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Newspaper
Versailles Dispatch
Location
Versailles, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1864
Page
4
Bold patent remedy promotion claims Lyon's Drops regulate the menses and cure obstruction. It asserts relief from despondency and nervous symptoms, warns against miscarriage when misused, and urges purchase through General Agents E. G. Clark Co. New Haven with price $1.09 per bottle dated May 19 1868.
The notice promotes the 1864 Scientific American New Series volume starting January. It highlights weekly issues with numerous engravings, coverage of steam engines war vessels and tools, and the patronage of American inventors. Subscriptions cost $1.50 per volume, or $3 per year. special club rates and discounts are offered, with Canadian readers paying extra postage.
An item notes a pricing scheme offering a one dollar yearly rate for advance payment, a dollar fifty for payment within six months, and two dollars yearly if paid within twelve months. The text uses archaic phrasing and unclear names but presents a simple tiered subscription policy.
A fragmented historical notice describes whitewash recipes for walls ceilings and woodwork. It cites Paris White and other whitening methods, with steps for mixing lime water linseed oil and greases, plus tips for indoor outdoor use and durability.
The excerpt explains growing and harvesting sweet herbs such as sage thyme savory marjoram and sage again for culinary use. It covers planting depth spacing thinning and transplanting practices with notes on drying and storing the harvest for use in soups stews sauces and garnishes.
The article explains restoring back silk by dampening with a flax seed mud and pressing on the right side. It notes ironing on the wrong side to flatten the fabric and using fine cotton cloth on the ironing table to avoid imprinting on the silk.
Advertising wide claims for a vegetable cough remedy sold in many towns. Praises include rapid relief for croup and throat tickling, with statements of over 5 000 bottles sold, eminent physicians endorsing it, and a price of 25 cents. Also promotes other items and agents, including mail order details and a publisher's notices.
Public notice outlines advertising rates for square inch charges and advance payment requirements. It lists 31 25 and 21 percent charges, mentions Transient and legal ads, and provides yearly rate scales including half and whole column figures.
The notice outlines 1864 subscription terms for the Gazette Company of Cincinnati Ohio. It lists pricing tiers by copy quantity including yearly, multiple copies, and club provisions. It notes special handling for extra copies, club introductions, advance payments, specimen copies, and that remittances are at the sender's risk.
A miscellaneous sale listing numerous items such as grain shovels, axes, garden tools, grindstones, nails, and hardware from Cobb & Co. with quantities of sugar, coffee, molasses, rice, tea, and other goods. The notice references bidders, and states items are on hand for sale or barter.
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