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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1842
Page
4
An 1840 advertisement claims Dr William Evans Soothing Syrup prevents convulsions during dentition. It describes symptoms, praises safety and efficacy, and urges early gum application for four month olds. A customer testimonial from a parent details dramatic relief after treatment and grants public acknowledgment. Caution lists New York and regional agents in January 1840.
A vintage advertisement extols Dr Harrell s Tomato and Slippery Elm Pills as superior for fevers liver ailments jaundice headache loss of appetite and other human diseases. It claims powerful yet gentle effects a strong blood purifying action and preventive use during epidemics with pricing 50 cents per box 54 per gross and lists numerous named residents and locations as customers or testimonials.
A long 1841 advertisement lists agents across North Carolina and Virginia for Dr Phelps Compound Tomato Pills. It touts an entirely vegetable medicine for blood impurities, liver and stomach issues, bilious diseases, and as a stimulant after meals. It claims universal approval, cites cures for dyspepsia, jaundice, rheumatism, fevers, and scurvy prevention for sailors, urging use as a safe cathartic and antispasmodic.
For sale new steel plate cotton gins made at Greenville. Apply bury Chamberlain in Greenville or to Geo Hoivard, arboro', August 25, 1841.
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