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Newspaper
Tarboro Press
Location
Tarboro, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1842
Page
4
An 1842 promotional notice extols Brandreth's Vegetable Universal Pills, claiming they purify the blood by evacuating bowels to remove impurities. It links blood cleanliness to fever, cholera, rheumatism, dysentery, skin ulcers, and fracture recovery, urging daily use after injuries and advertising agents in each county.
Sherman’s Camphor and Cough Lozenges promise rapid relief for nervous ailments, headaches, digestive issues, and fatigue. Worm Lozenges claim to cure worm-related symptoms with 400 000 cases cited. Poor Man’s Plaster billed as a superior cheap remedy for back and body pains. Sold by Geo. Howard in Tarboro on February 23.
Historical notice praises Dr Evans soothing syrup for teething pain and convulsions in infants. A testimonial letter from a grateful parent describes rapid relief after gum application and urges early use to prevent fevers and lancing of gums. Cautions warn against counterfeits with purchase details on Chatham Street New York and listed agents.
A colonial era notice lists many residents of Pasquotank and surrounding counties treated by a physician. Names include Charles Bright Josiah Prichett Charles Harrel Joseph Ramsey Horatio Williams James Cartwright Zion Culpepper Joseph Turner and others with ailments such as bilious symptoms loss of appetite sick stomach and digestive complaints. Agents in several towns are named with Sept 21 as the date.
ITE subscriber offers for sale Thompsonian medicines and related items including Lobelia preparations, Nerve Powder, Bayberry, Skunk Cabbage, Balsam Fir, Butternut syrup, and various powders syrups and tinctures. Also includes Thompson's Guide Robinson's Lectures syringes and more. Tarboro November 9.
An 19th century advertisement extols HELE Medicines and Vegetable Life Pills for numerous ailments from dyspepsia to dropsies and piles. It claims rapid cures, purifies blood, and cites a long history of relief, urging patients to take the medicines strictly as directed and noting references and a Tarboro address.
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