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Bee Laxative Syrup and Ice Age Tales in 1906 Ad
An excerpt contains an ad for Bee s Laxative Cough Syrup with honey and tar, claiming no opiates and suitability for children, plus a National Pure Food and Drug Law note. It mixes product pitches, a Sir Robert Ball astronomy quote about the Ice Age, a farmer touting Electric Bitters for Bright s disease, and a Swiss travel anecdote, ending with Dr King s New Discovery cough cure praised by Eva Uncapher and offered with trials.
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T. M. Starrah
Dr. King
Eva Uncapher
Grovertown
Stark Co
Ind
W. T. Baugh