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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1843
Page
4
A certain and effectual cure for ague fever and bilious fever with nausea and debility. Praised by eminent physicians and users for relief on chill fever stomach and head, rising strength, appetite, and nerve. Vege table pills, 20 doses per box, price one dollar, Geo. Howard Tarboro agent.
An 1842 testimonial from Isaac M. Thomas of Talladega Springs Alabama touts Dr Spencer's Vegetable Pills as vastly superior to Beckwith's Peters and Champion's remedies. Thomas credits the pills with curing his Sick Headache Dyspepsia Liver Complaint and Constipation after years of failure with other products. He praises the medicine and urges everyone to keep a supply, valuing it highly at five dollars a box.
An 1843 advertisement touts Oil of Tannin as a celebrity solution to revive aged leather. It promises to restore softness, strength, and water resistance to boots, harness, tops, and trunks, claiming the product makes leather like new and doubles wear, with distribution through Tarboro, Washington, Raleigh and named sellers.
A testimonial letter from C. B. Hassell of Williamston NC endorses Dr Sappington’s Anti-Fever Pills as a certain remedy for fevers and Bilious ague. Hassell recalls purchasing large quantities since 1834 and 1841, noting repeated demand and belief in the pills’ curative power when taken as directed. Public sale through Geo Howard Tarboro C Hassell Williamston and Joseph Waldo Hamilton, dated May 4, 1844.
An 1845 advertisement extolls Dr Kolmstock's Vermifuge as a cure for worms across ages, asserting widespread worm infestations and alleging rapid relief. It cites apparent recoveries in St Johns Park area and warns buyers to ensure authentic labeling and agents Comstock & Co New York, with dates and names including Dr F Gallagher Raleigh and Dr N L Stith Raleigh.
An 1843 Tarboro notice promotes Dr Brandreth external remedy for pain sprains and many ailments. It cites a Gene ral Sanford letter praising quick relief in a child croup and knee injury. Address and pricing details follow, with sale through Geo Howard in New York and Tarboro.
Letters from across the Union endorse Dr Moffat’s Life Medicines and Phoenix Rivers as broad family remedies. They purportedly cure fevers influenza measles throat ailments and inflammatory disorders and aid rheumatic nervous and blood-related conditions. The seller GEO. Howard of Tarboro offers them for sale.
Highly recommended plasters from Comstock & Co New York claim to aid pains in the breast back or side. They promise immediate relief from weakness lameness restored warmth health and comfort. Warn of lung and liver concerns and advise wearing a plaster daily including for Whooping Cough in children. January 14 1843.
The subscriber announces sale of Thompsonian medicines and related items including Lovella seed and pulverized composition nerve powder Pepler Bark Unicorn root Green nzier Spice Bitter Myrrh Golden Seal Cough powders African Bird Pepper Bayberry Skunk cabbage wake robin Pond Lilly hemlock witch harle Prickly ash slippery elm barberry Cholera and Dysentery Syrup Rheumatic Tincture Woman's Friend Strengthening Plaster No 6 Thompson's Guide and Narrative Robinson's Lectures syringes and related items.
Brandreth's Pills praised as a mild purgative good for all ages and seasons. Claims include strengthening the weak and stabilizing the strong, with notes on genuine boxes bearing six signatures of Dr Benjamin Brandreth. Fresh supply available in Tarboro May 1943.
Heese Pills advertised as a universal health remedy praised for rapid relief of headaches summer and bowel issues and for correcting stomach liver functions and blood quality. Claims include safety mildness and broad usefulness for nervous disorders female complaints and chronic ailments with hundreds of thousands sold across several states in the last year. Price 50 cents per box with directions. Forsaleb 60. Howard Tarboro March D
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