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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-12-27
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA

4 Benaolet Institution established Jy Special En-
docmeaf for the relief Of The Sack and DISTRESSED,
afflicted arih praient and Epidemie Diseases.
The Howard Association, in view of the
awful destruction Of human life caused by Sex
ual diseases, and the receptions practicedupon
the unfortunate victims of such diseases by
quacks, several years ago directed their Con-
sulting Surgeon, IS q Charitable Act worthy of
their name, to open a Dspensary for the treat
ment of this class of diseases, in all their
forms, and to give Medical Adrice Gratis to all
who apply by letter with a description of their
condition (age, occupation, habits Of life Sc, J
and in cases of extreme poverty, to furnish
Medicine free Of charge. 1t is needless to add
that the Association commands the highest
Medical skill of the age, and will furnish the
most approved modern treatment
The Directors of the Association in their An
nual Report upon the treatment of Sexual Dis
eases, express the highest satisfaction with the
success which has attended the labor of their
Surgeons in the cure of SpermatorrhGa, Semi
nal Weakness, GonorrhGa, elect, Syphilis, the
vice OF Onanism, of Self Abuse, Disease Of the
Kidneys and Bladder, &c, and order "a contin-
nance of the same plan for the ensuing year.
Valuable Reports on SpermatorrhGa, and
other Diseases of the Sexual Organs, and on
the new Remedies employed in the DISPENSE
ny, sent to the afflicted in sealed letter enyel-
opes, free OF charge Two or three Stamps for
postage will be acceptable.
Address, Dr. j. Skillin Houghton, Acting
Surgeon, Howard Association, No. 2 South
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. By order Of
the Directors.
EZRA d. HEARTWELL, Pres.
Gro. FAlRcHILD, Sec'y. VA Ally
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WELLS PICTORIAL SYRUP OF
WILD CHRElsEEY

For Cdughs, Colds, haacnza. l'leurisy. .istGuo
Whooymg-C cWgh, BrOHckdJs and ali ,lise,ses
t tie Lungs, T,roat, and Chest.
VNillS valuablcrcmcdy is prepared with grca,
l. care and ON correct chemical principIes
and has gained for itself great reputation,
No injurious effects will hc produced. should
the patient be ever so much reduced An
overdose will cause nausea and sometimes
vomiting, but will produce no other unpleas
ant result.
Patients should avoid taking too large dos
es, as in most cases it has better effect hy ia
king dose that will rest well on the stomach.
The precise dose for each individual patient.
or the number of times To be taken during the
day, will depend very much upon the temper
ament of the patient. As a general thing. the
patient should commence with a small dose,
increasing in amount until nausea or deprcs-
sion Is produced, then continue in slightly di-
minshcd doses until the desired effect is pro-
duCcd.
Consumptivc patients will find this an ano-
dync cXpcctorant of rare medicinal virtues. al
ways giving relief and efiecting a cure, if with
in the reach of any medicine
To all who have cough cold tightncss of the Ghost
difficulty VI breathing &C., feel in duty bound to rec
omnchd Wells Pcctoral syrup Of Wild Cherry il be
ing tho hest preparation for those diseases have ever
proved cIninenty successful in caring severe coughs
and other pulmonary diseases and my own cas- il has
| been entirely successful. T. CrRTis
Bloomington Dec 20 1852
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Z. NJ. WELLS GREAT WESTERN
Vegetable Antj-niliO,ss Pills,

For the cure of all bilious diseases. impuri
ties OF blood, indigestion, liver complaint, sick
headache, levers, colds. iaundicc dyspepsia fe-
male complaints, and Il general cathartic
In the treatment of bilious fever, iaundice,
and all other diseases of the alimcntary canal
or general health, which is caused hv an affrc
ton OF the liver or portal circle, these pills orc
invaluable
For jaundicc, take one or two pills every
night. Should there be loss of annette. or
general debility or languor, use the bitters un-
til these symptoms are removed
These pills may be taken in all cases where
an apericnt alternative or cathartic is required
Dyspepsia and liver complaint with all Their
attendant evils, can positively be cured by a
perscvcring use of these pills in connection
with the bitters. When cough exists i'm con-
nection with any disease for which these pills
are recommended, take the Pectoral Syrup OF
Wild Cherry, prepared by the proprietor. and
the patient will he thoroughly and radically
cured. These pills being of vegetable origin,
no Injurious effects will be produced under any
circumstances by their use. Adults or chill
drcn can take them constantly when required.
The dose for a child three or four wears old
from one to two pills; and for children eight
or nine years old, from two to three pills at
bedtime
Females will find these pills very mild and
uniform in their operations, and the very med
icnc needed 10y large class of females
Let all remember that the Great Western
Pills are designed expressly for use in bilious
climates. and are far better than those nut ur
in the east, where little is known in regaru TO
the peculiar diseases of the climate
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HUTCHINS
FAMILY MEDICINES.
THE CELEBRATED
Golden TincturC
OR BLOOD PURIFYER,

The Gredt Nc3icdk Discovery Qfthc 1871 Century.
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WASHINGTON, u. C., Feb. "a, 1852.
DR.. HltchmSnrar Sir ] have been requested to give
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have used iur indigo tipn, loss OF appetite &c with
eral benefit. think good medicine for purifying the
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sale oft, lam, sir your Cbrdicnt servant
DANIEL. WEBSTER
Rev. T. f. Norris late editor Of the Boston Olive Branch
wrote under date OF
BosroN May 10. 1853
nr. HuichinS have used your Golden lincurc and
have received more benefit from il than any medicine
have tried Truly yours T. 7. NORRIS
Certificate from Prof G. Newton, NJ H.. President Of the
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WORCESTER, June, 1883.
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Yours truly, CALVIN NEWTON.
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Fever and -Ague.

from which mankind suffer over large part of
the globe, is the consequence OF diseased action
in the system, induced by the poisonous miasm
of vegetable decay. This cxhaation Is evolved
by the action of solar heat wet soil, and rises
with the watery vapor from it. While the sun is
below the horizon this vapor fingers near the
carths surface, and the yiruS is taken with 1t
through the lungs into the blood There it acts
rs an irritating poison on the internal ylsccra
and eXcrcting organs OF the body. The liver be-
comes torpid and fails TO sccretc not only this
virus, but also the bile from the blood. Both
the virus and the bile accumulate in the circula-
ton, and produce violent constitutional disorder.
The spleen, the kidneys, and the stomach sym.
pathize with the liver, and become diSordcrcd
also. Finally, the instinct of our organism, us
II in an attempt to expcl the nOXious infusion,
concentrates tho whole blood Of the body in the
internal cNcretorics to force them 10 cast II out
The blood leaves the surface, and rushcs TO the
central organs with congcstivc violence. This il
the CHILL. But in this effort it fails Then the
FEVER follows, in which the blood leaves the
central organs and rushcs TO the surface, rs If
IN another effort 10 eXpcl the irritating poison
through the other great cxcrctory- the skin. In
this also IT fails, and the system abandons the at
tempt exhausted, and waits for the recovery Of
strength TO repeat the hopeless effort another day.
These arc the fits or paroXysmS OF FEVER AND
AGUE. Such constitutional disorder will OF
course undermine the health if it is not removed.
We have labored to find, and have found, an
aptiln.n
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Madison Water Cure.

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HNfchiMs' Headache Pills.

Thee Pills recommended solely for the healache Ii
rs yarCiS forms, whether hjlhouS, nervous, INarT1 81
sick headache. For this aillriion of the diSi
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remedy and vet thousands of heads ache on? But
medicine is offered whose OF the distressing NAL
ddy i sure ami satisfactory.
I'rcc rs cent. per box with FIJI directions.
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THE PANORAMA OF LIFE AND
LITERATURE.

DuBllSHED Monthly at the Office of Iittell's Living
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DIR. S. +. COLLINS
.DAVNEsECss ESETTERS.

II
A QUICK and qnfang remedy for .tindice aud Live,
Diseases in their worst forms. dyspepsia iisb,ua
COStivrncss lHZzHess. Pains the Back and side si,
ness at the stomach Headache Browincs Loss of Ap
petite and all similar Complaints arising from ,,craupe
mcnt Of the Liver and hillary Organs
These Baers Cleanse and Purity Tie Blood
The timely OF these Bitters l. also a sure preven
tive of the Yellow, Bilious Intermittent and Rcrni,tep
Ferers. Fever and Agac Chills and Fever aud all dis
eases which have their origin any inalaraor uIiasu,
Also, = = F.E
DIR. COLLINS
Anti-Billious Physic.
mild, safe and thorough CathartIc, should in most
cases nc used IN connection M,lh the Biters This Phys
&c may be administered with perfect safety to infants
and persons othc ccbest coRsttutonn all cases where
physic may be necessary. Also the
Blood Purifier,
certain cure for Scroflia Salt Rhcum Kings Evil
Scald Head Fever Sores Bils Eruptions on the Face
and all diseases of the blood
Lung Syrup,
cure for CONSUMPTION that most dreaded of all dIs
eases as well as Asthma, Bronchial Affections Ce,ithr
Colds ac
Diarrhea and Dysentery Cordial.
This Cordial will be found excellent remedy in sum
ncr complaints, pysontcry, Inflammation tile Bowels
Indigestion, Sickness nj the Stomach Sc And his celc
brated
~ Life Ointment.
1t would BE useless to attempt TO enumcrate the many
wonderful cures wrought by it, such as Rhcumatism
Eyes, Modification, Poisonous Bites of Snakes. ac ac
These medicines are prepared exclusively from Roots
anu i!crhs, containing no mineral substances whatever
Their tightening and invigorang qualities arc truly
wonderful and miraculous, while not The least injury
need he apprehcndcd from their The many laiter
ing testimonials Which Gaily received of their merits
and the increasing demand has induced me to devote
my entire attention TO the nanuiartuge Of ths #Js
JdHHdice BHerS and lnti- Bilious S.sic,
for the benefit Of the sufferers from various
bilious complaints. with the that they
cannot fail 10 cure recommended. am permitted 10
refer to the following well known and highly respectable
citizens of Chicago and surrounding country, for cUnr.
nation OF all that is above stated
@. II. Hazclton No. 246 lake street
Franklin Baker. (irm OF Baker a Moody 1s6 Lake It
A. u. Lamb, (trm of Lamb JewetD 2a3 Lake street
NJ shoup, Real Estate Agent, SO Clark street.
Edwin Clark. Real Estate Agent, S Wells street.
w, W Phelps, al Lake street.
J. W. Pickering Real Estate Agent Wells street.
ambrose Burnham lS6 Wabash Avenue.
VIM spencer Contractor, state street.
David swenk, corner Randolph Franklin Streets
Amos f. Moore, madison street.
ID. u. Drisco ~ South Water street
Rev. l. NJ Weed Waukegan.
III. {. Adams Chicago, Burlington Quincy Railroad
Major Noble, Jefferson township Illinois.
GENERAL DEPOT, No A Franklin St Chicago
And for sale in st. Charles, Iowa, by
A. u. T. HILDRE7'H.
May .. 1851 3lyl
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Why is the demand so great for
EsR. MANN'S
A GU + 3 AIS A M

DECAUSE il will, in all eases, safely and eilectually
cure that much dreaded scourgp oi the West--Chis
Fever Agnc-wthout fail, and in will counter
the poison Of Malaria Of which fact Thousands
tify and unlike all other nosrus ii Is only recon.
muld class OF diseases, and tonic is un.
surpassed We will ofaT few evidences OF its worth
by men of influence aud high standing.
Princeton. Ill. Sept. Goth 1857
nT. MANN-Dcar Sir For several years past have
used your Aguc ialsam in my daily practice and have
closely observed effects Ia huudredds cases and in
has 1t failed to procure the most happy effect
can most chcerily recommend il certain spec c
Cor cldls, fevas and ague aud n,aiarious Diseases
Truly yours H. AUSTIN, MD.
Marshall Mich, Feb. ilth 1851
DR. MANN < co. IL have sold large amount of your
Aguc Balsam in this vicinity, and from my personal
knowledge OF it hclicvc it the best remedy for chls
fever and ague that has been sold in State.
Respectfully yours, O. A. HliE
Ashtabula Ohio Jan. LIST, 1858
Mcssrs. s X. MANN Il C0.--GcntS.; In canvassing
the states Of Uu and Michigan for the sale Of the differ
ent remedies Of which have control attention has
been called to observe the great tnat your Ague
Bsm has gained for itself in every place where sold
treaty To he the feqs' remedy and is sales
more rapid than all others IL Is destined 10 supcrcc,e
all other ague remedies IN the market.
Very truly yours, A. 3 HENDRY.
New York Feb. % 1853.
Messrs. s. X. MANN Il Co.--Gcnts.: have at oul
house IN st. Iouis sold your Agle nlsam some three
years and have carefully observed itscecs in CURING
and must in all candor say do not believe its equal ex
sts in the world Of medicines To my personal knowl.
edge 1t has cured permanently every time, and have
known used after all ether remedies had been tried
IN vain with the most happy result And what Is
remarkable, have known case but what
ed cured for least that season have no hesitation
m recommending ii perfect triumph chills and
fever. Respectfully yours,
PROF o j. WOOD.
S. X. MANN g. CO., Proprietors,
GALLON, oHIO
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Ayers Ague Cure.

which ncutralizcs this malarious poison in the
blood and stimulates the liver TO eXpcl it from
the body. As it should, SO IL does cure this af-
flictive disorder with perfect certainty. And it
does more, or rather does what is of more SER
vice to those subject TO this infection. IL taken
in season u expcIs 1t from the system rs 1t IS alb
sorbcd, and thus keeps those who use il free from
its attacks; keeps the system in health although
exposed to the disease. Consequently ii not only
cdres, but protects FROM the great variety Of at-
fcctions which are induced by this malignant
influence, such as Rcmittcnt Fever, Chill Fever,
Dumb, or Masked Aguc, Periodical Headache,
or Bilious Headache, Bilious Fcvcrs, Neuralgia,
Rheumatism, Goat, Blindness, Toothachc, Fan
ache, Catarrh Asthma. Palpita,ions, Painful Al
fections of the Spleen Mysteries, Collie Paralysis
and Painful Affections of the Stomach and Bow
els, all of which, when arising from this cause.
will be found 10 assume more or less the intermt-
tent type. This "AGUECURE" removes the caufC
of these arrangements, and cures the disease.
This it accomplishcs by stimulating the eXcrC.
tories to cXpel the virus from the system: am
thSeorgans by degrees become habitcd 10 dQ thi
their Office of their own accord. Hence arise
what we characterization. Time may accomplish
the same end but often life is not long enough or
is sacrificed in the attempt, while this g AGUE
CURE" does ii at once, and with safety. We have
great reason TO believe this is surcr as well as
safer remedy for the whole class of diseases
which are caused by the milsmatic infection
than any other which has been discoveries; and
it has still another important advantage to the
public, which is, that 1t is cheap well rs good.
PREPARED by