Vercatn against Age and Fever Cure Prospect
An advertisement touts Le-eev vercatn as an effective cure for age and fever also used for bilious fever nausea general debility and nervous weakness. Claims from physicians and responders praise its benefits with rapid chill and fever relief stomach and head clarity strength appetite and overall health restoration. Pills are plant based in 20 doses per box priced 6 dollars, with directions noting first day relief. Apply to Geo. Howard, Agent, Tarboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Howard, Avent
Tarboro
Dr Spencer's Vegetable Pills Praise Spreads Across States
An 1842 testimonial from Isaac M. Thomas of Talladega Springs Alabama lauds Dr Spencer's Vegetable Pills for curing sick headache dyspepsia and related complaints. He credits the pills with superior relief after trying various remedies and urges every family to keep a supply, noting wide sale and rapid reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union
Hippocrates
Isaac M. Thomas
Talladega Springs
Alabama
Talladega Co
Ala
Beckwyth
Peter
Braudreth
Dr Spencer
Spencer
de Spencer
Dr. Spencer
Howl
Isaac M. Troatas
Geo. Howard
Tarboro
Leather Lifetimes Restored by Pannin Tannin Cement
A 1843 promotional notice touts Pannin tannin compound to revive dry worn leather. It claims restored softness and water resistance, turning old boots, harness, and carriages into as good as new with far greater durability. Sold by Comstock & Co. in Tarboro and Raleigh dealers, signed by facsimile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacis
Crean
Comstock & Co. Fowr
Tarboro
Geo. Howard
Washington
Dr. F. Gallagher
Raleigh
de No L. Stith
Antilever pills praised in 1840s testimonial letter
A 1842 letter from C. B. Hassell in Williamston extols Antilever Pills for fevers and bilious complaints. Hassell reports repeated purchases by agents, claims near-total sales in the region, and endorsements by local buyers, asserting the remedy cured where “case was curable by human skills.” Sale listings include Geo. Howard Warboro and Hassell Williamston with dates from 1843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CU. Hassell
Wilhwimston
Williamston
Joan Saap Pine
Preliap
Losith
Stephenson
Virginia
Homey
Tam
America
C. B Hassell
Geo. Howard
Warboro
C. B. Hassell
Joseph Waldo
Hamilton
Vermifuge touted to cure worms in children and adults
An 1843 advertisement promotes Dr Kolmstock's Vermifuge as a universal worm cure. It claims thousands suffer from worms mistaken for fever or cold and asserts the product expels worms quickly, with endorsements from prominent local buyers in Canton Tarboro Washington Raleigh. It warns buyers to check for the engraved label and lists agents Geo. Howard Dr. F. Gallagher and Dr. N. L. Stith with date January 14, 1543.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kolmstock
Roth
St. John's Park
Canton
Comstock & Coo
Comstock& Co
New York
Tarboro
Geo. Howard
Washington
F. Gallagher
Raleigh
N. L. Stith
A Boon to the Human Race
An 1840s testimonial advertisement extols Dr B Brandreth external remedy liniment for pain relief and swelling. Letter from Major General Sanford praises its use on a knee injury and a child’s croup. claims of immediate relief and urges wider manufacture and sale in Tarboro and New York. Price listed at 50 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Brandreth
Sanford
New York
G. W. Sanford
Broadway
N.Y
Geo Howard
Tarboro
Compess plasters praised by doctors for invalids
Compess plasters greatly improved and preferred by all doctors as valuable for invalids with pains to the breast back or side. They relieve weakness and lameness, restore strength and warmth, and are recommended for incipient consumption and coughs. Sold by Comstock & Co New York with agents in Tarborne Washington Raleigh. January 14, 1845.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aes
Comstock & Co
New York
Forsale
Tarborne
Geo Howard
Washington
F. Gallagher
Raleigh
N. le. Stith
Life Medicines Praised In Wide Testimony From Onions
A flood of letters from readers across the Onion extols Dr Moffat’s Life Medicines and Ploe wis Biers as powerful family remedies. Physicians reportedly endorse them for headaches, indigestion, rheumatism, nervous pains, blood disorders, and chronic ailments. GEO. HOWARD in Tarboro announces availability as of January 17, 1843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moffat
Arleyi
Geo. Howard
Agen Tarboro
Brandreth's Pills praised for broad health benefits in Tarboro
The advertisement extols Brandreth's Pills as a mild purgative and anti bilious remedy suitable for all ages. It claims quick relief from headaches and colds, strengthens the feeble and steady the strong, and warns that only genuine boxes bear Dr Benjamin Brandreth’s signature. A fresh supply arrived with GEO HOWARD as agent in Tarboro in May 1843.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Brandreth
Brandreth
Geo Howard
Tarboro
FRIHESE Pills Promoted For Broad Health Benefits
The advertisement extols FRIHESE Pills as a cure for numerous ailments from headaches to liver and stomach issues. It claims rapid relief, especially for nervous, elderly, and female health concerns, with wide sales in three states and over three hundred thousand boxes sold in a year. Priced 50 cents a box, with instructions, sold by GEO. HOWARD in Tarboro dated March 19.
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Le-Eev
DR Rvll
Jirs
Ikedale
C. Tarhare
John Sappington
Wimington & RR Road Co
Georgia
South Carolina
EB Dudley
W&k KR BR Cr
Waris
Hesoberther
Thompson
Riobinson
C. Geo. Hoifard
Tevuite
Howard Porheare
B. Brandreth’s
Estes
E &c
Brandrith Pils
Peters
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