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Newspaper
Richmond Mail
Location
Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1854
Page
1
The Richmond Mail lists publication details and pricing for daily and semi weekly editions. It outlines subscription rates, annual postages, single copies, and advertising charges for both daily and semi weekly formats, including special rates for marriages and drains.
In Richmond Virginia an extensive advertisement extols Carter's Spanish Mixture as a superior blood purifier with cures for neurlgia rheumatism scrofula skin eruptions liver disease fevers ulcers and kidney issues. It claims thousands testify daily and lists multiple depots and prices, urging readers to seek certificates around the bottle.
A Richmond Mail column laments treachery while detailing affidavits by Prof. Sturgus and Prof. Bliss about Ward brothers and corporal punishments at Louisville institutions. It cites Mrs. Ward's reactions, Crittenden’s letter, and threats, then shifts to moral reflections on ambition, mind body links, and anecdotes from Forbes Winslow.
A Grass Valley California letter describes Lola Montez applying for a divorce from a husband she wed in San Francisco last summer. The note paints her as wealthy, fashionable, popular with miners, and shrewd in business. He cites a high temper and moral obtuseness but notes she compensates workers well.
A harsh critique condemns American trends in dress and luxury, attacking mushroom aristocracy for flaunting diamonds while laboring families toil. It denounces bridal vanity and marriage myths, comparing matrimony to soda water that loses its sparkle and turns sour as it is consumed.
The notice markets Dyspepsia Cor DIAL as a cure for digestive disorders with guarantees and testimonials, listing Alex Duval's address in Philadelphia and retail by the proprietor in South 12th Street. It also advertises a Goshen butter shipment, farm for sale or rent, back volumes of the Southern Literary Messenger, and a range of goods from guns to perfumes with prices and seller names.
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