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All Diseases of the Kidneys and Courting Advice
An 1860s style broadside blends patent medicine claims with humorous courting guidance. Maggiel's Pills promise universal cures for kidney and urinary ailments and female diseases. The piece then shifts to quips on courtship, featuring a jokey set of rules and a farmer’s maxims, followed by fashion notes and a mock marriage advertisement.
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Maggies
Maggiel
John Quill
Trowsers
Jacob Strawn
Jacksonville
Illinois
New York
Marie Antone
Marne