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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
WELLS PICTORIAL SYRUP OF
WILD CHERRY,

For Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Plerjsy, asthma,
Jihooping- Cough, Bronehuis. and all diseases
Of tie Lungs, Throat, and Chest.
YINHIS valuable remedy is prepared with great
Il care and on correct chemical principles,
and has gained for itself II great reputation
No injurious effects will he produced, should
the patient he ever so much reduced. An
overdose will cause nausea and sometimes
vomiting, but will produce no other unplcas
ant result
Patients should avoid taking too large dos
cs. as in most cases it has better effect by la
king n dose that will rest well on the stomach.
The precise dose for each individual patient,
or the number of times to he taken during the
day. will depend very much upon the temper
ament of the patient. As u general thing. the
patient should commence with Il small dose,
increasing in amount until nausea OF dcpres'
sion is produced, then continue in slightly di-
minished doses until the desired effect is pro-
duccd
Consumptivc patients will find this an ano'
dyne cxpcctorant of rare medicinal virtues, al.
ways giving reliefand efiecting cure, if with
in the reach of any medicine.
To all who lave cough cold tghtncss Of the chest
difficulty Of breathing &c, feel in duty bound
"mmehd Wells Pcctoral Syrup Of Wild Cherry. il be
ing the best preparation for those diseases have eyeI
proved "nncntly successful in curing severe coughs
and other pulmonary diseases and my own la.
been entirely successful. L CURTIS
Bloomington, Dec. 20 1852.
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Purify the Blood!
MOFFATS
VEGETABLE LIFE PILLS,
ABB
phnopiy Ritfers.
Phoenix Bitters,


The high and cnvicd celebrity which these
prc-cminent medicines have acquired for their
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| In the South and West, where these diseases
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medicines, will never afterwards be without
| them.
! BILIOUS C1IOLIC, SERIOUS I.OOSENESS,
PILES, COLDS AND COUGHS CHOI.-
L., CORRUPT HUMORS,
DROPSIES, &C.
| DYSPEPSIA. person with this distressing
disease, should delay using these Medicines
Immediately.
Eruptions of the skin, Erysipclas, and Flat
ulcncy.
FEVER AND AGrE-For this scourgc of the
Western country these medicines will he found
a safe. speedy and certain remedy. Other
medicines leave the system subject to a return
of the disease; u cure by these medicines is
permanent.
Try them BE satisfied, and be cured.
| Fou,ncss Of Complexion, general debility,
| CONT, SiuulncSS, gravel. heauathcs OI every
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impure blood, jaundice, loss of appetite.
MERcuRiAL DIsEAsEs.-Nevcr fails to cradi
cate entirely all the effects of Mercury, infinite
ly sooner than the most powerful preparation
Of Saisapalila.
Night sweats, nervous debility, nervous
complaints of all kinds, organic affections
Piles. - The original proprietor of thcs
medicines was cured of Piles of 80 Years stand
ing. 10y the use of these Life Medicines alone.
Pains in the side, back, limbs, joints an,
organs.
| RmEuMATIsM.- affected with this ter
rible disease will be sure of relief by the Life
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Rush of Blood to the Head, Scurvy, Salt
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Ulcers Of every description.
Worms Of all kinds are expelled 10y these
Medicines. Parents will do well to admins
ter them whenever their existence is suspected
Relief will bc certain.
The Life Pills & Phoenix Bitters
Purify the Blood, and thus remove all discas
from the system Prepared and sold by
DIR. WILLIAM b. MOFFAT,
$50 Broadway. corner of Anthony Street. New
York. For sale 10y all Druggists. 21yl
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
Why is the demand so great for
DIR. MANN'S
4 GU + 3 AIS A M!

DFIAlSE il will in all eases, safely and ciiccually
i cure tina, much dreaded scIrg" al tn" West hills
Fever and Agtcw thout fail and in eases will counter
act the poison Malaria 81 which fact nuSan iu les
tfy and unlike all other n".truuS il only recon-
men led for class oi diseases, and tnnic
SUR asSch We will orr few "cidcnccs ot it, worth
by Of influence and high standing.
Princeton, III. Sept. 2Cth, 1857.
DIR. MANN-ncar Sir /: For several years past have
l%cl y,ulr Aguc R I'm in tiny daily practice" aud have
.t,>r, observed IL ,Ircs hunrIS of ease and in
10 c;t.r laS f,i procure the most happy effect
cau chcrriuy recommend il certain sprclic
f- Shils. fever and agu", aud ualari"nS diseases.
Truly yours, III, MSllN, NJ, n.
Marshall. Mich. Feb. ll,h, 1851
TT MANN 4 GO. II have sold larg" your
Acuc Iairam in this vicinity, aud from my personal
know ledge of il hcirVc it the best remedy for rlS
fever and asuc that has been sold in state
Respectfully yours, .. \. HYDE.
A~hiahlla, Ohio. Jan. 1t 1858.
MrSsrs. s. X. MANN X Co.-G"nts.: In "anvasSng
the states Ohio and Michigan for the sale Of the differ.
cnt remedies of whh have control attention ha
been called observe the great name that your Aguc
itlsam has gained for Itself in every place where sold
1t really to be til" leliS "r remedy aud H. -al
more rapid than all nlhcr. II j. destined To SupcrCr,
all other aguc remedies III the market
Very truly yours, A. Ks. llENiEY.
New York. Feb. %. 1855.
McsSrs. :. X. MANN X CO-GIrts.: ! have at oui
house in 81 Louis sold your Aguc BaSam some three
years and have carefully deserved ScHcCt> In Curing
and must all candnr do not believe its equal
in the world OF medicines. I" my personal kEow
edge II has cured permanently every time, aud have
knownit used after alt other remedies had been tried
in vain, with the most happy result. And What Is more
rcmar kahlc have never knt WI case but hat remain
ed cured, for at least that have hesitation
in recommending ii a perfect triumph cls and
fever. Ee>lcctiull! yours,
PROF. o J. WOOD
S. X. MANN & CO., Proprictors,
GALLON OHIO.
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GOdfrcy's Drops

Ts preparation has proved successful IN all Kinds I"
headache. though many others have been introduced. II
is composed Of vegetables AMI u" deIcruus plant ~ med
cinc i introduced into it, II mIar NC"r I" the system
while the is progressing. and regulates the stomach
10y which process the cure Is effected.
Mr. Godfrey. deceased. a resident Of New
ltnShrc. His valuable recipe has has recently been
purchased by the undersigned From numerous t"Stim"
ui,Is select the following from ina a. Wright wei
known and worthy citizen at kccnc, \.
Mr. Godfrey Sir 1t j. with pleasure that can recon
mend the Drops prepared by you for the nervous headache
Having for about ten years past been afflicted with u and
not having found any thing that gave me relief, tried
Your drops and they gave me immediate relief t"k
them aho, three weeks from the first Of January and have
been free from the headache since. would cheer
fully recommend them to all who may he Athlete" will
the same complaint. y. WEhliI
Price S. cents per bottle. Prepared hy H. lirrinNs
Chemist Boston. Mas.
4. Il. +. IIILDRETH, Agent, 81. Charles City
a Iowa
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
Fever and Ague.

from which mankind suffer over n large part of
the globe is the consequence of a diseased action
in the system, induced by the poisonous masm
of vegetable decay. This Cxhalation is evolved
bv the action of solar heat on wet soil, and rises
with the watcry vapor from ii. While the sun is
below the horizon this yapor fingers near the
carth's surface, and the virus is taken with it
through the lungs into the blood. There 1t acts
as an irritating poison on the internal visccra
and cXcrcting organs of the body. The liver be-
comes torpid and fails to sccrctc 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
pathizc with the liver, and become dsorlcrcd
also. Finally, the instinct of our organism, as
If in an attempt to eXpel the noNions infusion,
concentrates the whole blood OF the body in the
internal eNcrctorics to force them to cast 1t out
The blood leaves the surface, and rushcs to the
central organs with conScstivc violence. This Is
the CHILL. But in this effort il fails. Then the
FEVER follows, In which the blood leaves the
central organs and rushcs TO the surface, as it
In another effort to cxpel the irritating poison
through the other great cxcrctory - the skin. In
this also II 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 VIII OF
course undermine the health if II Is not removed
We have laborcd to find, and have found, an
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
HUTCHINS
FAMILY MEDICINES.
TIE CELEBRATED
Golden Ti11Cture
AL M "a. III ~
OR BLOOD PURIFYER,

Tile Grem Nedicm Discovery QfMe l9h Century.
1'HlS INVALUABLE COuMPorND which Is now ere
- attng 80 much excitement in the medical world and
among some of the learned in the profession, j.
curing thousands uf that class o nvads whose the
medical faculty have long sought To reach but in vain.
In proof of IL extraordinary curative properties, may
be permitted Ia adducc the following:
WASHINGTON. H. G., Feb. -, 1852
HT. HItChins-Dcar Sir have been requested o give
my opinion upon the merits of your Golden Incturc.
have used IT for indigestion. loss ri appetite, &c with ma
cral benefit think good medicine for purity ing the
blood. and safe and valuable preventative as well as
cure Of disease. Hoping you may be- pr,spered IN the
sale oft, lam, sir. your obcd,it servant,
pANItI. WEBSTER.
Rev. T F. Norris Of the Bo,t ton Olive Branch,
wrote under date of
BosToS May 13. 1853.
nr. Hntchns: have used your Golden lincinre ana
nave received more benefit from il than any medicine
have tried. Truly YOURS, 7. y. NoRRis.
Certificate from Prof c. Newton NJ ~, President Of the
Worcester Medical College
WORCESTER, June, 1858.
nr Huchins, Sir: As Won wished my opinion respecting
yonr Golden Tncture, freely give nno that would he
Wiling To lend my maine or IN any way give c"uii''hh'
I" any patent or secret no,ir,m, hui having been made
acquainted with the formula from which your medicine l.
composed may say that consider II essentially one oi
the compounds for which II Is rrcummcudcd
Yours trrly, CALVIN NEWTON.
The Golden Tmc;urcS put up In large pint bottles and
sold at 81 90 bette.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA,

A Benerolem Institution eaaLlishcdLy Special En-
dowment for the retief Of he SICK and distressed,
| afflicted wih Truiem and Epidemic Diseases.
| The Howard Association, III view of the
awful destruction Of human life caused by Sex
ual diseases, and the receptions practced upon
| the unfortunate victims of such diseases by
quacks, several years ago directed their Con-
sulting Surgeon, IS "a Charitable Act worthy of
their name, to open Dispensary for the treat
ment of this class of diseases, in all their
forms, and to give Medical 1drice Gratts to all
who apply by letter with a description of their
condition (age, occupation, habits of life. &C.. J
and in cases of extreme poverty. to furnish
Medicine free Of charye. 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
cases, express the highest satisfaction with the
success which has attended the labor of their
Surgeons in the cure of SpcrmatorrhTa, Semi
nal Weakness, GonorrhGa, elect, Syphilis the
Kidneys and Bladder, &c, and order u contin-
uancc 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
~, sent to the afflicted ia sealed letter cnvel-
opcs, free of charge Two or three Stamps for
postage will be acceptable.
Address, DIR. j. Skillin HOughton, Acting
Surgeon, Howard Association, No. South
Ninth Street, Philadelphia, Pa. BY order of
the Directors.
EZRA d. HEARTWELL, Pres.
Gro. FAIRcuILD, Sccy. VA Ally
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-01-03
Ayers Ague Cure,

which neutralizes this malarous poison in the
blood, and stimulates the liver to cXpcl It from
the body. As it should, so 1t does cure fhis al
fictivc disorder with perfect certainty. Ana It
does more, or rather docs what Is OF more ser
vice to those subject to this infection. II taken
in season it eXpels it from the system rs It Is ADJ
sOrbcd, and thus keeps those who use II Tree from
its attacks; keeps the system III health although
exposed to the disease. Consequently 1t not only
cures, but protects from, the great variety ot az
fcctons which arc induced by this malignant
influence, such as Rcmittcnt Fever, Chill Fever,
Dumb, or Masked Aguc, Periodical Headache,
Or Bilious Headache, Bilious Fevcr>, Neuralgia,
rheumatism, Gout, blindness, Tootiachc, Eau
ache, Catarrh Asthma, Palpitations. Painful AZ
fcctOns 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 to assume more or less the incrmit-
tent type This ".AGUE CURE" removes the cause
of these arrangements, AMI cures the disease.
This il accOmplishcs by stimulating the cNcrc
tories to cNpcl the virus from the system; AMI
these organs by degrees become habitcd Ia do this
their Office of their own accord. Hence arises
the same end but often life is not long enough or
is sacrificed in the attempt, while this "AGCE
CURE" does ii at once, and with safety. We have
great reason to believe this is surcr rs well rs
safer remedy for the whole class of diseases
which are caused by the miasmatic infection,
than any other which has been discovered; and
il has still another important advantage TO the
public, which is, that it is cheap as well as good.
PREPARED by
DIR. j. G. AVER G. co.
LOWELL, MASS.
prYcr OSr DOLLAR PEE RoTTrE.
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u
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The Only Safe Preparation.
PROF. o. j. WOODS
CELEBRATED
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TN PROOF Of the above assertion. read the follow in,
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HUtchins' Headache Pills.

These Pills recommended solely for the headache, in
IL various forms whether bilious periodical Ut
sick headache For this airt"n, one "l I'll" most diSn
grcrahc that r~h j. heir to-. the public have long de
sired medicine that would he mild and SAT" in its opera
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Who does not know Of the many suhtcrigcs rc~ot"d Il
remedy and yet thousands "f heads ache ON But
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Connecting with through trains for Chicago over the
Dixon Air line of the Galcna and Chicago Union Rail.
road At DE Witt with Stages for Davenport, Maquo.
kcta and Anamosa AT Yankee Run with Stages for To-
ronio Onion Grove with Stages for Upton Al Lisbon
with stages Anamosa At Cedar Rapids with Stages for
Marion vinton Waterloo Cedar Falls ,wavery ST Charlie,
Cny-Fort Dodge, Mirengo, Fl. Dcsnones Council Bluff
Sioux City.
~ An Agent will be at the Depot in Fulton TO re
all baggage for Clinton the Road which will b,
conveyed across the river FREE CHARGE
n. SMITH Eng. 4 Supt.
Gilman J,wo Nor 90 $3.50