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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1842
Page
4
An 1840 advertisement claims a remarkable medicine from animal, plant, and mineral sources possesses triple power and can cure numerous ailments once deemed incurable. It describes adult and child dosages, the inventor’s history, and pricing at three dollars and thirty-three cents per half ounce, with agent G. Vice in Stanhope NC and a Tarboro sale by Geo. Howard in August.
Sherman offers camphor lozenges for nervous headaches palpitations weakness and various ailments with claims of reviving energy and youth. Cough lozenges target coughs colds asthma and chest tightness with stated superior efficacy and widespread sales. Also promoted is Sherman’s Worm Lozenges and Cour D’Dans Plaster as potent remedies with large consumer trust and near daily demand. Sold by GEO HOWARD in Neons. Feb 23.
A historical testimonial endorses William Evans's soothing syrup to ease teething pain in infants. It claims quick gum relief, reduced fevers, and prevention of convulsions, advising mothers to rub the gums with a few drops on a spoon several times daily. The letter asserts safety and urges public acknowledgment of its benefits.
A regional advertisement extols Dr Harrells Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills as superior remedies for fevers liver complaints jaundice headaches loss of appetite and digestive issues. It lists agents across North Carolina and Virginia towns and urges orders to Dr KN Varcell Elizabeth City with numerous local contacts and Sept 21 Tarboro date.
Botanic Medicines listing a wide array of Thompsonian preparations and related items offered by GEO. HOWARD in Tarboro dated Nov 9. The catalog includes Lonelia seed, nerve powder, balmony, ginger, slippery elm, and various syrups tinctures plasters and guides alongside Robinson's Lectures and syringes.
A 1842 Tarboro advertisement promotes MOFPAT'S Vegetable Life Pill and Phenix Bitters as purifiers of springs and channels and restorers of vigor. It catalogs wide ranges of ailments from dyspepsia to dropsies, asthma, rheum, scurvy, and skin disorders, asserting cures within days. The text highlights the inventor's personal recovery and urges strict adherence to dosing under GEO. HOWARD as local agent.
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