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Newspaper
New Harmony Register
Location
New Harmony, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1891
Page
3
Claiming to purify and enrich the blood, the medicine is said to heal skin and scalp diseases, scrofula, lung conditions, and a range of ailments from tetter to ulcers. It guarantees benefit or money back, sold through druggists on trial, touted as uniquely effective.
Donald Kennedy of Roxbury Massachusetts promotes Kennedy's Medical Discovery as a universal cure for sores ulcers deep seated tumors and all skin diseases except thunder humor and cancer. Price is 1.50 and it is sold by every druggist in the United States and Canada.
Michigan State Board of Health issues broad guidelines on preventing spread of diphtheria scarlet fever and other contagious diseases. Emphasizes disinfection isolation water sanitation and vaccination with detailed steps for cleaning rooms clothing and utensils and legal penalties for noncompliance. Also includes unrelated notes on prison sentences and a diamond mislabeling scam.
The host praises a new open fire place as flames leap merrily and the visitor, teeth chattering, calls it beautiful. The host invites warmth from the kitchen if cold.
The article surveys China’s copper cash system and its varying standards across towns, noting the burden of weighing coins and exchange losses. It contrasts copper cash with silver ingots and brick tea, and mentions diverse monetary practices among Mongols, Tibetans, and Turkes tanses, who reject the Chinese copper cash.
A piece describes Persian practice of collecting tears in cotton then sealing them in bottles as a remedy after illness and a charm against evil. The custom, tied to Psalm fifty one verse eight, once widespread, is evidenced by tear bottles found in many ancient tombs accompanying the dead.
The advertisement asserts Commenuanie and Cal. Fig Syrup Company avoid inconsistent claims with Syrup of Figs high character. It notes gentle cleansing effects on kidneys liver and bowels, yet cautions it is not a cure-all. It mentions Bulgaria literacy and payments, and praises Piso's Cure for Consumption with no opium at 5c. It also states one in five Britons attends Sunday schools.
A garbled testimonial style claim extols Hood's Sarssparilla and Hood's Pills as cures surpassing any in medical history. It asserts innumerable letters from sufferers who were rescued from despair, praising the products as gentle but effective liver and bowel regulators. The price is listed as two cents.
Joan D. Cox, of 39 James St Allegheny City Pa, recounts five months of chronic dyspepsia with fullness after meals and wind pains. After using one bottle of August Flower for two weeks she was completely relieved and able to eat previously avoided foods. The testimonial names Thomas McHenry druggist and G G Green as the manufacturer in New Jersey.
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