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Newspaper
The Democratic Press
Location
Eaton, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1862
Page
1
An old newspaper notice touts various mercury based cures and fever remedies with lists of ailments and supposed benefits. It warns against mercury’s mercury content while naming several products and the seller W. D. Mofrat at 858 Mind Way.
A historical advertisement extols Dr Mott s Liver Pills as a pure vegetable remedy for liver complaints and bilious fever. It includes testimonials from J U Fleming and ASA French praising cures and improved health, with notes on non mercury ingredients and claims of digestive relief and weight gain absence of side effects.
A long, garbled reminiscence describes a wedding or reception with a parson, guests of mixed color, and a Virginia reel led by a minister who doubles as dancing master. Lively hijinks, music, and stage-like choreography fill the night, ending with a formal departure and reflections on decorum and propriety.
A damaged fragment describes a trader replenishing stock and depositing goods for shipment by steamer. The scene centers on a grocer at the quay watching his remaining property, including a buck County cheese, weighing about sixty live pounds, during wartime profits discussions.
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