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Newspaper
Wallaroo Times And Mining Journal
Location
Wallaroo, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jan 27, 1869
Page
6
Two Kansas boys long for a watermelon and jokes unfold about not letting it fall on the way home. A light anecdote captures their miscue when the fruit breaks, forcing an improvised meal on the spot.
An 19th century style advertisement extols Holloway’s Pills as a universal remedy. It claims benefits for debility, digestive disorders, headaches, female health, liver stomach and bowel issues, despondency, colds, and numerous diseases, urging use with Holloway’s ointment for chest inflammation and a wide list of ailments. It states availability from Professor Holloway in London and agents worldwide with varied box prices.
An advertisement by Dr L. Smith proclaims treatments for nervous debility and a range of symptoms, urging readers to seek legitimate care. It contrasts legally qualified physicians with quacks, claims fourteen years of practice in Victoria, and offers consultations by post. It touts medicines from GRIMAULY Co. and asserts adherence to strict medical standards.
Government approves medical men for guaranteeing the creation and distribution of Mess Grimault et Op medicines and the authority behind their production. The ruling establishes official endorsement for the medicines' legitimacy and safety.
An advertisement touts Digestive Lozenges by Laureate Dr Lurln Dn Buisson of the Paris Imperial Academy Medicine. It claims relief for gastritis gastralgia long digestion wind in stomach and bowels jaundice and liver and loin complaints.
An early 19th century advertisement claims Grimaults Guarana cures nervous headaches neuralgia diarrhea dysentery and chest diseases. The text touts ancient use bears in bears bears in memory and hospital approval in Paris. Claims include blood purification gland health and skin conditions with emphasis on children and humors.
A vintage ad touts MELION CUR GEIMAULTS SYRUP OF HIPOPHOSPRITE OF LIME as a sovereign remedy for consumption and lung diseases. It claims rapid relief from cough and night sweats and a swift return to health, noting that imitation syrups may exist without Gia Mack & Co signature on the bottle.
Dyspepsia and seasickness fears vanish with Grimault’s Ellair Pepsine. The preparation, claimed superior to pepsine powders or pills, remains unchanged in thin deli tinite form and is touted as both digestive remedy and agreeable table liquor. It urges French production as the source of genuine pepsine.
A ragged 19th century ad lists asthma cures and miracle remedies. It touts Grimaul t Capsules and Liquid Extract of Matico Vegetalis as universal cures used in Paris hospitals. It markets Cazenave's Pills for skin and clan diseases and announces general depots in Paris London Adelaide Melbourne with dubious medical claims.
Birks operates as wholesale and retail chemists and publishers with outlets in Prugh, Wallaroo, Moonta, and 56. The notice indicates mixed retail and wholesale trade components under G N and W H Birks. An emphasis on medicinal supplies, books, stationery, and general merchandise appears in the listing.
An advertisement touts Holloway’s Ointment for glandular swellings, bronchitis, mumps, quinsy, sore throats, and diphtheria. It claims the preparation, applied to the neck and chest twice daily, penetrates to the source of illness and, with Holloway’s Pills, cures a range of ailments including bad legs and ulcers.
An 19th century advertisement extols Holloway's Ointment for rubumatism lumbago stiff joints and erysipelas and scrofulous sores. It claims rubbing the ointment heats the skin opening pores with fomentations helps expel gross humours and that Holloway's Pills purify and strengthen the system to aid cure.
Advertisement notes diseases of early life fall to maternal care rather than medical access. Holloway's Ointment is praised for skin conditions, measles, syphilis, whooping cough, and crib ailments with twice daily use on throat and chest. Holloway's Pills, powder form, amplify ointment effects. sold by F. H. Syme in London and worldwide. Directions included. savings claimed by larger sizes.
Duncan announces the arrival of a first class billiard table imported from a leading London maker. The table is set in the old room and ready for customers, promising attentive service to players in the township and district.
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