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Newspaper
Townsend Messenger
Location
Townsend, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
8
An advertisement for Matthews Pharmacy touts One Minute Cough Cure as effective against pneumonia la grippe coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims timely use saves medical bills or funerals.
They promote brain and body power with sugar coated capsules. Romig Bros sells Dr King’s New Life Pills at 25 cents a box with money back guarantee if not cured. Also mentions Ducklen’s Arctic Salve as a best pile cure and proves its use in civil war wounds.
Hannibal Missouri resident J E Lilly credits Dr King s New Discovery with saving his life after typhoid pneumonia left his lungs hardened and strength gone. He reports one bottle gave relief, full recovery followed, praising the remedy as the world s quickest cure for throat and lung trouble. Trial bottles and regular sizes sold locally with remedies for sore throat advertised.
The ad proclaims Dr Kings New Life Pills as a remedy for appetite and digestion, touts 25e price at Romig Bros, and claims benefits for stomach and liver upset. It also includes testimonials on cure for consumption with trial bottles offered and a money back guarantee. Includes Electric Bitters praise and DeWitts products, with pharmacy source.
An old advert touts Karl's Clover Root Tea as purifying breath and a remedy for offensive odor with a 25 and 50 cent price. It also highlights Electric Bitters as a “supreme remedy” for female diseases, claim from Geo D Williams of Manchester Michigan about a wife walking after two bottles. Romig Bros. sells at 50 cents per bottle with guarantee.
An offer promotes Karl's Clover Root Tea as a cure for headaches claiming it cleanses and builds tissue and includes a money back guarantee. The notice also advertises 260 acres of farming land with fencing and implements for sale, suitable for hay and grain, plus good range and potential for a sheep ranch. Terms are stated as very reasonable and inquiries go to Hyart & Dovenry, Bankers.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve advertised as the best in the world to kill pain and heal injuries from burns to boils. Claims to cure old sores fever sores ulcers felons skin eruptions and piles. Sold by Romig Bros for 25 cents a box with a cure guaranteed.
Renick Hamilton of West Jefferson Ohio suffered 15 months from a rectal fistula. Doctors warned he would die without costly surgery. He reportedly cured himself using five boxes Bucklen's Arnica Salve, sold by Romig Bros, claiming it the best pile cure.
Millions given away by Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. Proprietors report ten million trial bottles distributed and claim thousands cured. Cures claimed for asthma bronchitis hoarseness and all throat chest and lung diseases. Romig Bros offer free trial bottle with regular sizes 50c and 1.00.
Young mothers fear croup as deadly outbreaks rise. Shiloh’s Cough and Consumption Cure is advertised as a reliable remedy with immediate relief for severe cases, available in 25, 50 cent, and one dollar sizes at Mathews Pharmacy. A Plainfield testimonial claims Dr King’s New Discovery cured consumption after six bottles, with free trials offered at Romig Bros.
Sore throat sufferers are urged to guard against the terrible disease with Dodge's sore throat cure available in all forms. A third dose is claimed to cure. Matthews' Pharmacy is selling the remedy.
A Shelby North Carolina reader reports seven years of illness ending after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. She slept after the first dose and, with two bottles, was absolutely cured. Trial bottles offered free by Romig Bros and a regular bottle priced at 50 cents to $1.00 with a guarantee.
An advertisement claims that in every sore throat case using Dodges sore throat cure the third dose cured. The notice requests 50 cents postpaid on receipt. Townsend Montana address for Matthews Pharmacy is given.
A ranch formerly known as the Shelly ranch will be sold on reasonable terms. It lies about four miles from Townsend and covers 820 acres with 120 acres in alfalfa. The property has good water rights and is offered by E. H. Goopman.
An 19th century herbal ad claims a beautiful complexion comes from pure blood and good digestion. It touts Karl's Clover Root Tea, said to act on bowels liver and kidneys to keep them healthy, priced 25 or 50 cents from Matthew's Pharmacy.
An advertisement page promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve for eruptions, sores, boils, corns, warts, cuts, burns and more, claiming 25 cents a box and guaranteed cure. It also touts DeWitt's Little Early Risers for bowel regulation and Dewitt's Witch Hazel salve for piles, with endorsements from Matthews' Pharmacy and J D Bridge.
Woodmen of the World Townsend Camp No 365 meets 1st and 3rd Friday monthly. G E Poot consul commander and L Roprxson clerk. North Star Lodge No 19 T O O F meets Mondays at 8 PM in P C Hall. Visiting brothers invited. B S Coop N G and C S Romis Rec Sec.
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