he quips that being a cow would be worse due to four stomachs in a humorous exchange with Cholly.
The piece touts Sheridan's tactics turning malaria defense into victory and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy. It lists malaria cures, liver and stomach benefits, and dietary warnings, then adds odd notes on imperial Finland marriage ages and fur trade boasts. It ends with advertisements for Hall's Catarrh Cure, Brown's Bronchial Trachea, and Beecham's Pills.
A fragment advertises Dr Bull's Worm Destroyers sold by mail for 25 cents from John D Park in Cincinnati Ohio. The line questions what to paint next and mentions the town as a possible answer, reflecting a quirky, incomplete vintage ad snippet.
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